Homeward – Renee Rosnes
A 12-measure ballad which travels through a variety of key centers before settling down at the end. Renee's solo piano arrangement is available.
- Recording: Renee Rosnes - For The Moment
- Recorded on: February 15-16, 1990
- Label: Blue Note (CDP 7 94859)
- Concert Key: E-flat
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Ballad
- Alto Sax - Steve Wilson
- Piano - Renee Rosnes
- Bass - Ira Coleman
- Drums - Billy Drummond
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- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
A well-titled song: Homeward packs quite a journey into a concise 12-measure form, visiting several key centers before settling down in E♭ major for the last four measures. In this lyrical ballad setting, the harmonic wanderings are made relatively subtle, connected by the flowing melody. Starting on A♭maj7, the changes are largely descending II-V7s, briefly touching down on E major and G major before finally establishing the tonic E♭ major.
Our lead sheet shows bass figures that fill in the long notes of the melody on the first two measures, as well as the rhythm of a bass pedal in the last four. A stepwise descending piano countermelody is also shown in the eighth measure. The ending has a little surprise, slipping down a half step to a final D major chord.
We have a Concert Condensed Score which shows the ending as recorded (could be used as a rhythm section part). The pedal point is vamped for four more measures, and saxophonist Steve Wilson fills in on the last chord (indicated as an ascending wavy line). A solo piano arrangement is also available; click on Piano Corner for more details.
Our lead sheet shows bass figures that fill in the long notes of the melody on the first two measures, as well as the rhythm of a bass pedal in the last four. A stepwise descending piano countermelody is also shown in the eighth measure. The ending has a little surprise, slipping down a half step to a final D major chord.
We have a Concert Condensed Score which shows the ending as recorded (could be used as a rhythm section part). The pedal point is vamped for four more measures, and saxophonist Steve Wilson fills in on the last chord (indicated as an ascending wavy line). A solo piano arrangement is also available; click on Piano Corner for more details.
The rhythm section on this album came together again in 1993 to record with saxophonist Vincent Herring for his album "Secret Love." Another album with Renee Rosnes, Billy Drummond and Steve Wilson is "Native Colours," a Criss Cross album from 1991 led by Drummond. Renee's compositions from this album are coming soon to jazzleadsheets.com.
In Renee's Solo Piano Arrangement, most of the melody is accompanied by open two-handed voicings. The first two measures feature a variation of the bass figures used on the recording, with voicings filling out the higher notes. In the last four measures, the left hand holds out rolled chords while the rhythm of the bass pedal from the recording is transferred to accompanying right-hand voicings. There is no tag of the ending like the recording. Instead, on the repeat the last measure of the form has a rising eighth-note fill in the left hand; the right hand then has a final melody phrase in octaves, setting up another rising eighth-note fill to establish the final Dmaj7 chord.
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Renee Rosnes
born on March 24, 1962
Few can deny that Renee Rosnes is one of the most important pianists and composers in contemporary jazz. As a child, Renee was initially attracted to classical piano, but became interested in jazz during high school. She went on to study classical piano performance at the University of Toronto but returned to Vancouver to pursue jazz. Renee quickly rose to the top of Vancouver's active jazz scene and performed as a sideman with Joe Farrell and Dave Liebman while still in her teens. Read more...
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