Whol' Lotta Bossa Goin' On! - 10/05/19 03:17 PM
****** Song Summary *************
Title: Whol' Lotta Bossa Goin' On!
Key = Am, Tempo @ 170, Length = 2:29
Style is _B140_GB.STY (Contemporary Med. Bossa) interpolated with three varieties of Afro-Cuban/Latin styles from Band-in-a-Box.
RealTracks in style:
Ron Carter on Bass, Acoustic, Bossa,Ron Ev. 140, #2284
Oliver Gannon, Guitar, Nylon, Soloist, Samba Ev. 190, #1094
Oliver Gannon, Guitar, Electric, Rhythm, Bossa Ev. 140, #467
Gary Smulyan, Sax, Baritone, Soloist, Bossa, Gary Ev. 140 #2142
Craig Scott, Bossa Brushes: a: Sidestick Brushes b: Sidestick, Ride
Loop(s): Guiro [Percussion Loops\Loop124bpm Guiro 8ths 4 bars.wma]
Other instruments include a vibraslap from Sonic Foundry Latin Loops, and a kick drum loop from Zero G’s Nu Bossa sample pack.
The song form is…I don’t know, really, but it includes a 16-bar intro, followed by a pair of 8-bar verses of vocalese lyrics performed by me. A 4-bar bridge occurs with a style change to BOSSONM.STY (Son Montuno w / bossa drums). Gary Smulyan solos on baritone sax for 16 bars. A second 4-bar bridge comes in with another style, _SONMOPC.STY. (Son Montuno). Oliver Gannon solos on nylon guitar (he sounds like he could have performed on the soundtrack for the 1959 film Black Orpheus!!!) for 16 bars, followed by a third and final bridge of SONTRIO.STY (Cuban Son Montuno), after which the pair of 8-bar vocalese lyrics are re-visited and lead to a 4-bar ending.
To forum member ‘rayc’: You seem to be the resident mixologist/sound engineer on the forum, so I’m particularly interested in your comments on the production, though I welcome comments from all others concerning that aspect.
The song is dedicated to the late João Gilberto (June 10th, 1931 – July 6th, 2019), the Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who according to Wikipedia “was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world he was often called "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" ("The Legend").
https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=13929290
Title: Whol' Lotta Bossa Goin' On!
Key = Am, Tempo @ 170, Length = 2:29
Style is _B140_GB.STY (Contemporary Med. Bossa) interpolated with three varieties of Afro-Cuban/Latin styles from Band-in-a-Box.
RealTracks in style:
Ron Carter on Bass, Acoustic, Bossa,Ron Ev. 140, #2284
Oliver Gannon, Guitar, Nylon, Soloist, Samba Ev. 190, #1094
Oliver Gannon, Guitar, Electric, Rhythm, Bossa Ev. 140, #467
Gary Smulyan, Sax, Baritone, Soloist, Bossa, Gary Ev. 140 #2142
Craig Scott, Bossa Brushes: a: Sidestick Brushes b: Sidestick, Ride
Loop(s): Guiro [Percussion Loops\Loop124bpm Guiro 8ths 4 bars.wma]
Other instruments include a vibraslap from Sonic Foundry Latin Loops, and a kick drum loop from Zero G’s Nu Bossa sample pack.
The song form is…I don’t know, really, but it includes a 16-bar intro, followed by a pair of 8-bar verses of vocalese lyrics performed by me. A 4-bar bridge occurs with a style change to BOSSONM.STY (Son Montuno w / bossa drums). Gary Smulyan solos on baritone sax for 16 bars. A second 4-bar bridge comes in with another style, _SONMOPC.STY. (Son Montuno). Oliver Gannon solos on nylon guitar (he sounds like he could have performed on the soundtrack for the 1959 film Black Orpheus!!!) for 16 bars, followed by a third and final bridge of SONTRIO.STY (Cuban Son Montuno), after which the pair of 8-bar vocalese lyrics are re-visited and lead to a 4-bar ending.
To forum member ‘rayc’: You seem to be the resident mixologist/sound engineer on the forum, so I’m particularly interested in your comments on the production, though I welcome comments from all others concerning that aspect.
The song is dedicated to the late João Gilberto (June 10th, 1931 – July 6th, 2019), the Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who according to Wikipedia “was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world he was often called "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" ("The Legend").
https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=13929290