Something I came up with a while back
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Captain Strings
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Joined: Thu May 30, 2013 2:45 pm Posts: 792 Location: Sylmar, California
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Something I came up with a while back
I got caught up in Greg Howard's CD Sol a couple years ago and the Latin things he's doing on that record. I just couldn't get enough of that record and it went into heavy rotation in my car for many months. So I was inspired to put this tune together. I call it "Andalusia". It has a montuno groove as well as a few other stylistic things from that idiom and an A-B-C form. Its' in C minor. If it's too blatantly derivative Greg, mea maxima cupa..... I play it a little more confidently now that I've been at it a while and added a modulation towards the coda now and the solo is a little more outside the diatonic box - but this is what I laid down when it first came to me. I played to a click in case I might add a certain L.A. drummer that I know would kill it. I'm playing a bamboo 12 string/Stickup tuned MR w/high bass 4th direct into Digital Performer with a couple Chris Lord Alge guitar and bass plugins.
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Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:21 pm |
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Jayesskerr
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Joined: Sun May 18, 2014 9:43 am Posts: 4039
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
Pretty cool!
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Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:30 pm |
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RandO
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Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:28 pm Posts: 549 Location: Dartmouth, MA, USA
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
I like the groove, nicely done!
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Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:16 pm |
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BSharp
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
Nice song and nice Stick arrangement on it! I didn't expect the polish. You're off and running and may soon catch up to your professional days on steel guitar. I liked the LH/RH unison feel in the brakes. Some vibrato on those sustained notes would add another dimension, though it detracts a bit from two-handed concentration until it becomes automatic.
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Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:47 am |
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ArmyDoc
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Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:03 am Posts: 244 Location: Augusta GA
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
Wow. Really nice.
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Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:42 am |
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earthgene
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
The change at 0:56 is all kinds of happening. Very nice.
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Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:44 pm |
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Alain
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Joined: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:02 am Posts: 2587 Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
Love it. At 2'30" you start to prepare what's coming after...this nice augmented arpegiated chord...whole tone in fact. You do it again a bit later. Very nice improvisation parts here and there. Congratulations.
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Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:24 am |
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Brett Bottomley
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 1764 Location: North Haven, Connecticut USA
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
Really, really nice!!!
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Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:33 am |
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sagehalo
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Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:38 pm Posts: 681 Location: Cary, NC
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
I enjoyed your use of legato, staccato and sustain in the first 2 minutes to make the melody sing. Your chordal choice at the ending was top notch. Because I only stick my big toe in the jazz pool, I lost a little interest for the second half, but that's me, not you. Very good work.
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Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:33 am |
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AnDroiD
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Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:42 pm Posts: 2536 Location: Jersey
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Re: Something I came up with a while back
Delivering the goods!
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Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:05 am |
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