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This composition, "I Remember Wes", is, of course, a tribute to the ground-breaking electric jazz guitarist, Wes Montgomery, with a little a Jimmy Smith -- the equally great Hammond B3 electric jazz organist -- thrown in, and arranged in a style inspired by the late arranger, conductor and composer, Claus Ogerman. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1321235&content=songinfo&songID=13554517****** Song Summary ************* Key = Am , Tempo @ 130, Meter = 4/4 Soloist is saved with the song : Organ,Soloist Bossa Ev 140 (1660) Style is _BOSSAN.STY (Bossa w/ Nylon-Electric Guitar &) RealTracks in style: #921:Bass, Acoustic, Bossa Ev 110 (Neil Swanson) RealTracks in style: #925:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Bossa Ev 110 (Miles Black) RealTracks in style: #708:Guitar, Nylon-Elec, Rhythm Bossa Ev 140 (Oliver Gannon) RealDrums in style: BossaBrushes: a: Sidestick Brushes b: Sidestick, Ride (Craig Scott) Melody: Acoustic piano played in octaves by me and rendered as electric jazz guitar through Edirol VSC software synthesizer. “Comping” electric piano: Acoustic piano played by me and rendered as electric piano through Edirol VSC software synthesizer. Soloists at bridge: Oliver Gannon, #707, Guitar, Electric, Soloist, Bossa, Ev. 140, Bluesy (32 bars) Mike LeDonne, #1660, Organ, Soloist, Bossa, Ev. 140, Jazz, Latin (32 bars) “Comping” duet at end: Mike LeDonne, #1657, Organ, Soloist, Bossa, Ev. 085, Bluesy, Jazz, Latin, Double-time (14 bars) Pat Martino, #2184, Guitar, Electric, Soloist, Bossa, Ev. 140, Bluesy (14 bars) String arrangement: Slow strings, tremolo violins, violin section, and violins spiccato rendered through Edirol Orchestral software synthesizer. Ensemble cellos rendered through Miroslav Philharmonik.
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A lot of work went into that very impressive piece. Nicely produced and played - very well done indeed.
Peter
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Very impressive piece of work! Loved everything about this from start to finish, very effective the way you build things up towards the end.
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Very cool piece. Very cool vibe. Well done
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Loren,
An excellent listen start to finish.
You obviously put a LOT into this!
Excellent mix. I really liked how it "kicked into high gear" towards the end.
Nice.
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That is tremendous. Loved the detail information on how you put it together.
It's somewhat easy to throw together an arrangement with BiaB, loops, etc. and hope it works. But this composition is so obviously well thought out and arranged to give the listen the impression that all of the participants have been working together for years.
The effort that it took to pull this off is impressive and a great example of what BiaB in the hands of a creative and talented musician can offer. And, man, did that organ ever close the show.
The summary word that comes to mind is "classy."
Enjoyed it.
J&B
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Great work on this, bluage  I love the atmosphere and vibe this one gives off. Very classy sounding, and very groovy. The arrangement is superb! Thanks for sharing
Cheers,
Deryk
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"PeterF"... "...a lot of work..." that also was a lotta FUN!  Thanks for listening and commenting! Sincerely, LOREN
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Dear "Deryk"... You spell your name is a unique way . Band-in-a-Box truly rose to the occasion on this composition. In fact, I believe that the program is revealing surprising things to me. The RealDrums in particular seemed to respond to my arrangement in much livelier, more dynamic and realistic way. Thank you for listening and for your encouraging comments, "Deryk"! Sincerely, LOREN
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Hey, there, "floydjane"... I am especially gratified by your comment on the mix. Whatever you heard in it that pleased is the direct result of the advice I have received on the subject in past posts from folks such as yourself, and... "guitarhacker"..."Jim Fogle"..."Charlie Fogle"..."IslandSoul"..."Noel96"..."90db"..."rharv"..."funkycornwall"..."Tobias", and surely some other "User's Forum" members whose handles I can't recall right now, but they know who they are! Thank you for listening and commenting so kindly! Sincerely, LOREN
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Howdy, "Scott C"...
I think you should be rewarded in some way for providing feedback to so many "User's Forum" members. I see your handle on practically every song that's posted there. It's a kind, generous and selfless thing to do, which humbles me (truly), and makes me even more grateful to you for taking the time to comment on "I Remember Wes."
Thanks a big, fat bank, "Scott C"!
Sincerely,
LOREN
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Dear "BlueAttitude"...
The "build-up" towards the end was actually the most exciting thing to develop in this version of "I Remember Wes."
The piece was composed and rendered in MIDI format wa-a-a-a-y back in 2005, and then was shelved, more or less, until about a year ago when I imported the MIDI files into Band-in-a-Box. The improved sound and "musicality" of Band-in-a-Box" is what inspired me to develop the ending.
Thanks for listening so closely, "BlueAttitude"!
Sincerely,
LOREN
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Dear Ms. Janice & "Bud"...
Whoa. Your comment on "I Remember Wes" was so perceptive that it was uncanny in its accuracy!
What you said about "...to give the listen(er) the impression that all of the participants have been working together for years." -- well, that is EXACTLY what I wanted to achieve with Band-in-a-Box in this version of the composition.
I wanted it to emulate the style of slickly produced jazz-music-with-orchestra albums featuring big name musicians that proliferated in the late 50's, 60's and early 70's on record labels such as Verve and CTI.
But even more than that -- and this is where your insight was so surprisingly "on point" -- I wanted it to sound like what you would see if ever you were lucky enough to be present at a jazz album recording session: musicians with distinct personalities playing to, and for each other, in a groove that they knew and loved.
Ms. Janice and Bud, you got "it", what I was trying to create. Thank you both for opening yourselves up to the music and returning such meaningful and much appreciated feedback.
Most sincerely and respectfully,
LOREN
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Hi Loren,
I like this jazz piece with bossa rythm.
I know there is a lot of work behind this !
The result is here ! Congratulations. Christian
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Melody: Acoustic piano played in octaves by me and rendered as electric jazz guitar through Edirol VSC software synthesizer.
very nice, you captured that Wes sound to my ear.
What a great arrangement! everything shines
The Allman Brothers must've been influenced by this sound
that's a new discovery for me
i enjoyed this very much
Kenny
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Hi Loren,
This is like the finest materials put in the hands of a master craftsman. I'm a huge Wes Montgomery and George Benson fan and you brought Wes back center stage.
Everything is impeccable. The accolades this deserves are endless. And that ending and last minute and half are as sweet as it gets. Totally loved this! Exponential kudos ...
Alan & Di
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Loren, I can only echo what has been already said. A great deal of work has gone into this and the ending is spectacular. The mix sounds great. I really enjoyed my listen, Tom
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Hi, Loren !:))
This is outright superb
playing and mixing !
I´m outright awed at
this display of craftmanship !
Cheers
Dani
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Wonderful composition! You artfully recreated the sound impeccably.
And the riffs both guitar and organ were so spot on I forgot I was listing to MIDI.
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Melody: Acoustic piano played in octaves by me and rendered as electric jazz guitar through Edirol VSC software synthesizer. Thanks for that info. I was sitting here puzzled thinking that was not a guitarist playing guitar. I was going to ask the question, but thought maybe my ears ain't that good. Being a guitarist and a big Wes fan I guess I may be overly critical. But on the other hand I loved the organ and keys... thanks for sharing.
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