Can AI write a modern jazz tune?

(Create a subfolder and work on this there. Note, I'll be asking GPT to work in a different subfolder -- don't look at its work) Create an original jazz tune in the 'straightahead post-bop' style, incorporating some harmonic and melodic developments from the 1990s and beyond. At least some 'bright sounds' (e.g., lydian triad pairing). Melody and chord changes, etc. Also write a 2 chorus '2 instrument solo' for those same changes, for trumpet and guitar, weaving in and out of each other, entering and dropping out using extensive counterpoint, some dramatic lines, and substantial 'theme development' throughout this duo-solo. Should cite and play with the melody a bit, use a few 'classic licks' (but not too much), and some other modern melodic soloing approaches (see the folder/repo ... things like pentatonic shifting, triad pairs, rythmic displacement, etc.) Present the 2 choruses of solos in separate sheets. The trumpet one both in concert pitch and in Bb transposition. For all of this, give it it to me as a pdf as well as a format we can import into musescore score as well as a chord chart for Ireal.

ONce this is sorted, use some audio/midi tools to create so create an audio recording of this for me to listen back as an MP3. Try to use more sophisticated tools that you can access more towards band in a box then cheesy 8 bit midi. for the recording only (not the score), make the second voice a saxophone rather than a guitar.

wait -- what did you take from 'k-howuse'?

(Create a subfolder and work on this there. Note, I'll be asking GPT to work in a different subfolder -- don't look at its work) Create an original jazz tune in the 'straightahead post-bop' style, incorporating some harmonic and melodic developments from the 1990s and beyond. At least some 'bright sounds' (e.g., lydian triad pairing). Melody and chord changes, etc. Also write a 2 chorus '2 instrument solo' for those same changes, for trumpet and guitar, weaving in and out of each other, entering and dropping out using extensive counterpoint, some dramatic lines, and substantial 'theme development' throughout this duo-solo. Should cite and play with the melody a bit, use a few 'classic licks' (but not too much), and some other modern melodic soloing approaches (see the folder/repo ... things like pentatonic shifting, triad pairs, rythmic displacement, etc.) Present the 2 choruses of solos in separate sheets. The trumpet one both in concert pitch and in Bb transposition. For all of this, give it it to me as a pdf as well as a format we can import into musescore score as well as a chord chart for Ireal.

After all of this is done, make and host a web page for this full 'can AI write a modern jazz tune' informal trial. It should link the outputs (both Claude Opus 5.5 max tunes and the one GPT Astra high) explain what I did (the prompt chains and enviromnment here and in Codex), summarize the instructions and link/fold/tooltip the full instructions, etc. I'll want to share it around (while keeping working on the project). This was a 60 minute project. Far from a clean trial, benchmark, or comparison. Use /david-writing-style

after this is done, remember to turn key elements of the process into 'skills'

where is the 'parralax' recording? I see the other 2 mp3s but not that one

make the audio more prominient on the hosted page (give a "TLDR, just hear the recordings") consider hosting it on Netlify or github rather than here, and make the web page styling more in my usual style, and less 'night mode' Also give people a prominent option to rate and vote on the tunes (which do they prefer, etc?), and a 'see how others voted' page they see only after voting

when you can, adjust the glass_meridian recording to use the same audio instructions as the others, for fairness (you can note this and preserve the orig recording as an alternate link, with explanations. ) Btw, use folds and tooltips more.

(Create a subfolder and work on this there. Note, I'll be asking Claude to work in a different subfolder -- don't look at its work) Create an original jazz tune in the 'straightahead post-bop' style, incorporating some harmonic and melodic developments from the 1990s and beyond. At least some 'bright sounds' (e.g., lydian triad pairing). Melody and chord changes, etc. Also write a 2 chorus '2 instrument solo' for those same changes, for trumpet and guitar, weaving in and out of each other, entering and dropping out using extensive counterpoint, some dramatic lines, and substantial 'theme development' throughout this duo-solo. Should cite and play with the melody a bit, use a few 'classic licks' (but not too much), and some other modern melodic soloing approaches (see the folder/repo ... things like pentatonic shifting, triad pairs, rythmic displacement, etc.) Present the 2 choruses of solos in separate sheets. The trumpet one both in concert pitch and in Bb transposition. For all of this, give it it to me as a pdf as well as a format we can import into musescore score as well as a chord chart for Ireal.

