Improvisation for Nino #1

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Piano improvisation for Nino #1.
Acoustic piano, live, no edits. Recorded directly into GB. I'll apologize in advance for the recording quality, my $10 Radio Shack lapel Mic doesn't handle the low dbs all that well.
This is a loose improvisation on a longer composition I wrote for my son Sebastian. When I feel my heart start to implode from the pain, I play this to relieve the pressure.
Your life is the window through which I view the world. You are my Shaman.

I miss you every moment of my life.

Thank you to everyone who stopped, listened and
commented on this piece. As personal as this is, it was
not an easy thing for me to post...

It pleases me that you enjoy it...and perhaps feel
something from it as well. When I would play my guitar
late at night, I knew Sebastian would lie awake in his bed
and listen. He loved life, he loved music...and he loved to
listen to me play.

After his death, I bought this old Franklin Baby
Grand...and started composing music for piano. The piano
was a gift from him...the music I play is a gift to him.

What you feel in this music is love, it is life, it is Sebastian.

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Hits: 2440
Comments: 22
Fans: 9
Plays: 237
Downloads: 186
Votes: 25
Uploaded: Jun 01, 2005 - 10:02:10 AM
Last Updated: Oct 25, 2005 - 09:25:46 AM Last Played: Sep 23, 2009 - 04:33:37 PM

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Comments

woodguy32	woodguy32 said 1622 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	wow..your opus wow .. take my breath away...amazing work Blaine..I am in awe.. really dont know what to write.. just listening.. you are one talented keyboard guy.. big hands clapping here.. wood32 Check out my latest song called Wood and Cancer... No.3... Chaos Mix

	said 1622 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Shaman on me Hey, this is good. A new room of The Blaine revealed. A quiet, introspective room. With walls that sometimes start to press inward (like in those Egyptian pyramid thriller movies) but whose motion is countered by melodious keystrokes. The salve. The emollient. The tonic.

btransue	btransue said 1622 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Shaman on me Thank you RS. --- "Remember, If you don't like the music, go out and make some of your own" Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

btransue	btransue said 1622 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	opus thanks WG, really...thanks. Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

	said 1622 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	I could care less... what mic you recorded this with. It is beautiful. That 76 year old Franklin still wants to sing. Thanks for sharing this one here.

	said 1621 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	An open window, entering.... I find myself listening, feeling... taken into your music, maybe into your world. Bravo. Through pain we find wisdom. Jack

Mystified	Mystified said 1621 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	good for you.... ....you got that piano mic'd and recorded something! ;) And I'm so glad that you did. This is a lovely piece, and reminds me of those times when I used to just sit down at the piano and improvise to my heart's content. Very, very nice. Thank you for posting this and sharing this with us, Blaine :) Check out my latest song called Forever Voyaging (space race 2009)

aclarke	aclarke said 1621 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Remarkable Blaine- I know how hard it was for you to post this extremely personal song. It is a wonderful and touching piece of music. I also know the pain and am glad you have a way to work through it. Keep the faith, brother! Peace. Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

Syncopatient	Syncopatient said 1621 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	I'm touched The power of music...as one who loves to sit and compose piano music, this piece makes me close my eyes..taking me directly to your heartfelt pain...the expression or your playing is kindred. Thank you for posting this....it has truly moved me in more ways than I could express. Wonderful job. Check out my latest song called Jazz Praise

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1621 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us. Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

thetiler

thetiler said 1621 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)

Thanks for sharing a talent I didn't know you had
I didn't know you had "the gift" Blaine.
Very, very reflective quality to this music.
Blaine is a renaissance man, so many talents.
Wow, no edits- good going!
Blaine your going to have to start wearing web-sun glasses
around here so you don't get overwhelmed by all the MJ
groupies.

Just terrific, bravo Dj-pianist, not necessarily in that order.

Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Kevensor	Kevensor said 1621 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	wow! I agree with Skip, who cares about the mic. This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing this side. Check out my latest song called Smoove

ziti	ziti said 1621 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	blaine ouuuuuuuuch...to beautiful for words Check out my latest song called Stepping Down

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1621 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	Didn't know you had it in you Blaine, this is excellent. You play so well and the fact that you improvised this shows you are a real creative force. Reminds me of Keith Jarrett's improvised piano concerts. It sure would be nice to hear this recorded with a mic that captures the full range. Still, it's a great pleasure to listen to. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

FEEL	FEEL said 1621 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	Very Nice Piece Just you and your instrument nothing else to get in the way but feelings. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

JOAN	JOAN said 1621 days ago (June 2nd, 2005)
	hey B very emotional. where all good music comes from.. Check out my latest song called MUD

Cameron

Cameron said 1618 days ago (June 5th, 2005)

truly heartfelt
This kind of tune -- piano improvisation, on a REAL piano
no less! -- is relatively rare here on MacJams. I am very
glad to listen to this now.

Your emotions shine through strongly on this piece; it
communicates directly with the heart. (I've always enjoyed
doing this kind of piano improvisation, too.)

There's nothing quite like the spontaneity of
improvisation. It shines a very important color in the
musical spectrum. Thank you for reminding me with this
wonderful piece.

Your piano has a lovely, old-timey sound. I think that you
captured it very well with that inexpensive mic, actually.

I hope to hear more of this kind of thing from you. Thank
you for sharing it, and for sharing your feelings.

Namaste.

Check out my latest song called EPONYM

Chris Osborne	Chris Osborne said 1583 days ago (July 10th, 2005)
	Prayers to your heart pain doesnt have to cause the beutiful piece you wrote and the recording sounds fine no apologies its all your work, critics are only what you make of them. peace out Check out my latest song called The Man

btransue	btransue said 1574 days ago (July 19th, 2005)
	Prayers The depth of my pain is matched only by the breadth of my love. They are one in the same, measured only against each other. Thank you for the comment. Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

qthrul	qthrul said 1580 days ago (July 12th, 2005)
	feeling This one stopped me in my tracks. Feeling. Check out my latest song called Restless

btransue

btransue said 1560 days ago (August 2nd, 2005)

Thank you one and all
Thank you to everyone who stopped, listened and
commented on this piece. As personal as this is, it was
not an easy thing for me to post...

It pleases me that you enjoy it...and perhaps feel
something from it as well. When I would play my guitar
late at night, I knew Sebastian would lie awake in his bed
and listen. He loved life, he loved music...and he loved to
listen to me play.

After his death, I bought this old Franklin Baby
Grand...and started composing music for piano. The piano
was a gift from him...the music I play is a gift to him.

What you feel in this music is love, it is life, it is Sebastian.

Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

good boy seldom	good boy seldom said 1486 days ago (October 14th, 2005)
	Very beautiful Aside from the mic issue it's a wonderful and magical piece. I can feel the love. Check out my latest song called You never knew

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Name: Blaine Transue

On again off again host of Virtual Garage on KSVY 91.3fm. Self proclaimed music addict, no clinics, just more storage. Hack musician...actually I'm a good musician, with limited skills. The music posted here runs the gamut from solo projects recorded... [see more]

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