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Very different Mario in a good way. Cool laid backtrack. Boy they do a good job of the virtual instruments. That sax was excellent. Guitar was excellent as well. Cool phrasing and precise playing. Well done Thanx so much Scott.
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A cool dirty ditty at dat. That sax is fun, but your guitar really steals the show. Wonderful taste and tone. I wouldn't have thought of strings for this one, but they sound perfect. The changes really add a special touch.
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A cool dirty ditty at dat. That sax is fun, but your guitar really steals the show. Wonderful taste and tone. I wouldn't have thought of strings for this one, but they sound perfect. The changes really add a special touch. Thanx so much Marty.
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Smooth and cool indeed. Perfect mix to support the vibe.
Great guitar and we are always down with an expressive sax sound like this.
Sophisticated and classy and ultimately most engaging.
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Some nice playing throughout, enjoyed the guitar lines and the tone.
Good song.
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You are multi-talented, as both a musician and a composer. Production and song is seamless.
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It's great to hear you play guitar anytime.
The "sax" is cool but I'd have been happier to hear you play those lines on guitar as well.
Smooth and yes, the strings could do with a slight bump.
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Mario,
This is definitely a chillin' at the end of the day tune! Love those strings coming during the guitar solo, which is also great! Always love your work because there's a feel-good laid-back vibe to all of it!
Thanks, Torrey
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Smooth and cool indeed. Perfect mix to support the vibe.
Great guitar and we are always down with an expressive sax sound like this.
Sophisticated and classy and ultimately most engaging.
Nice!
J&B
PS How about an album release of Little Dittys? Thanx so much J&B Mario
Some nice playing throughout, enjoyed the guitar lines and the tone.
Good song.
Peter Thanx Peter.
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You are multi-talented, as both a musician and a composer. Production and song is seamless. Thanx so much for those very nice comments. It's great to hear you play guitar anytime.
The "sax" is cool but I'd have been happier to hear you play those lines on guitar as well.
Smooth and yes, the strings could do with a slight bump. Thanx Ray. I will try to play more guitar in the future. Mario,
This is definitely a chillin' at the end of the day tune! Love those strings coming during the guitar solo, which is also great! Always love your work because there's a feel-good laid-back vibe to all of it!
Thanks, Torrey Thanx Torrey for this fantastic review.
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Great song and great title Mario. Love the sound. Very rich in my speakers. It's that time of year again huh? 
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Cool sound indeed! Loved it!
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Very nice Mario. Great piece, I'm with Dave I'd like that guitar of yours to be just a little higher in the mix - it was so well done. It had me picturing myself with my boots off near the fireplace on a cold evening with my wife. Great job Mario.
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Mario,
Very Cool!
Recreating saxophones and guitars in MIDI must be very difficult, but you've done it so well.
The overall sound is what you intended.
The saxophone and guitar tones are great.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Looks like I'm super-late to this party!
Exactly what the description said it was.
Nice and easy listening. Sorry to hear about your wind controller. I just had to swap out my USB EWI with the spare because it wasn't playing well with The Trumpet. I try to keep my eyes on Craigslist throughout the year just in case a cheap EWI shows up.
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I thought I replied after an earlier listen but I'm glad I returned for another enjoyable listen. This is so refreshing and relaxing. I'll probably be back to hear it again soon. Enjoyed the song from start to finish.
Charlie
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Mario, sounds great, It's remarkable what you get out of your keyboard. Nice guitar lines and the mix is very good. i enjoyed my listen, Tom
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Great song and great title Mario. Love the sound. Very rich in my speakers. It's that time of year again huh? Thanx so much David. No, it is the colder than hell time here! Cool sound indeed! Loved it!
Mike B. Thanx so much Mike. Very nice Mario. Great piece, I'm with Dave I'd like that guitar of yours to be just a little higher in the mix - it was so well done. It had me picturing myself with my boots off near the fireplace on a cold evening with my wife. Great job Mario. ] Thanx Brad, especially the guitar comments. You do know that you told a guitarist to get louder 
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Mario,
Very Cool!
Recreating saxophones and guitars in MIDI must be very difficult, but you've done it so well.
The overall sound is what you intended.
The saxophone and guitar tones are great.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanx for these nice comments. Actually the guitar is me playing a real guitar. The sax was MIDI. Looks like I'm super-late to this party!
Exactly what the description said it was.
Nice and easy listening. Sorry to hear about your wind controller. I just had to swap out my USB EWI with the spare because it wasn't playing well with The Trumpet. I try to keep my eyes on Craigslist throughout the year just in case a cheap EWI shows up. Thanx Dave. I'm ticked off at Akai because they no longer support the USB EWI. Patchman https://patchmanmusic.com/repairs.html will repair them but that may cost more than the EWI. Hopefully a cheap one will not be one that is getting ready to die as quickly as mine did. Good luck. I thought I replied after an earlier listen but I'm glad I returned for another enjoyable listen. This is so refreshing and relaxing. I'll probably be back to hear it again soon. Enjoyed the song from start to finish.
Charlie Thanx Charlie for listening and these extremely nice comments.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Mario, sounds great, It's remarkable what you get out of your keyboard. Nice guitar lines and the mix is very good. i enjoyed my listen, Tom Thanx so much Tommy for listening and commenting.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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