Joseph Balson - Second takes, 11 steps to madness (2022) Hi-Res

This album is a series of jazz-ish improvisations, in the sense nothing was planned, I just improvised each part in a first take. An exercise I'm not really used to.
Those first takes were less than drafts, with many hesitation, notes that shouldn’t be there, various imperfections. Instead of rewriting, re recording and correcting everything, I just did a few rehearsals before recording a second take. Still far from perfect, but it sounds cleaner while keeping the spontaneity of each music.
This is not background music or easy listening.

~Joseph Balson