At The Christmas Ball

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everybody! Here’s a remake (all new BiaB tracks) of a Public Domain tune we posted seven years ago. We moved it from a light blues rock vibe to something a bit jazzy … if you discount the country piano smile

Originally recorded by Bessie Smith almost 100 years ago it was attributed to Fred Longshaw (and others); however, unfortunately there is no bio and scant information regarding Mr. Longshaw. Having listened to these early blues folks for years we suspect there’s perhaps a bit more to the lyric than immediately meets the ear smile (Lyric on Soundcloud)

Thanks for listening!

Janice: vocal > Rodes NT1 > Nectar

Piano: Midi SuperTrack Solo-accompaniment Country Swing > Logic Pro X Direction Mixer > Waves Unplugged > Ozone Imager

Drums: RealDrums Jazz Brushes2 >
Waves CLA Drums

Bass: RealTrack 1386 Acoustic Jazz Ballad > Waves Bass Rider > Neutron

Guitar Rhythm: RealTrack 556 Acoustic Jazz Ballad > Waves Unplugged

Mastering: Ozone Dynamic EQ > Ozone Vintage EQ > Ozone Maximizer > Izotope Tonal Balance > Logic Pro X Loudness Meter


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