Use some audio/midi tools to create so create an audio recording of this for me to listen back as an MP3. Try to use more sophisticated tools that you can access more towards band in a box then cheesy 8 bit midi

create the mp3 file again but try to make it sound a bit more natural. Do you have to use irealpro sounds? Also, for the recording only, make the second voice a saxophone rather than a guitar. I guess the horn and gtr are also slightly too loud in the mix.

and try to use a slightly more sophisticated 'swing concept' -- you are being a bit cheesy/basic/cliche with that 'triplet eighth notes thing'

improve the bass sound. I barely hear it, and it doesn't much like an upright bass so much -- I hear the attack but not much of the strings. Also share the 'instructions for creating audio' so I can pass that to the other attempts at this.

also consider making 'skills' out of the key parts of this process

(Create a subfolder and work on this there.) Create an original jazz waltz (3/4) with a darker tonality and a Wayne Shorter-esque feel, e.g., with some Phrygian / sus(b9) sounds. Melody and chord changes, etc. Also write a 2 chorus '2 instrument solo' for those same changes, for trumpet and guitar, weaving in and out of each other, entering and dropping out, some dramatic lines, and substantial 'theme development' throughout this duo-solo. This time focus a bit more on the principles of classical counterpoint, applied to jazz. Then write 2 more choruses of solo on a single instrument (trumpet or tenor sax), and have that solo illustrate some of the techniques and approaches discussed, doing so block by block. For example: eight bars demonstrating chromaticism and enclosures, eight bars beat displacement and rhythmic shifting, eight bars using diminished-scale substitution for the dominant chords, eight bars triad pairs, eight bars using the fully altered scale, eight bars 'playing out' (e.g., with a minor scale raised a half step), etc. Label each block on the score. Present the 2 duo choruses and the 2 single-instrument choruses in separate sheets. The trumpet ones both in concert pitch and in Bb transposition. For all of this, give it it to me as a pdf as well as a format we can import into musescore score as well as a chord chart for Ireal.

Once this is sorted, create an audio recording of this for me to listen back as an MP3, more towards band in a box than cheesy 8 bit midi. For the recording only (not the score): make the top voice (the trumpet part) a clarinet, and the lower voice (the guitar part, and the single-instrument solo if it isn't already for the top voice) a trombone. Try to get the trombone to sound as realistic as possible -- valve or slide is fine; a valve trombone may articulate better. Same for the clarinet: natural, with some imperfections, attack and breath, not synthesized-sounding. Don't build the audio tools from scratch: adapt the engine in trial_recordings/ at the repo root (the recipe used for the earlier trial's recordings; read its README) to 3/4 jazz waltz feel (bass, drums, piano comping) and to these instruments. Sample sources: Apple's Clarinet Solo Legato / Staccato (.exs, already installed, see engine/render.py for how instruments are loaded) and the University of Iowa MIS tenor trombone recordings (free download, same format the engine already reads for the Iowa trumpet). Keep it efficient -- I don't want to burn through a huge amount of quota on this. Structure: short rhythm-section intro, head, the 2 duo choruses, the 2 single-instrument choruses, head out.

(Create a subfolder and work on this there.) Create an original jazz waltz (3/4) with a darker tonality and a Wayne Shorter-esque feel, e.g., with some Phrygian / sus(b9) sounds. Melody and chord changes, etc. Also write a 2 chorus '2 instrument solo' for those same changes, for trumpet and guitar, weaving in and out of each other, entering and dropping out, some dramatic lines, and substantial 'theme development' throughout this duo-solo. This time focus a bit more on the principles of classical counterpoint, applied to jazz. Then write 2 more choruses of solo on a single instrument (trumpet or tenor sax), and have that solo illustrate some of the techniques and approaches discussed, doing so block by block. For example: eight bars demonstrating chromaticism and enclosures, eight bars beat displacement and rhythmic shifting, eight bars using diminished-scale substitution for the dominant chords, eight bars triad pairs, eight bars using the fully altered scale, eight bars 'playing out' (e.g., with a minor scale raised a half step), etc. Label each block on the score. Present the 2 duo choruses and the 2 single-instrument choruses in separate sheets. The trumpet ones both in concert pitch and in Bb transposition. For all of this, give it it to me as a pdf as well as a format we can import into musescore score as well as a chord chart for Ireal.

Once this is sorted, create an audio recording of this for me to listen back as an MP3, more towards band in a box than cheesy 8 bit midi. For the recording only (not the score): make the top voice (the trumpet part) a clarinet, and the lower voice (the guitar part, and the single-instrument solo if it isn't already for the top voice) a trombone. Try to get the trombone to sound as realistic as possible -- valve or slide is fine; a valve trombone may articulate better. Same for the clarinet: natural, with some imperfections, attack and breath, not synthesized-sounding. Don't build the audio tools from scratch: adapt the engine in trial_recordings/ at the repo root (the recipe used for the earlier trial's recordings; read its README) to 3/4 jazz waltz feel (bass, drums, piano comping) and to these instruments. Sample sources: Apple's Clarinet Solo Legato / Staccato (.exs, already installed, see engine/render.py for how instruments are loaded) and the University of Iowa MIS tenor trombone recordings (free download, same format the engine already reads for the Iowa trumpet). Keep it efficient -- I don't want to burn through a huge amount of quota on this. Structure: short rhythm-section intro, head, the 2 duo choruses, the 2 single-instrument choruses, head out.