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 Genre: Jazz Fusion

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Came up with this while exploring the rhythms in the Rhythm Jam Pack. Started with a heavier Motown beat and developed the chord sequence, then as I was adding bass and trying to add some variety to the drums I came across "Motown Mixed Drums". The tenor sax uses a sound font, I'd love to hear a real live sax player have a go.
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Song Stats
Hits: 1395
Comments: 47
Fans: 11
Plays: 184
Downloads: 87
Votes: 7
Uploaded: Feb 23, 2007 - 01:46:27 PM
Last Updated: Feb 23, 2007 - 01:46:27 PM Last Played: Nov 06, 2009 - 05:18:05 AM
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Hardware:
Clavinova
Software:
GarageBand, "Tenor Sax 1" from SoundFonts.it
Comments
Reinholt56 said 989 days ago (February 23rd, 2007)
A good piece of Jazz Fusion....
I agree with you. The saxaphone would be great live.

Still. Without the real live sax it's still a great sounding mix.

Paul.
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peacepiano said 989 days ago (February 23rd, 2007)
Thanks Paul
I'm glad you enjoyed the piece as is. Live is preferred but I think the soundfont is better than the GB sax. Thanks for listening and commenting!!
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paddler said 987 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
Nice groove
Would be an ideal track to add wukka guitar and some acid synth parts to.Its the most convincing virtual sax sound ive ever heard,to date
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peacepiano said 987 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
Thnanks for stopping by
Guitar solos sound nice. I'm learning about how to get better sounds out of the virtual instruments, wind and brass are very difficult when using the percussive attack of the piano to play the notes. Thanks for the comments.
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Alannah said 987 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
Nice relaxed feel ...
... an enjoyable listen ... all I needed was a "crantini" to go with it ...
peacepiano said 987 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
Thanks for the Listen
I still can't get it to play here, but I have it on my machine :)
"Crantini"? Sounds like a summer drink to me. Thanks again.
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composerclark said 987 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
Mellow
Very nice and mellow vibe here; well done! The sax acyually sounds pretty good.
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peacepiano said 987 days ago (February 25th, 2007)
Hi
Mellow is my mood for the weekend.

Thanks for listening and commenting!
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rtcooper said 986 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
LE JAZZ COOL
"Tracking" as they used to say on 52nd Street.

Intent with Restraint. Sometime finger-poping.

vbr,
Cooper
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peacepiano said 986 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
Restraint and Intent
Thanks for listening and commenting!
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said 986 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
groovin
Nice feel I like your chord arrangements, True some real horn or even real guitar on this would be great. Realy layed back ready for a cup of green tea
peacepiano said 986 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
Cup of Tea
Thanks for the comments. I think I'll grab another cup and wash the dishes :)
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said 986 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
Oh yeah...
...love that old Motown sound! You know, you might be able to get our own Dadai (Jack Miller) to play some sax over this groove....

Love it. Nice almost live sound...

Be well!
peacepiano said 986 days ago (February 26th, 2007)
Thank Mike
Interesting idea. I may put a plug for a real sax.
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sdgreen said 985 days ago (February 28th, 2007)
Cool...
Very nice... the "sax" sounds good, I like the keyboards too, interesting textures. Well done! I like it.
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peacepiano said 984 days ago (February 28th, 2007)
Thanks for stopping by
Its good to hear from someone new. Comments and suggestions are always welcome!
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Norman Goodman said 973 days ago (March 12th, 2007)
!!!!!
This by far is my favourite piece by you. The song structure from start to finish is exceptional. Your playing on this is great and the groove and phrasing of your changes really hit home for me.
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peacepiano said 972 days ago (March 12th, 2007)
Thanks for listening
High praise! I'm glad you enjoyed the piece. It is definitely more structured than some of my other efforts.
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Feter said 972 days ago (March 13th, 2007)
Sooothin ........!
this is a very powerfull Piece
the keyboard very evry tastey
ye ..I got the same soundfonts
you did real great work
with it ..very nice ...and soooothin !!
great job my friend !!!
peacepiano said 971 days ago (March 13th, 2007)
Feter
Thanks for listening. The sound fonts are fun to work with and provide more realistic instruments in some cases.
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said 971 days ago (March 13th, 2007)
Sweet
I like the feel to this. Maybe some "xylophone" on the right would help balance the saxaphone. Overall, Very smooth....Going in "favorites"

Thanks for sharing.

