Last Call (alt. take)

iG.STUDiO

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Was going through alternative takes, found one which sounds decent... decided to mix a shorter version (yes, 7 minutes is short, on my opinion, compare to 14...) I am the only sax player on this one, no trumpet, no second tenor, no bass solo (if you want to hear Mori's, James' and Marco's beautiful takes—listen to the full version) just me, Mori Behar is taking the bass for a walk...

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Song Stats

Hits: 1405
Comments: 31
Fans: 13
Plays: 66
Downloads: 112
Votes: 9
Uploaded: Jan 29, 2008 - 01:22:46 PM
Last Updated: Apr 25, 2008 - 01:26:51 PM Last Played: Nov 15, 2009 - 07:10:10 AM

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Keywords:

sax (64), tenor sax (13), jazz (501), improvisation (80), iG.STUDiO (4), Ilya Gerasimenko (3)

Hardware:

Yamaha "CustomZ" tenor saxophone YTSZ82, Otto Link Super Tone Master 10* mouthpiece, Vandoren Traditional #3.5 reeds, RadioShack 33-3004 dynamic microphone, Oxygen8 MIDI controller, AKAI EWI4000S (custom patch for the fake trumpet)

Software:

GarageBand, UniQuest for AKAI EWI4000S

Comments

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 666 days ago (January 29th, 2008)
	I really like your tone and phrasing.Evokes my favorite sax players Stan Getz,Turrentine,etc. Check out my latest song called Blues in Bm

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	Thank you very much! Not often I am compared to one of my gods, always an honor... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

ktb	ktb said 666 days ago (January 29th, 2008)
	whew such a sweet job. that very low super B3 hummin in the background, the faint scratchiness, this is so good. The little plucking behind your seductive solo'ing! very large in my book. Check out my latest song called Texas stump

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	Thank you very much! I switched the piano to organ for this one, indeed--love that sound... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Feter	Feter said 666 days ago (January 29th, 2008)
	Last Call Ahh what a cool sound ..man ,this is fabulous tatsey sax sound ..it need to be that long friend ..never stop ..thnx for sharin ! ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	:) I would play longer, if I wouldn't run out of breath :) Thank you very much for the praise... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

thetiler

thetiler said 666 days ago (January 29th, 2008)

cool jazz
When I spot the words IGSTUDIO, I know I am in for something cool and this is that way to. Lots of lush laid back sounds, terrific use of the brushes they blend in quite well with the other instruments. Nice kind of city type jazz to me. Make ya want to snap your fingers, also kind of a mystery detective feel as well.

Way to go!

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iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	Thank you very much! :) Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Elevator_Funk	Elevator_Funk said 665 days ago (January 29th, 2008)
	Oh Yeah.... Quite Groovy. Check out my latest song called Post Nasal Drip

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	:) Thankx! Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Cameron

Cameron said 665 days ago (January 29th, 2008)

sax noir
Ilya, it's always a pleasure to hear your tracks.

Very nice combination of "live" sax and synthed instruments. You accomplish a fairly realistic sound with it all.

The trumpet sound overbalanced the sax in the beginning measures, then the level dropped and blended better with the sax.

Trumpet is one of the hardest to make sound good when synthed (like violin); occasionally it sounded "synthy" on this track.

The organ sound is a cool addition. I would have liked it to sustain through while the sax/trumpet finished their phrases; it sounded a little choppy when everything cut off together. But then you sustained the organ nicely at 6:00 and beyond a couple times, then it cut off again later.

Also, the organ generally sounded too far away through my headset.

The bass line was laid-back and rather subtle; I would have liked to hear more "punch" with it.

Even with the synthed stuff, this song would benefit from punching up the balance on the organ and bass, and percussion at times. And bring down the trumpet.

Very nice musical concept, and your sax playing is a dream! Thanks for posting.

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iG.STUDiO

iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)

Thank you!
Always loved your comments—you are the king of constructive critisizm. I just wish there was a way to update the mp3 file without uploading a new one and creating a new page for it. Anyway—a remixed version is already playing in my iTunes—many valid points, I hear them now, too. As for the synthetic sound of the trumpet—I am just starting playing with the EWI patch editor (a really not intuitive software, I must tell)...

Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	remixed version remixed version, with a toned down EWI trumpet and slightly reworked organ track. I kept the rest of the balance relationships, though, after listening... still think it's better... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

timothy devine

timothy devine said 665 days ago (January 29th, 2008)

sweet bed to play in
Nice composition!
Great job with the mix. You could have gotten James (bass2x) to blow his horn.
but
This is great top to bottom. The tones on all the sounds are very hip. I agree with one comment that the organ could come up a bit in the mix, MHO.
The bass is so sweet and laid back creating a mellow mood for your playing.
You have such a natural flow to your phrasing. You go from one chop to another stringing them together with gentle runs and blasts of energy that inspire the next phrase. Feeding into one another,and so on.....
you got a nice touch is what I'm saying
real nice tune
the overall sound is very hip and pro

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iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 665 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
	Thank you! James did play trumpet on the first version, and did it beautifully. I wanted this one to be just one alternative take of my solo, this is why I couldn't keep his without making the whole thing sound similar to the previous version, so I decided to try my new toy - the EWI :) Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Leon	Leon said 664 days ago (January 31st, 2008)
	Shades of music... This has images of a noir movie with a lounge scene swirling in my head... a very effective way to hypnotize and tranquilize a ruffled mind like mine at the end of a harrowing day. Really loved it... I'll have it in my ipod as an emergency tranquilizer when I'm having a bad day. It beats a pill. Check out my latest song called The Nightingale (music and lyrics by Oceans)

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 663 days ago (February 1st, 2008)
	music... ...is medicinal by nature. It's the side effects you have to watch out for... :) Thank you! Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 664 days ago (January 31st, 2008)
	Beautiful I like composition of this melody. Adult song with very good atmosphere. Moreover, I like saxophone like your ..becoming lively... Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 663 days ago (February 1st, 2008)
	Thank you very much! I am glad you liked it, maestro... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Mcboy	Mcboy said 664 days ago (January 31st, 2008)
	hey man i get that arto lindsay/john lurie film noir vibe......ala harlem nocturne....kool blowing man.....kool blowing...... Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 663 days ago (February 1st, 2008)
	Thanx, mon appreciate... :) Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

jiguma

jiguma said 659 days ago (February 5th, 2008)

I'm not normally a jazz fan
but this I really like. "Smouldering" is the word that comes to mind. Love the playing all round - sax, bass, B3 and drums all sound perfect - I even like the fake trumpet. Your sax playing is just so good on this.

OK now that's out of the way, I want to lavish a bit of praise on the production - excellent sounds, beautifully recorded. The recording of the sax (which I've never tried) seems like it might be a little tricky to get the nuances and various volume levels right, but you've done it really well. Acoustic bass is a tricky one to get to sit right in a mix, and you've done that too.

I really like this - congratulations! Must listen to the 14 minute version.

Cheers from Oz!
Neil

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iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 658 days ago (February 6th, 2008)
	Thank you very much! Recording of most acoustic instruments is a challenge, I appreciate you taking a note on that... :) Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

	said 654 days ago (February 10th, 2008)
	this is music And by that i mean that music is an emotion and reflection of musicianship, which is the case here... Always loved the collabs around Moja, and the sax here is stunning good. Thanx Mori for u're music.

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 653 days ago (February 11th, 2008)
	can't really do wrong... ...when you play with the best... thank you! Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

Alannah	Alannah said 647 days ago (February 16th, 2008)
	I kept .... .. expecting Ella Fitzgerald to pop out from behind a velvet curtain ...... the fire in this one certainly lights the "torch" ..... Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 633 days ago (March 1st, 2008)
	if it would ever happen... ..I'd die happy. My first two records I ever listened to were Ella Fitzgerald's and Louis Armstrong's "Best Of"s... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

	said 622 days ago (March 13th, 2008)
	Excellent. Hi loved this what a great sound. you sound like a very talented sax player loved the background music also. Cheers Peace Dee

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 586 days ago (April 18th, 2008)
	=) Thanx! Looked at your page - wow. I wish I'd be that productive =)... Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

oldlibmike	oldlibmike said 590 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Very professional Can't add much that hasn't been said. I love the mix of live and synthed instruments. I think you got alot out of the synth trumpet even if it is still a bit electric sounding. Great production skills! Check out my latest song called Lama du jour

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 586 days ago (April 18th, 2008)
	=) thank you ! Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

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