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Caribbean HeatI started on this last week and finished it last night. A little bit of Pop, Latin, Jazz, and Blues - leaning more heavily toward Latin Jazz. There are quite a few percussion tracks - balancing then and deciding when and where to bring each one in and taking it out was the most significate time-consuming part of the project - about 8 hours total. If nothing else, it's something new. Hope you enjoy it. Alan PS: I'll have more time than usual for listening and commenting this coming week as our daughter is off from work all week and will be here to help with Di's care. Merry Christmas! File:Caribbean Heat.SGU Key=Dm , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=3:34 Style is _JAZROK1.STY (Medium Jazz Rock w Soloist) RealTracks in style: ~684:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1772:Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkMovin Ev16 130 RealTracks in style: 2606:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzRock8thsJon Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 2604:Guitar, Electric, Soloist JazzRock8thsJon Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 3897:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm FunkSoulful60sPulseChop Ev16 105 RealTracks in song: 1956:Sax, Alto, Soloist TexasBluesRockStraightMark Ev 120 RealDrums in Song: Bongos8thsBeguine[single] RealDrums in Song: CongasEv8[single] RealDrums in Song: TambourineEven8ths RealDrums in Song: SkaSlow70sWesPerc^1-SdStk,HtSnr RealTracks in song: 3612:Steel Drum, Rhythm SocaA-simple Ev16 120 RealDrums in Song: Guiro8thsEv[single] RealTracks in song: 996:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockLACrispA-B Ev 120 RealDrums in style:LaPopJazzRelaxedEv8: a: Snare, Ride b: Congas, Ride
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Alan, well, this puts me in the mood to skip Christmas altogether and head to the islands. There are worse things than mild dehydration and sun damage for sure.  Great job, as usual. Cool instrument choices, and the last third really pumps up the dynamics in interesting ways, especially with the electric guitar. Super mix/master, too. Wishing you and Di a joyous Christmas. Ron
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Ron,
Well, you know they celebrate Christmas in the Islands, too! And, ya know, we old farts gotta be mindful of dehydration!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the kindness!
Merry Christmas,
Alan
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Hello Al
Sounds excellent
The melody invites to great solos ;-)
Really well realized
The mixture of guitars and sax solos works perfectly
Great production
Wish you all a great Christmas and a healthy 2025
Andi ;-)
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All this is well sent and the addition of percussion gives a nice atmosphere. I was put some santana in my bottle when I was little, so I'm delighted.
Laurent. Happy Christmas to you.
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Hey, the islands celebrate Christmas, too. ANd, Alan, this is the perfect song for them to enjoy and us to dream about warm palm trees. Man, you're right, there is a lot of percussion in there. When we fashion drum tracks we have to be sure not to give the drumer 6 limbs, but with percussion we can have a stage-full of hands. You managed to put everything in the right place --being heard with respect for the ensemble.
Merry Christmas to you, Di and your daughter, Alan.
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Alan,
What a great sound! The mix is excellent and that guitar around the 2.42 mark is awesome. Love the tone!
Bob
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Cool instrumental, I kept it playing in the background while working this morning. Nice use of Real tracks, great production and mix.
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Totally enjoyable listen. Well crafted and executed! Bonnes fêtes !
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Pleasant chord progression takes me to under the Caribbean sun from the cloudy 0C weather here. BIAB Santana brings cool jazzy drinks, the sax adds wistful moments towards the night. Different percussions work seamlessly together. Thanks for this musical holiday gift! Happy holidays and many new tunes for the new year 2025!
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Love it!
So well done.
Merry Christmas to you both!
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Hello Al
Sounds excellent
The melody invites to great solos ;-)
Really well realized
The mixture of guitars and sax solos works perfectly
Great production
Wish you all a great Christmas and a healthy 2025
Andi ;-) Hi Andi, Thank you for the very nice comments. And wishes to you for a wonderful Christmas and great 2025. Alan
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All this is well sent and the addition of percussion gives a nice atmosphere. I was put some santana in my bottle when I was little, so I'm delighted.
Laurent. Happy Christmas to you. Luarent, Merci beaucoup. And yes, I have a little bit of that Santana vibe stored away. Glad you enjoyed it. Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and terrific new Year. Alan
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Hey, the islands celebrate Christmas, too. ANd, Alan, this is the perfect song for them to enjoy and us to dream about warm palm trees. Man, you're right, there is a lot of percussion in there. When we fashion drum tracks we have to be sure not to give the drumer 6 limbs, but with percussion we can have a stage-full of hands. You managed to put everything in the right place --being heard with respect for the ensemble.
Merry Christmas to you, Di and your daughter, Alan. Hey Marty, Thanks for dropping in to listen and comment so nicely. It would seem a bit odd to celebrate Christmas in 85-degree weather, wearing shorts and a T-shirt! I have a friend from Jamaica whose husband is the Assistant Minister of one the government entities. She has twin sons who say it would be odd to celebrate Christmas in snowy weather! I had to play with the various drum tracks to avoid some of what you said about the six-armed drummer thing. I went online a watched 7 or 8 videos of Caribbean-based bands and how their percussion parts were arranged. The one thing I most noticed was that they usually had three or four different percussionists, as you commented. I used that as my guide. Glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas to you and yours. Wishing you everything good in 2025. Alan
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Alan,
What a great sound! The mix is excellent and that guitar around the 2.42 mark is awesome. Love the tone!
Bob Hi Bob, Many thanks for the kindness to this one. And yeah, BIAB came through for me with that lead guitar. I think I'll give the band a Christmas bonus! Merry Christmas and wishes for a great 2025. Alan
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I know you had a fine career as a musician, but I think you missed your calling as a producer. Great stuff!
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Alan - (from one old fart to another) excellent job weaving these files together!
You certainly have a way with BB - your producer skills are top notch and the
mastering is superb too (a little 'bright' to my ears though), well done!!
Best wishes to you & Di,
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I always wanted to spend the Christmas vacations somewhere in the summer, but for some reason that never worked out. Nice song, it has a Caribbean vibe with a bit of Santana where the guitar leads. Merry Christmas back to you both
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Cool instrumental, I kept it playing in the background while working this morning. Nice use of Real tracks, great production and mix. Thank you, Elliott. It's so nice to hear it was worthy of your background music as you went about your morning. I'm delkighted you enjoyed it. It was a frun project. Merry Christmas. Alan
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Totally enjoyable listen. Well crafted and executed! Bonnes fêtes ! Thank you so much. I appreciate those kind words. And wishing you a great holiday season in return! Alan
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