Chris
peacepiano said 970 days ago (March 14th, 2007)
Quick
I like the xylophone suggestion. Thanks for listening.
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musichead said 967 days ago (March 17th, 2007)
nice
Nice piece!!!! Just right...I wouldnt change a thing...Do you play live???
Soundfont sax does sound better than GB sax. I like to use horns in my songs...and sometimes Gb doesnt workout all that well.
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peacepiano said 967 days ago (March 17th, 2007)
Live
Yes I play each track live except for the drum loops. I am a real klutz with the pencil tool, so I find it easier to practice a line and rerecord. I did use some timing fixes during production. Thanks for listening and commenting!!
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mvh9591 said 963 days ago (March 21st, 2007)
Very Nice Job -----
Bill, The "Sax" samples sounded real to me. You did a great job on this one. I enjoyed it much.

Thanks for sharing,

mvh : )
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peacepiano said 962 days ago (March 22nd, 2007)
MVH
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I did go through and make sure the legato notes were sequential like they would be on a real sax and not overlapping like I do for piano legato.
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gregd said 962 days ago (March 22nd, 2007)
Mr. Piano
This is a really nicely mixed tune. The touch on the synth-sax is smooth. I like PickQuick's suggestion for a vibraphone/xylophone. At the start of the tune the piano seemed a little strong, but it blended into the mix well as the song went on.

Solid,
-g
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peacepiano said 961 days ago (March 23rd, 2007)
g-
Thanks for the feedback, I really like to know people are listening.
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mbehar said 958 days ago (March 26th, 2007)
nice
I like the nice eazy groove on this one. Well done.
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peacepiano said 958 days ago (March 26th, 2007)
mbehar-
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MJG said 958 days ago (March 26th, 2007)
Another quality recording..
Good sound peace, enjoyed the Clavinova, thanks for sharin'.
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peacepiano said 958 days ago (March 26th, 2007)
MJG-
Glad you enjoyed my little song. Thanks for commenting!
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guitapick said 950 days ago (April 3rd, 2007)
"The Luney Take Off"...
...indeed...

I'm finding some truly fine musicians, today...

A live sax would be sweet...but you do a nice job with the SoundFonts.

Enjoyed this very much.
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peacepiano said 950 days ago (April 3rd, 2007)
GuitaPick
Glad you like this one, and count me among the fine musicians here. I consider that high praise, some of the musicians here are true professionals.
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Nikos said 923 days ago (April 30th, 2007)
Very nice
A good mellow vibe to this one. Makes me want to have a glass of wine and draw something to it. The sax sounded really good for a virtual instument, but a real sax would really bring this piece up a notch. A great piece of music here. And thank you for commenting on my song visions it means alot. Best regards-Nikos
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peacepiano said 922 days ago (May 1st, 2007)
Nikos-
I agree with your suggestions, I just need to get organized here :) Thanks for listening!
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damiengh said 916 days ago (May 7th, 2007)
Something to groove on.
Really feeling this one. Man if you could play sax, you certainly have the right feel in the right places. Getting a little Philadelphia sound in here too.

I may get my sax out on this one too.
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peacepiano said 916 days ago (May 7th, 2007)
Damiengh
Glad you like the sound. Can you recommend any Philadelphia sound artists? Thanks for listening!
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damiengh said 915 days ago (May 8th, 2007)
Philadelphia
Spinners, Stylistics, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, OJay's, Delfonics. Also songwriters, McFadden/Whitehead and Gamble/Huff.

Check'em out at Itunes store, you can sample a bit.

Also check out this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_soul

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peacepiano said 915 days ago (May 8th, 2007)
Philly Sound
Thanks, some of those names are familiar, I will check them all out.
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said 860 days ago (July 2nd, 2007)
Wind...

Summer breeze feel , very well done .
peacepiano said 860 days ago (July 2nd, 2007)
Henri Roger
Thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate comments from excellent piano players.
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timothy devine said 848 days ago (July 15th, 2007)
Nice
Real nice.
Good, well written tune.
Now u know iG.STUDiO


I love the sound of this recording.
Cool Groove



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peacepiano said 847 days ago (July 15th, 2007)
TIm
Thanks for stopping by. When you let me help on Touching Down, I just assumed you had already heard this one. I am still interested in having the sax part done live, I will make some inquiries...
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timothy devine said 847 days ago (July 15th, 2007)
Bill
Let me know if that happens...(live sax)
I am just begining to explore more of you music.
bit by bit
when the time is right
sounds cool so far

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davisamerica said 754 days ago (October 16th, 2007)
just stumbled on this one
very nice. sax does sound real and natural. nice song!
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peacepiano said 754 days ago (October 16th, 2007)
Davisamerica
Thanks for stopping by. Good random pick, still one of my best :)
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