Into the Blue
by Robert Willey (2007).
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Where Did They Go?
“Where Did They Go ?” is dedicated to my parents, George and Jill Willey.
Diary of the Night
“Diary of the Night” is a translation of the name of a restaurant in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. score
Into the Blue
The impetus for changing the name from the original “ Little Fox ” to “ Into the Blue ” came from realizing its similarity with an earlier composition, “ Out of the Blue .” I suppose the impulse for the chord progression comes from Pachebel’s “Canon in D”.
Upstate
“Upstate” was written while living in Oneonta, New York, after a visit to Brazil. I’m working on a book on Brazilian piano styles with Alfredo Cardim, who reminds me that samba should be played in cut time, with the bass player imitating the surdo part, with the first beat a bit muffled and the second beat louder. I gave in to the impulse to add sixteenth notes to the bass part on the bridge.
for the Time Being
“for the Time Being” is dedicated to the giver of the moments we have to explore life. The metallic balls of János Négyesy’s clock heard at the beginning and end of the song were recorded by Josef Kucera for one of our projects at U.C. San Diego sometime in the 1980’s.
May I ?
The change heard on Into the Blue from Out of the Blue is due to a natural maturity over the years and advances in technology. Only the Yamaha KX76 controller and acoustic guitar remain, now in proximity to an iMac running Pro Tools LE and Reason, and a lone piece of outboard gear–an antique Digitech Vocalist harmonizer. Most of the synthesis and processing were done “in the box”. The improvement…