Ethan Hein

Continuing the series of edited improvisations by @christopherjacoby and myself. Mandolin by Chris, guitar and editing by me, samples by James Brown.

Mashing up three versions of “Watermelon Man” — two by Herbie Hancock, one by Mongo Santamaria.

My new track is shorter, tighter and generally more worth listening to.

Another edited highlight reel of an epic free improvisation. The underlying groove is sampled from “The Lesson Part III (It’s Over Now)” by The Roots, an exotic and devastating funk/hip-hop masterpiece. Guitar is by @christopherjacoby, and baritone guitar is by me. I expect this to get shorter and tighter as I work on it further, but in the meantime, enjoy the long and sprawling version.

Another lengthy freeform jam with @chrisjacoby, edited down to its high points. Guitar by Chris, mandolin by me, groove by James Brown.

This is a heavily edited version of a free improvisation recorded over the beat from “Take Me To The Mardi Gras” by Bob James. You’re hearing Chris Jacoby on mandolin and me on baritone guitar. I did a lot of looping, quantizing and pitch shifting, but the succession of ideas is the same as in the original jam.

This is a heavily edited version of a free improvisation recorded over the beat from “Take Me To The Mardi Gras” by Bob James. You’re hearing Chris Jacoby on mandolin and me on baritone guitar. This is a rough edit; I’m trying to find ways to make it shorter.