Love this 'swing' sound you get, and that steady beat with the drum and the banjo. I can hear you are going hammer and tongs with your feet on the pedals. How do you keep that up?!! And your band members are pretty sprightly too, ad-libbing on just about every note they play. And if anyone didn't think one could play solo instruments like this then just listen to the YouTube clip below.
They always have to 'muck about' with the melody, sometimes to the extent that the original melody is unrecognisable.
I used registrations from the new Osimo Pa700 set. This set of registrations wasn't even for this song but thought it went well with it.
Now that was a very interesting Style to use for this piece. Sounded a bit like the 'Dutch Swing College Band'. I like how you blended all those instruments together. You didn't have the melody as the predominant sound, so you are listening equally to what all the other members of the band are playing. That is just how the Dutch Swing College Band would have played it.
Listed as an 8 beat on my arrangement, which I doubt it was on its first incarnation. Have you got it on here?
You just have a way of putting songs together and everything 'flows' so well. You came straight in with your song so we heard you playing right from the very beginning. Long 'Intros' very rarely match the play that follows.
That Jazz Organ (Hammond) sounded really good, and you purposely added that bit of 'Tremolo' to it at the end. A great twist (pardon the pun!). Liked your piano. Very smooth and mellow. And the Vintage Open Guitar was a 60s guitar to the tee. That little bit of 'Glide' was using the keyboard's technology to great effect. Another thing I really like about your music is how you add a 'voice' to the left of the split. In this case Boys Choir? Gives a nice 'rounded' sound in the background. This adds 'body' to the Style. But you didn't have that there all the time (eg.when you were playing piano) which gave a nice contrast.
Really enjoyed that. What a super arrangement. That change from the emphasis being on every other beat in the bar to every beat in the bar just blew me away! Interesting 'jazzy' voices, particularly the saxophone at the start where you have managed to change the 'texture' of the saxophone by using the 'touch' feature to best advantage. Brilliant!
What a talented player you are! That piece really lifted my spirits! You made such use of that expression pedal again to give a real lift to your music. When you were doing your rounds in the clubs I bet they were bending over backwards to have you come and play.
That was fabulous! I liked how this Style emphasised every beat of the bar, and particularly when the bass did the same. And I always like to hear a 'voice' with the Style, in this case a drawbar organ. Great choice and variety of voices too.
That was just fabulous! The 'soft' sounds you had were played with real feeling. Loved it!
Hi Jon,
Really liked those organ sounds you have at the start. Then every other voice you have chosen has sounded perfect. I gather you have spent a lot of time tweaking your voices until you get them to sound as you want. Time well spent!
You have got the balance between the Style and the melody spot on. And you are a dab hand at adding melodies into those Intros and Endings. Most people will just sit back and let the keyboard do it's own thing. What a difference it makes to 'customise' the ending and make it your own.
Hugh
I just choose a selection of voices that I feel fit the songs being played, utilising the single left-voice and the two right-voice options.
Let It Go is from Disney's movie Frozen. I have created the music track by mixing some sound effects and 2 different styles. Played on my Yamaha Genos.
John. Another brilliant arrangement! There are some wonderful chords in this piece. Right up my street! Particularly liked the organ voice coming in. I have listened to this six times now! A really inspiring piece of music! Hugh
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests