Just Having Fun

Just me having some fun. I hope everyone is healthy, safe, and felling all right!

BiaB style - #jcocker
I just purchased this from Norton Music and as soon as I heard it I had to jam along with it.

I kept the Drums (verbatim), Piano (slightly modified) and the B3 Organ (again slightly modified).

I am playing the fretless bass, rhythm and lead guitars, the flute via my wind controller and the B3 organ lead via my keyboard controller.

Cool snappy tune!

All the parts work nicely.

I'm a sucker for a good B3.
Pairing that with the flute is rather refreshing.

Nice tune. I love that electric guitar. Wonderful playing.

Feeling alright indeed!

Love your guitar on this, Mario, very fluid. Also love the flute and bass!

The drums are midi? What did you use to process them?

Sounds great, fun jam.

Hi Mario,

You always start your post anouncing your new songs with 'Just me having some fun'.
Fun is of course what you need to make music, but also skills (and BiaB) and that you have too!
Very nice song you made, with an 'adventurous' B3 solo. Great stuff, Mario!
Try some singing as well (?)

Hans

Man, I LOVE your style, Mario. You can play with Joe Cocker or anybody else, and make them sound better. Like Hans says, you put FUN foremost in everything. When all this is over I might have to take a trip to Lake Ontario just for the vibe. Take care!!

Mario,

Super.

Your flute on this is really nice. Bass sounds really good - punchy and clear and still "bass-y". Good guitar work... Good B3, too...

Excellent listen.

fj

I'm a big B3 fan also. In fact for a few years I played in a B3, guitar, drum trio.

Thanx for listening and commenting.

Thanx so much!

Thanx Dave for these very nice comments.

Yes those are MIDI drums. I separated the drums into individual drum tracks in my DAW Studio One Pro. I used Steven Slate's SSD5 drum preset 60's kit for the kit and Kontakt's Brio Ensemble for the percussion. I set up 4 drum FX buses, added Wave's CLA Drum plug-in and optimized each bus for either kick drum, snare drum, cymbals and toms. This took some time but I liked the end results.

The first thing we noted on our monitors was the outstanding mix.

Great soundstage with an open live feel and all the tracks finding
their respective "places."

We are out of accolades for your multi instrument talents...so spin
the high praise wheel and choose a few

We love the groove and the way it supports the flute and guitar.

Nice! Just having fun listening...

J&B

Thanx so much for this wonderful review Hans.

Thanx so much Marty but I don't think that I could make Joe sound any better but I would love to have jammed with Leon!

If you make a trip to Lake Ontario be sure to stay a day or two in either Brockport or Greece NY so we can have some time to jam together.

Thanx Floyd for this wonderful review. I used my new Wave's Bass Rider on the bass and it did make a difference. I'm glad you noticed that.

Thanx for listening and commenting. I did spend a couple of days trying to get a good mix. It sounds like I accomplished that task, at least for this song.

This Am7 and/or Am6 to D9 groove is my favorite groove.

Fun indeed. This is the essence of jam distilled by one set of capable hands and ears. This had to be a joy to mix/produce. I had a great time listening.

Fun Mario!

Thanx Tangmo and yes I did have a blast recording this.

Thanx David!

Mario,
indeed fun tune! Very nice fretless and flute work! Enjoyed it.
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Yes, you are certainly having fun Mr Mario.

I like the boppy, bright feel and the way you've introduced instruments, giving it lots of interesting character. Cool.

Thanx so much for those very nice comments.

Thanx VT. That simple chord progression is one of my favorites and I could jam with it all day long.

Mario,
This is a cool style for a jam in such capable hands- the bass and drums are a great fit and the guitar break is especially good.
Really sounds like fun was had - nice to sit in on your session!

Robert

I loved this , I never anticipated what was next, and the style well it just had to be used for a nice surprising instrumental as this is.

The guitar sound and playing moved this up a level.
Thanks

I loved this , I never anticipated what was next, and the style well it just had to be used for a nice surprising instrumental as this is.

The guitar sound and playing moved this up a level.
Thanks

Mario, it all sounds terrific. The flute and guitar work are great. The bass is killing it! I surely had fun listening, Tom

Thanx so much Robert for the very kind review.

Thanx for listening and these very nice comments.

Thanx so much Tom.

Mario,

You crank out some of the best instrumentals on the forum. I had to make a trip to Michigan, and right now I am enjoying this on my headphones in a hotel room. Whoa, that ending was unexpected. No complaints. The stereo placement feels right and natural. Great production.

Hi Mario ...

The fun you had gives a lot of good feeling to your listeners. I think you know I always love your music. This is a great example of why that's true. Great percussions! Best to you & yours ...

Alan

Thanx so much for this wonderful review. It is greatly appreciated.

Thanx so much for listening and these very nice comments.

Fun tune Marty. Very cool to layer all the instruments in there. Guitar was excellent. Love that wind controller and B3

Mario,

Very fun!
The joy of playing is transmitted straight to me.
Very nice fretless and flute work.
I am also a big fan of B3 Organ.
Your B3 sounds nice.
It's painful that the Native Instruments B4 organ is no longer compatible with my Mac.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Mario

Very well arranged and played - loved the organ.

A real showcase of your multi-instrumental talents.

Peter

Thanx so much Scott.

Thanx so much. That organ sound is NI's B4II. It is the only 32 bit VSTi I have on my system. I have to use jBridge to wrap it as my DAW only accepts 64 bit VSTs. Is there a jBridge for a MAC? If so that may work for you.

Thanx Peter for the very kind review.

Love this Mario.
The bass is great. In places it sounds like Carol Kaye who made a few recordings with Cocker.
Everything about this is good: the flute the B3, the drums. Vocals were down a bit low though (haha!)
It is obvious you were having fun.
Cheers,
Mike

Hi, Mario !


Hauntingly good is your tune
indeed ! Don´t know why I
get a jungleish feeling from
listening to this - may it be
that mesmerizing rhytm ?
You almost wait for a dangerous
animal or some natives peeping
out thru the thicks of the jungle !!
Very good, Mario !

Stay safe !

Cheers
Dani

Good fun.
I think the bass is just a little too loud. Should be at snare/kick roughly.
The parts you played are fantastic.

Bravo. Hole-in-one, once more. Superb stuff!

WOW Carol Kaye! That is quite the compliment. Thanx so much for listening and the accolades.

You had problems with the vocal? I had the needle pegged when I sang

Thanx Dani! Watch out for that spotted notation animal, i.e. the spotted leopard.

Thanx Ray, I'll keep that in mind.

Thanx!

PS - I am not a golfer. I already have to many things that can make me loose my temper so I don't need another!