Instrument tests, rough alternatives and original sketches. These are separate from the album tracks. Rejected takes remain available for comparison; their presence here does not mean they are recommended.
Alto · prepare the next noteSame physical horn and 232 written notes · coordinated breath/lip preparation · dry full/fast A/B · three remaining period ambiguities · unapproved Ruth · a line that remembersNew complete dialogue chorus · falling-third-and-recovery figure, held colour and four bass replies · unchanged original guitar/theme/backing · original-solo A/B · unapproved Ruth · the tune's rhythmic turnsSame full chorus and original touch · selected long-note/triplet figures from the accepted head · unchanged guitar and bass · matched-level A/B · unapproved Ruth · same line, wider touchSame complete chorus and original guitar · wider authored soft/strong contrast without new notes or timing changes · matched-level A/B · unapproved performance choice Ruth · longer melodic sentencesNew complete chorus · a falling answer grows through the changes, reaches one late crest and settles lower · original guitar and bass · solo-first A/B · unapproved Ruth · carry the noteSame new chorus and original guitar · one C held across the chord change instead of re-picked · short A/B and complete take · unapproved articulation choice Ruth · same guitar, new soloOne remembered figure across a new complete chorus · unchanged original guitar, accepted bass and exact theme · solo-first A/B · separate, unapproved writing attempt Guitar · one fret handSame four-second phrase · coordinated rolling supports and a few string changes · unchanged car-song amp and backing · preserved-control A/B · unapproved playing experiment Guitar · let the whole piece ringSame complete 248-note performance · post-gate muting throughout · unchanged amp-input calibration and backing · matched-level full-piece A/B · unapproved Guitar · let the phrase ringSame four-second phrase, notes, picking and amp · muting at the written release instead of before it · matched-level band and guitar A/B · unapproved playing-behavior test Guitar · a sharper mechanical releasePhase-accurate six-string/shared-bridge backend · sharper pick withdrawal · all 248 written notes and backing unchanged · full-piece A/B · unapproved Guitar · the actual riff-source benchmarkOriginal Music II picked string and independent stereo excitation · same written tune and backing · exact original-riff reconstruction check · unapproved whole-recipe comparison Guitar · two pickup positionsSame complete mechanical performance at 10.5 and 16.2 cm from the bridge · unchanged electrical circuit, amp and backing · matched-level A/B · unapproved Guitar · pickup and cable circuitSame complete string motion through a new linear coil/cable/load network · matched-input, matched-loudness A/B · unapproved electrical study Guitar · from the first noteSame persistent model over all 248 lead notes · newly synthesized opening, returning theme and ending · full-piece A/B · unapproved Guitar · persistent instrumentSix strings and one shared bridge · interacting picks throughout both existing solos · chorus comparison and full-piece mix · unapproved Guitar · mechanical frettingDriven fret contacts and coupled string/bridge motion · same solo chorus and backing · old/new comparison and instrument probe · unapproved reduced model Guitar · picked-note diagnosticPrevious connected pitch paths versus picking each written note · same chorus and backing · diagnostic, not a finished fretting model Guitar · pickup calibrationSame physical string and solo · lower pickup output into the unchanged amp · loudness-matched old/new band comparison · unapproved Guitar · physical string-source testNew pluck, string motion and pickup model · the same Giant Steps solo notes and backing · old/new listening comparisons · unapproved Giant Steps · Coltrane-esque guitarNew guitar listening take · two newly written solo choruses · original theme and backing preserved · experimental, not approved Giant Steps · alto band trial · rejectedFailed the sax-sound requirement in listening feedback · retained for comparison, not an improvement · full piece, fast passage and dry horn Alto sax · reed and keysStandalone tongue contact, connected keys, octave control and breath tests · matched-level comparison · unapproved prototype Giant Steps · physical altoThe coupled sax model in the existing band · full piece, fast passage and dry horn · previous versions preserved Alto sax · coupled physical modelReed contact, mouthpiece compensation, and an acoustic air column · matched-level comparison and fast tonguing Alto sax · keyed instrument modelFixed conical bore, key branches, register vents, and isolated long tones · no song yet Alto sax · instrument modelIsolated reed-and-bore tone tests · no song or melody yet Ride: attack and ringSecond ride study · full trio, corrected frequency balance Ride in the trioThe new ride in Giant Steps · full-song comparison Drum roomA complete synthesized kit · jazz groove and instrument tour Side StreetOriginal guitar trio · night-drive film · 43 seconds