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When time permitted JonD and I worked on this song. It took a couple of weeks but we finally finished it. BiaB style = Slow Blues1 -ChicagoBlues ph-Pn I deleted the bass and piano parts. The bass is RT 1012 Bass, Bluesrock SW 140 I am playing the guitar and wind controller (sax) while JonD is playing the piano and the vibes via his MIDI keyboard controller. We hope that you like it. Wednesday Night Blues
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Mario and Jon...
Very nice. Smooth. Your wind controller sax is always well done. Jon's vibes are cool, too.
I thought a soft brush kit would be a better drum choice for the tune... the high-hat seems a bit "harsh" compared to the other instruments and the overall tone of the piece (which is super nice)... but that might just be me - I seldom care for that type hi-hat - so others may disagree....
Overall - a good listen.
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Hi Mario,
another nice collab with JonD.
The sax sounds really natural.
When I read "Blues" I was pleasantly surprised
about the chord progression.
Enjoyable listen.
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Very sweet jam!! Love the chord changes. Wind controller sax is great, as is the guitar solo. I agree with Floyd that the hi-hat is a bit loud/distracting. Great job!! Take care. Greg
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Arghhhh! Every time you post a song I want to go buy a wind controller! You make such great use of it. Please continue nonetheless.
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These blues would suit any night...
Nice sax.
Rob and Anne-Marie
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very nice, mario!
lovely sax and cool, airy guitar – nice vibes and piano - i would prefer a little more piano in the mix
the chord changes in the composition are interesting
i agree with floyd; try brushes instead of sticks on the drums
maybe an upright bass, kind of jazz-style could bring some nice elements to it, too
looking forward to "friday night blues" ;-)
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Hi, ol´bud !
Naturally we like this !:))
Most of all I liked your
guitar work on the tune.
Really professional !
Just great all through !!!
Cheers
Dani
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Mario and Jon...
Very nice. Smooth. Your wind controller sax is always well done. Jon's vibes are cool, too.
I thought a soft brush kit would be a better drum choice for the tune... the high-hat seems a bit "harsh" compared to the other instruments and the overall tone of the piece (which is super nice)... but that might just be me - I seldom care for that type hi-hat - so others may disagree....
Overall - a good listen.
floyd I agree cool and smooth. Nice to see you listing again Mario. Rob
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Really nice. You are the benchmark for Midi reality. The wind controller, sax is amazing.
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Mario and JonD,
+100 to all the other poster's comment.
I also agree that a brush kit might be a better choice but as it stands EXCELLENT playing from both of you.
An enjoyable listen
Alyn
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Hi Mario.
What a great track to chill-out to late in the evening.
I like to hear a backing which has space in it and this is beautifully done. It gives the lead instruments room in which to work and I must say, the solos are super.
Excellent.
ROG.
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Hi Mario.
What a great track to chill-out to late in the evening.
I like to hear a backing which has space in it and this is beautifully done. It gives the lead instruments room in which to work and I must say, the solos are super.
Excellent.
ROG. +1, i agree the solos are super. Nicely done. Tom
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Thanx all for listening, the very nice comments, and the suggestions, I greatly appreciate them.
Floyd (and others) - I second guessed myself on the drums. I had brushes in the song initially but said I have been using a brush kit to frequently lately. So I changed them. BIG mistake. Thanx for bringing that to my attention.
Guenter - I should have named this one "Wednesday Night Jazz Blues".
Patrick - go ahead and buy one. My Akai EWI-USB isn't that expensive. However there is a learning curve and I have a long way to go.
Charlie - I doubt that I am the benchmark for MIDI reality. There are tons of other MIDI musicians that put me to shame. I just like to push the MIDI side of BiaB as it seems to be the forgotten cousin to many.
Thanx to all that listened. I will share these comments with Jon the next time he comes over. We both appreciate your comments.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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I'm always amazed what you do with that wind controller. Every thing is so laid back and smooth. Great listen.
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"Really nice. You are the benchmark for Midi reality. The wind controller, sax is amazing."
I agree... Very nicely done,
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Really nice. You are the benchmark for Midi reality. The wind controller, sax is amazing.
Charlie Yes it is amazing and we enjoy being amazed. You, JonD and the choice of RT's sound wonderful. We thoroughly enjoyed it as we do all your productions. J&B
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Mario,
This is really interesting. The changes Db7 to Emi6/C (where you're playing Db and C on the bass) hides the dissonance C# (the 6 in Emi6) on top of the C bass. BUT - and this is the really clever thing - only the C# differentiates Emi6/C from Cmaj7. In the key of C, Emi6/C equals Cmaj7b9, which is a pretty funky sound. But played by the bass, the C covers both both possibilities.
Damn! That's clever. Good guitar sound, intelligent ideas on these unfamiliar changes. And you play sax too?
It isn't a blues, but I wonder what people on the street (a la Jay Leno) would say if you asked them to define "the blues." As in, "Excuse me, sir, can you tell me: In music, what does 'tbe blues' mean? My money says not one in a thousand.
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Excellent collaboration. Superb guitar work
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Thanx for listening and the very nice comments.
Josie - thanx, about 90% of the wind controller is live and the rest is editing.
Curt - thanx but there are others out there that blow me away when it comes to MIDI emulating acoustic instruments. I'm still on a steep learning curve. I wish that I had more time to put into this but things are very hectic right now.
J&B - thanx - read my comments to Curt.
Dean - man you listen that closely? We don't! JonD and I use theory when putting together chord progressions but we just play the leads without thinking about theory. We play what we feel.
No I don't play sax. I play an Akai USB-EVI wind controller and I use samplemodeling's sax VSTis.
I should have called it jazz blues I guess!
Thanx for all the positive comments.
Ps - you had both of us going back and looking!
Scott - thanx for listening and the very kind comments.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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