Let Tom Sing Instead

Hi all,

I started this song with vocals on 9/11/2012 and played around with heavy Melodyne effects but never liked it. On 1/10/2013 I rearranged it as an instrumental and totally forgot about it.
Now I rediscovered it, made some smaller changes and a final mix.
Originally it was called “Sing” but I changed it to “Let Tom Sing Instead” referring to the sax tracks by Tom Keenlyside I used to build up the melody.

Drums: EZ Drummer
RTs used:
RT514_Bass,El,Funk Slap Ev100
RT1435_Gtr,El,Rh,JzFnkGrvChord110
RT1437_Piano,El,JazzFunkGroovin 110
RT716_Sax, Tenor, Soloist Rock Boogie Ev 160 (Bluesy) Tom Keenlyside
RT1651_Gitarre,El,Sol JzFnkEv110blz
I added some Garritan Organ and some Session Horns.
I hope you like it. Comments appreciated.

Guenter

Hi, Guenter !

This is just great !:))


Cheers
Dani

Overflowing of good power Guenter !!! And a lot of work on the soloist tracks, I guess.
Pascal

Tom sang it well!! Really cool track. That solo guitar is amazing, and it fits like a glove. Really a great job putting all this together into a seamless, flawless piece of music!! Take care. Greg

Guenter, this is an excellent piece! Love the lead guitar, mix and overall arrangement.

Bob

A powerful song Guenter!
Very catchy.

Hi Dani,

thanks a lot for taking the time to listen.
I'm glad you like it.

Guenter

Guenter,

Good listening. Energetic. Blistering fast...

Excellent mix (as always). Each instrument stands on it's own.

The solo guitar is interesting. Picking up the tempo turned it into a good rock soloist - never considered that one before... The horns sound good. The bass is cool.

I always wonder about choosing EZDrummer over a RealDrum. Any reason for that? Do you still use it? Do you like it?

Enjoyed.

floyd

This is real, really, really, fun!!!!

Hi Pascal,

thanks a lot for listening and commenting.

Guenter

Very cool. Excellent guitar work.

Hi Greg,

thanks a lot for your positive comments.

Guenter

Hi Bob,

thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.

Guenter

Holy smoke! That was, well, smokin'!

I would love to have watched you put
this together. You are pushing BiaB
to the limit and we are enjoying being
along for the ride.

Simply amazing.

J&B

What a driving arrangement! I didn't know if I'd like something that fast but you really made it sound great.

Ha! Guenter. The title of this one got me before I even listened. I just did a gig at a charity event and all everybody wanted was for "Tom to sing instead". Eventually I packed up my stuff and let "Tom" take over...

Wonderful use of Band in a Box. Great stuff!

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,

thanks for listening and your positive comments.

Guenter

Hi Floyd,

thanks a lot for your continuous support.This song's drums are nearly 4 years old. Meanwhile I've mostly used RealDrums due to laziness. It depends on what you want to do. The advantage of EZDrummer is that you can edit every single note. In this song there is a 2 bar interlude which couldn't be done with RealDrums.

Guenter

Hi David,

thanks a lot for listening and commenting.

Guenter

Wow that was fast!!!

I would have let the guitar come in after a short into..around the 7 second mark.. it kinda took me in a surprising way that the guitar started wide open from the first note.

That's some cool prog jazz stuff going on there.... love that bass. and the drums are holding it together nicely. sweet riffs and fills.

Guenter,
Great tempo and drive in this one. Glad you rediscovered it.
SD

Hi Scott,

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks a lot.
The praise for the guitar work goes to Carlos E. Arellano from BiaB.

Guenter

hi Guenter high energy is hard to do however this was put together very well guitar work very good choice of notes and everything on this peace great use of biab you use it well thanks for sharing eric

Great mix and production on this one. I had to run fast to keep up with this one. Next, I'm going to see if my wife can dance to it.... and for how long.... ha

Hi Janice & Bud,

thanks a lot for your very kind comments.

Guenter

Wild ride! Intense and melodic.

Hi Josie,

thanks a lot for taking the time to listen
and comment.

Guenter

Guenter, love the feel of this - great mix and punch!

Bob

Hi Joanne,

thanks for listening and commenting.
I like your story.

Guenter

It's all been said, so I'll just add a +1. Fun listen.

Nice, but actually my first thought was that this is just to fast ? But perhaps it's meant to be this way? My wife, btw, reacted the same way...;)

Hi Herb,

thanks a lot for commenting.
Really appreciated.

Guenter

Hi SD, (I'd like to know your real name)

thanks a lot for listening and commenting.

Guenter

Guenter ...

We're still smiling! A fast and furious pace with great trade-offs on the lead parts. Progressive Jazz isn't easy ...it's frustrated me (Alan) countless times as I struggled to make it all work together.

Terrific job!

Alan & Di

Hi Eric,

thanks a lot for your positive feedback.

Guenter

Hi Charlie,

thanks for your nice comments.
I hope your wife will make it.

Guenter

Hi Kenny,

thanks a lot for listening and your nice feedback.

Guenter

Hi David,

thanks a lot for listening and commenting.

Guenter

Hi Trygve,

thanks for listening and commenting.
You're right, it's meant to be.

Guenter

Hi Alan,

thanks a lot. I'm glad you liked it.

Guenter