Wow, this was an ordeal!! It started out as an attempt to re-make a song that was recorded in the early 1980's with my lyricist partner--originally called "Queen Bee"--and really needed a female vocal. I had re-arranged it from a folksinger/guitar style to a more jazzy one with a sax section idea that I really liked. I hired a horn player off of Fiverr to play the sax sections--really great. But, try as I might, I just couldn't get the female vocal to do justice to it. So I took the wrecking ball to the lyric and melody and re-made it so that it pointed to the sax parts. Also spent a lot of time trying to get either Suno or Audimee to sing it with a husky, soulful voice, but finally decided that I better do it myself. I'm glad to get this off the WIP pile and push it out so I can think about other things.
Interested in any feedback/suggestions.
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REED MAN

"Tell you what I need, man--
You see that empty chair?
You seem to have it in your grip.

Right behind the lead man,
Go join the section there;
Read the charts and never slip."  

And so I found my seat and joined the band;
Set my horns up on the stand;
Got my fake book right at hand;
I'm happy as a clam.

And every night
I'm hanging with the tenos and we swing;
But tonight
They're gonna let me do my thing.
   
Goin' to rip, man!
Don't try to hold me back;
Time to step on up and go all out and wail.
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That was a taste, man.
I'll give you plenty more;
Feelin' like a mighty lion's roar.

At the coda I can break it out;
Fills and trills and screams and shouts;
Alto solo's overdue;
Call it my debut--  
I'm your REED MAN. 

Now's the time to give it all;
Right up front to rock the hall;
Take the spotlight, standin' tall;
Show 'em what I am--
I'm your REED MAN.
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Didn't really use a style...RT's: 2930 Guitar Acoustic FolkRock, 1255 Bass Elec PopShining, 456 Sax Alto (small solo portion)
Midi: E Piano, Drum bits
Main Drum part is a stem from the original "tape" recording circa 1995
Sax Parts: Dan Gribbin (Fiverr)

Windows 11, Intel Core i5-8600T 2.3Ghz, 16 gig ram, BIAB 2025 MegaPak, SampleTank 4, Keystation49 Kybd, Neewer NW-800 mic