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Peter and Janice,
Very cool cover of classic blues tune. That bluesy trumpet is sweet. And of course Janice’s great vocals really make the tune shine. Outstanding!
My best to you both,
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I knew the vocal would be good when I saw the featured singer. Janice, I love the slides into those notes!
Yeah, the trumpet is cool. The guitar is the right touch. That is one of my favorite solos I've heard.
Everything nicely placed and balanced in the mix.
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Top marks to all. Thanks for posting, most enjoyable.
Rob4580 Thanks Rob. Peter
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loved the entry at 39secs.
superb vocs as always. plus nice emotion.
loved that guitar leads tone...very sweet.
this is an excellent song effort.
includeing the trumpet/gtr interchange.
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Peter and crew, A very classy production. Sounds very authentically live. A+ choices of band, super job with working out that trumpet. Peter, excellent guitar playing. But most importantly, Janice is a perfect singer for this. Fantastic vocals! I am sure, muse shared his talents too  Good music+good teamwork! Thank you for sharing. Misha. Thanks Misha - it's always good to have Bud on the case. Peter
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Great work all... excellent singin' and playin'...
I really enjoyed this... Top marks to all. Thanks for posting, most enjoyable.
Rob4580 Thanks guys! Janice
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Hey y'all. Very, very cool version of a classic.
Nice!
Sounds great.
Everything is good. Vocals, guitar, mix, production, everything.
Exceptional.
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Outstanding rendition, Peter. Your guitar is so sweet with a large taste of blue. Janice, you are becoming my favorite blues singer. Bud, you ARE my favorite muse. Peter, great work on the Melodyne trumpet. PB&J has always been known as a great taste, and you guys are far better than peanut butter and jellyroll. Appreciate all the comments Marty. Peter
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Janice singing Bessie Smith is heaven on earth for me. Manipulating the horn was brilliant and the laconic guitar was perfect. One of my favorite tracks so far this year. I'll be returning often to listen to this one, it's that good. Glad you liked it. Thanks Peter
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loved the entry at 39secs.
superb vocs as always. plus nice emotion.
loved that guitar leads tone...very sweet.
this is an excellent song effort.
includeing the trumpet/gtr interchange.
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om Thank you very much! Janice Peter and crew, A very classy production. Sounds very authentically live. A+ choices of band, super job with working out that trumpet. Peter, excellent guitar playing. But most importantly, Janice is a perfect singer for this. Fantastic vocals! I am sure, muse shared his talents too Good music+good teamwork! Thank you for sharing. Misha. Thanks! It was a lot of fun interpreting a 100 year old classic Janice and muse
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Boy did you hit it out of the park on this. Love the trumpet on the intro. Just watched the Ma Rainey movie with Viola Davis. This song reminded me of the movie. Super vocal Janice. Peters guitar was perfect as well. Really loved the mix. Something a little different from some of your other songs. Maybe a little less reverb. Not sure. But did it very give the song a cool feel. Well done...
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Outstanding rendition, Peter. Your guitar is so sweet with a large taste of blue. Janice, you are becoming my favorite blues singer. Bud, you ARE my favorite muse. Peter, great work on the Melodyne trumpet. PB&J has always been known as a great taste, and you guys are far better than peanut butter and jellyroll. You are very generous Marty. Thank you! Janice Janice singing Bessie Smith is heaven on earth for me. Manipulating the horn was brilliant and the laconic guitar was perfect. One of my favorite tracks so far this year. I'll be returning often to listen to this one, it's that good. Thank you so much! We have long listened to her. Janice
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Peter,
You did such a great job capturing that old jazz feel on this! This track is excellent! Every piece of the puzzle fits perfectly! I really enjoyed it! Great work by all involved! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey. Peter
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Yep, that's the blues! As usual, a great vocal delivery from Janice.
Bud does a top job on the mixing panel.
Lots to like about the guitars too! Thanks a lot Trevor. Peter
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Hi PeterF,
It's the style of blues that I like. All the ingredients are there with the beautiful voice of Janice. Very good work.
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Peter,
You did such a great job capturing that old jazz feel on this! This track is excellent! Every piece of the puzzle fits perfectly! I really enjoyed it! Great work by all involved! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey! Janice Yep, that's the blues! As usual, a great vocal delivery from Janice.
Bud does a top job on the mixing panel.
Lots to like about the guitars too! Thank you! Bud wanted me to mention that Peter was the mix man on this one Janice A great rendition - thanks
Keith Thanks! Janice
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A great rendition - thanks
Keith Thanks Keith. Peter Hi Peter, Janice and Bud,
Today this is the second old song I heard in the forum that's brought back to the now. Wonderfully done!
And Janices' singing is so well suited for the Blues. But I told her before, she falls for the wrong guys... (except Bud).
I enjoyed everything of it, like all the others here.
So enjoy all the compliments. You earned them!
Hans Thanks Hans glad yo liked it. Peter
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Hi Peter, Janice and Bud,
Today this is the second old song I heard in the forum that's brought back to the now. Wonderfully done!
And Janices' singing is so well suited for the Blues. But I told her before, she falls for the wrong guys... (except Bud).
I enjoyed everything of it, like all the others here.
So enjoy all the compliments. You earned them!
Hans Hans, thank you and in real life I fell for the right one! Janice Loved it!
You've captured that 30's vibe.
Nice write, great band.
Just think 80-90 years from now people will be saying Janice ruled the blues back in 2020's.
Nice job everyone!
moto I could only wish! Thank you so much. Janice
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I listened to the original first. You have done very cool modernization, luckily not too modern still containing the old vibe. Nice instrumentation and Janice's bluesy vocal is the highlight yet again. The calm solo fits well with the mood. Nice work also with the trumpet to make it sound very authentic.
Janne Thank you Janne. I also feel that Peter did an excellent job with the guitar and trumpet! J&B
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Loved it!
You've captured that 30's vibe.
Nice write, great band.
Just think 80-90 years from now people will be saying Janice ruled the blues back in 2020's.
Nice job everyone!
moto Great comments. Thanks. Peter I listened to the original first. You have done very cool modernization, luckily not too modern still containing the old vibe. Nice instrumentation and Janice's bluesy vocal is the highlight yet again. The calm solo fits well with the mood. Nice work also with the trumpet to make it sound very authentic.
Janne Thanks Janne - glad we maintained the old time mood. Peter
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