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Alan,

Very slick jazz composition—well put together. Yeah, I like those drums an awful lot—they are outstanding in this piece. Great choice! Terrific work!

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Alan,

I truly hope you are feeling better soon.
Very relaxing sound!
How to choose a solo instrument is wonderful.
I also think the guitar is the correct answer, not the saxophone.
The percussion is very effective.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

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Alan,

Very slick jazz composition—well put together. Yeah, I like those drums an awful lot—they are outstanding in this piece. Great choice! Terrific work!

All my best,

Deej



Thanks so much, Deej! Glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the very nice comments. Best to you ...

Alan

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Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Alan,

I truly hope you are feeling better soon.
Very relaxing sound!
How to choose a solo instrument is wonderful.
I also think the guitar is the correct answer, not the saxophone.
The percussion is very effective.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi



Hi Shigeki ...

You are so very kind with your comments! Thank you very much. I'm delighted you enjoyed your listen. Thanks for telling me!

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Hi Al,

Sweet, smooth music.
The drums work well this way.

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Hi Alan,

Very sorry to hear about your recent problems, but happy to hear things are starting to get better for you guys!

This is great, I love that percussion also. Also love that guitar part! Total class, is there anything Brent can't do?

Top notch track, Alan, loved it.

All the best to you and Di!

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Alan, I'm glad that you are on the mend and I hope Di is also on the mend.

PGM should use this masterpiece as a promotion for what BiaB is capable of producing.

You are a master of RTs

Outstanding smooth jazz and mix

My kind of music

Loved it


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Glad that you're feeling better and back on the board.

This piece exudes optimism and is a captivating listen.

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Hi Alan,

That is a very nice instrumental you made!
Very pleasant to listen to, not only because of the beautiful melody, but also the mixing was impressingly smooth.

Alan, like some others refering to the title of your song in relation to your own condition, I really hope this is the case, but do think it must be. How else could you make it with this quality and give it this title!

All the best for you and Di,
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This is such a smooth, happy song that we are both smiling.

All the tracks sound good and we agree with you that those drums are special.

We hope you continue to feel better and continue to make such sweet sounding music for all of us!

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Hello Alan
I hope you are feeling better
This is a great song
The melody is really beautiful
Everything is well coordinated
The sound is very good
Ausgezeichnete Arbeit Alan !
Viele Grüße
Andi ;-)

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SUPERB. Bravo. Love it. What mastery over harmony, rhythm, colours, etc. Wow. Well done!

Wishing you that you be better all the time, always.

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Originally Posted By: RnAM
Hi Al,

Sweet, smooth music.
The drums work well this way.

Rob and Anne-Marie



Thanks so much to both you. I appreciate that!

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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Hi Alan,

Very sorry to hear about your recent problems, but happy to hear things are starting to get better for you guys!

This is great, I love that percussion also. Also love that guitar part! Total class, is there anything Brent can't do?

Top notch track, Alan, loved it.

All the best to you and Di!



Hi Dave ...

I'm mending slowly but continually. Doctor said it would be close to a year before I get full function of my left arm and hand. Better than never! Di isn't doing so well. Her health continues on a downhill slide.

Thanks so much for the kind words. I sure do appreciate them. And yeah, Brett ain't too shabby!

Thanks again ...

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Originally Posted By: MarioD
Alan, I'm glad that you are on the mend and I hope Di is also on the mend.

PGM should use this masterpiece as a promotion for what BiaB is capable of producing.

You are a master of RTs

Outstanding smooth jazz and mix

My kind of music

Loved it





Hey Mario ...

Master? Not so sure about that. But thank you. That's special coming from a fine instrumentalist. My favorite music genre, too!

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Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
Glad that you're feeling better and back on the board.

This piece exudes optimism and is a captivating listen.



Yes, I'm doing better. Unfortunately Di isn't. But we keep moving down the road.

Glad you liked the song. Thanks for letting me know. Take care ...

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Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hi Alan,

That is a very nice instrumental you made!
Very pleasant to listen to, not only because of the beautiful melody, but also the mixing was impressingly smooth.

Alan, like some others refering to the title of your song in relation to your own condition, I really hope this is the case, but do think it must be. How else could you make it with this quality and give it this title!

All the best for you and Di,
Hans



Thanks so much, Hans. I'm slowly getting better. Di isn't, unfortunately. Thanks for the kind thoughts.

Alan


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
This is such a smooth, happy song that we are both smiling.

All the tracks sound good and we agree with you that those drums are special.

We hope you continue to feel better and continue to make such sweet sounding music for all of us!

J&B


Hi guys ...

Many thanks for the well wishes. Glad you enjoyed the song. I'll keep at it as long as I can!


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Hello Alan
I hope you are feeling better
This is a great song
The melody is really beautiful
Everything is well coordinated
The sound is very good
Ausgezeichnete Arbeit Alan !
Viele Grüße
Andi ;-)



Andi ...

Vielen Dank für die ermutigenden und freundlichen Worte. Ich freue mich sehr, dass Sie das Lied genossen haben. Danke, dass du es mir gesagt hast.

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SUPERB. Bravo. Love it. What mastery over harmony, rhythm, colours, etc. Wow. Well done!

Wishing you that you be better all the time, always.



Hi James ...

You are always much too kind with your comments. But I sure do appreciate them. I'm delighted you enjoyed your listen!

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