You & I

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Once kcsaito submitted this piece a few weeks ago, the World Jazz Project could not wait to get its hands on it. "You & I" is such a beautiful tune, that the decision was made not to add too much. In fact, in this version, more was taken away than added, so that Keishi Saito's wonderful piano improvisation is allowed to shine.

Pianos, keyboards: Keishi Saito (kcsaito, Japan)
Drums: Laine Wehler (drlaine, US)
Arrangement, mix: Tom Atwood (atwood1956, US)

© 2005 Keishi Saito

Original version: http://www.macjams.com/song/song_profile.php?lid=11920

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Hits: 3280
Comments: 19
Fans: 10
Plays: 344
Downloads: 203
Votes: 23
Uploaded: Aug 06, 2005 - 08:25:30 PM
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2005 - 06:33:43 AM Last Played: Nov 16, 2009 - 06:50:47 AM

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TennesseeVic	TennesseeVic said 1573 days ago (August 6th, 2005)
	Totally wonderful! Your approach is absolutely right: just let that piano solo shine. This is beautiful. Great work. Check out my latest song called Tecmo Superbowl 2009 w/ Dead End (MJRF 2004)

cjhoose	cjhoose said 1573 days ago (August 6th, 2005)
	gorgeous I'm not usually a jazz lover, but this has such a lovely, lazy prettiness... I can see myself in the lobby of a Chicago hotel, watching a live band, enjoying watching people come and go... Check out my latest song called Julia

Mystified	Mystified said 1573 days ago (August 6th, 2005)
	Wonderful just got better ...if that's possible. This is a lovely, expressive and sumptuous bit of musical beauty. Thank you for sharing :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

SlimGirlFat

SlimGirlFat said 1573 days ago (August 7th, 2005)

Dear World Jazz Project
I stand.....well sit.... in AWE!

Kcsaito, your piano playing is truly wonderful... sultry
emotive melodies.....Stunning.

Laine... Wonderful drums, I love the brush sounds. perfect
for this track.

Tom, beautifully arranged and mixed. With your deft and
talented touch, this track really is at the top of any
playlist, and not just here at Macjams.

D/L and in my car!

Slimmie

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Einarus	Einarus said 1573 days ago (August 7th, 2005)
	Gorgeous I'm not sure how to describe my admiration of this piece... So I'm not going to go ahead and try...it'd just ruin it. Wonderful in every way! Check out my latest song called Running Scared (w/ Ziti)

Cameron

Cameron said 1573 days ago (August 7th, 2005)

beautiful transparency
Lovely piano playing, great harmonic structure on this
piece.

My personal preference would be to hear a little more
variety in the left hand; the continual quarter-notes grew
repetitive as the song progressed, but the middle section
did offer some good variety.

The drums are artfully played with many nice touches. A
couple of times, the cymbals sounded a bit "hot" in the
crescendos, but mostly the drums complemented the
whole very well.

Very tasteful use of strings -- understated, as to avoid
overshadowing the piano and drums. Nice!

In fact, one of the greatest strengths of this piece is its
transparency, its economy of sounds; very full without
being thick or cluttered.

This is a very pleasing collaboration and I hope to hear
more from the three of you!

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	said 1573 days ago (August 7th, 2005)
	great little tune for a sunday morning. the feel of the song is great and the drum mix is just right. less is more, very nice tune. cheers

Pie	Pie said 1573 days ago (August 7th, 2005)
	this is nice but... ...some of the percussion doesn't seem syncopated, is just downright distracting and doesn't really serve the piece at all. In my opinion :-) But otherwise fantastic. Keep 'em coming. Check out my latest song called Kaleidoscope (Single)

	Avi360 said 1573 days ago (August 7th, 2005)
	Yeah. I enjoyed listening to it, it really is a beautiful tune. Keep going! Check out my latest song called 710

	Kulturbeutel said 1572 days ago (August 7th, 2005)
	Nice tune Nice tune but a little bit too laid back. I would like the piece to be more authentic, with vocals, kind� like blue. Check out my latest song called Partly Me

thoddi

thoddi said 1572 days ago (August 8th, 2005)

A peaceful moment
Lovely mood. The piano gives the beat and the melody. I appreciate the bass that comes along near the end. Very suited performance, and its nice to hear there is an upright bass here at Macjams. The string arrangements is perfectly balanced and is creating a soft bed for the piano to rest on.

I think the drums is well performed, only I find them a bit to dynamic to this piece. But just a few places though. In such a moody tune they should just offer a soft ride home... well thats just my thougths:)

Thanks for making this wonderful tune and sharing it here.

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	00tinydancer00 said 1571 days ago (August 8th, 2005)
	Gorgeous PIANO Gorgeous PIANO! i love this sound ... so calming you can just come home from a long day of work and relax wonerful job Check out my latest song called sex and candy

ChrisSly	ChrisSly said 1571 days ago (August 8th, 2005)
	super. So laid back, and gentle. Really nice playing, both of you. Warm and yummy. Check out my latest song called La Valse Final Waltz

jesushairdo	jesushairdo said 1571 days ago (August 8th, 2005)
	dreamy.... every sound came together handsomely.... perfect collaboration! Check out my latest song called Elephant in the Sky (Orchestra version)

	SoftRisk said 1570 days ago (August 10th, 2005)
	Jazz itself This song is really pretty. It has softness and gentleness without asking anything back from the listener( what ever that means) lol everything about it sounds right A for you

donbot24	donbot24 said 1567 days ago (August 13th, 2005)
	Bliss Total relaxation. VERY nice. Check out my latest song called Field Of Spears

WorldJazzProject	WorldJazzProject said 1566 days ago (August 13th, 2005)
	Thanks On behalf of kcsaito and drlaine, the World Jazz Project thanks you all for listening and for your comments. Just a reminder, we welcome you to join us and to post jazz collaborations as part of this project. Thanks again! WJP Check out my latest song called You & I

Our Man Duff	Our Man Duff said 1535 days ago (September 14th, 2005)
	bravo do I need to say more? Check out my latest song called silence is a rhythm too

elektronix

elektronix said 909 days ago (June 1st, 2007)

Wonderful
What's more to say, less is more, the piano has a plenty of room here, this grants this wonderful confident mood.

I am jealous, I want to make music like this, but I am not able to....
If you wanna know something about my "feeling of life" hear this kind of music, hear this one.

Thanks a lot for sharing, I really enjoyed it!

elektronix

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Artist Info

The World Jazz Project sounds big, but is actually a small collaboration of MacJams artists from around the world. Current members include atwood1956, kcsaito, iG.STUDiO, and drlaine. This group was formed to record an extended version of "Summer Pla... [see more]

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