Wow! Sounds great! You sure your friend isn't Tom Scott? Great sax
playing, and a very professional sounding track all around!

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Tom Scott, David Sanborn, Nelson Rangell, Najee, Jay Beckenstein :-)...I had
the same thoughts...

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Is as good as it gets.... I'm thinking more MJers are going to have to
drop by and hear what is happening here... I've 10'd you guys... this
certainly meets my criteria



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Scott, Ed & I appreciate the vote. We hope to do more!

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This tightly-put-together tune reminds me of a lot of stuff on "smooth jazz" radio stations, especially about ten years ago. Very listenable, mellow yet energizing.

Excellent sax playing!

The sound-bed you provide is well-balanced and spreads out nicely through my headphones. Very tasteful mix, and fits the genre perfectly.

The flute was also good, but I would have liked to hear it even more throughout the piece, maybe echoing some of the sax riffs.

LOVELY voice layers at the end, indeed! I'd definitely like to hear more of this kind of sound in future pieces. The voice sparkles through this mix very pleasantly.

Very professionally competent track in every way. Excellent work from both of you!


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Thanks much for the comments!

"The flute was also good, but I would have liked to hear it even more throughout the piece, maybe echoing some of the sax riffs."

Actually, I had seriously thought about doing something like that to help lead the tenor out to the voices. However, I'm really not that much of a flute player (truthfully, I literally pulled it out for the first time in something like 18 years) and did it specifically for this tune. I think I may have to brush up on those chops. *grin*

"LOVELY voice layers at the end, indeed! I'd definitely like to hear more of this kind of sound in future pieces. The voice sparkles through this mix very pleasantly."

Wow... just... wow. I'm really pleasantly surprised by the overall response to the vocal parts, especially since I don't consider myself a vocalist by ANY stretch of the imagination.

"Very professionally competent track in every way. Excellent work from both of you!"

*blush* Thank you very much. Really.

Karmatoburn was really the one that approached me with this collaboration a while back. I heard a melody on the 'A' section almost instantly. Amazing, really... something about the work he does resonates with me. Major kudos to him for his part in this. I have a tremendous amount of respect for his mad compositional skillz.

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yoweeeeeeeeeee!

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another Jazz Fizz, please.

Very cool, bubbly and refreshing. Nice restraint, nice mix and HOT
honkin' on the phone.

Nice work, guys. I'm jazzed! ;-)

--- Joe



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Thanks Joe & McBoy, we appreciate you guys listening. I think we'll have to
invent a drink called the Balken Fizz

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This is such an amazing track - not normally my sort of thing but it
reminds me a bit of Steps Ahead. Great arrangement and stonking sax
playing - grand stuff.

KK

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komrade, thank you for the compliment. Steps Ahead has some serious music
out there.

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That sax blew me away. This is great stuff.

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PV, I can't express how much Ed'd playing makes this track. It was just
another jam and now its one of my favorite . Thank you for listening and
commenting from both of us.

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Nice melody from the sax, very talented sax player. Production sounds
good, nice mix. I also like the flute in the middle adds a nice touch to
break up the sax

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SC, many thx for stoppin by. I just added some keys to swinginwillie and
hope to send your way soon.

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Wow, this is HOT! Awesome sax and flute. Hey, I liked the bass, too!

Great job!

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SD, thanks for leaving such a nice comment. Its really Ed Hagihara's awesome
playing that makes this tune.

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This type of work really raises the standard of this website. Professional work, great sound. The sax took this piece over the top. Nice stuff...more please. RP

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Wow, that raises the bar for us as well. What a compliment!

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Excellent bass and drum sounds. What were they?
This is one tight and tidy musical package.
Cheers

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Bass was Alesis Nanobass module and the drums were from a Roland TD7
Drum module. Thx for stopping by.

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I can picture myself walking in downtown Chicago or N.Y. watching and
listening to you guys playing this tune live. Wow kickin stuff!! :-}

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Hector, thx for commenting! Just sent off one of your tunes to Ed (DonJuan),
hoping we could revive the SGU

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As good as Ive ever heard. Nice composition and arrangement but great individual performances really distinguish this piece.

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thank you from both of us.

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Wow, what a treasured gift you have. Thanks for sharing it !

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