Seven Buttons On A Nehru Jacket (w/ Mcboy) by TobinMueller
Genre: Jazz (instrumental)
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Peter Sellers running around in a Nehru jacket (2), Woodstock (22), after party (2), organ (84), jazz (466), 1969 (4), Barbara Eden (2), Herbie Hancock (5), Headhunters (2), Herbie Mann (2), Tobin (69), flute (144), Mcboy (19)
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Thanks to McBoy for adding fabulous guitar moments and getting into the spirit of the whole Woodstock After Party scene. Originally, his guitar work was supposed to lend the track a special vibe that I thought it was missing, but he, of course, added even more personality than I imagined. I hope I've integrated the guitar to his liking. His file arrived set to some other BPM and I had to redo the entire timing thing, which took about 4 hours. Some of it I just redid from ear, and I copy and pasted a few licks to fill out spaces, especially in the build up ending. (That was all done in LIVE, by the way, my favorite program for changing timing and stretching samples.)
Thanks also to Alan Fraser who came up with the Peter Sellers running around in a Nehru Jacket comment that inspired a new title. (The seven buttons refers to the time signature.)
And thanks to Feter, without whom this track would never have existed. Neither would its antecedent:
Sitcom Psychedelica (Woodstock after-party) and McBoy's quick guitar overdub (which he's deleted, sadly).
The image is Peter Sellers playing the ukekele on the track 'New York Girls' somewhere long ago...
RAIN BATHER draft mixes on MJ:
Lightning Strikes
I Wanna Fly
Caught In The Current (feat. Bill Barner)
Finding No Path
Seven Buttons On A Nehru Jacket
Last Song On Vaudeville (feat. Bill Barner)
Pre-release CDs can be purchased here (includes more info on recording): RAIN BATHER.
Thanks also to Alan Fraser who came up with the Peter Sellers running around in a Nehru Jacket comment that inspired a new title. (The seven buttons refers to the time signature.)
And thanks to Feter, without whom this track would never have existed. Neither would its antecedent:
Sitcom Psychedelica (Woodstock after-party) and McBoy's quick guitar overdub (which he's deleted, sadly).
The image is Peter Sellers playing the ukekele on the track 'New York Girls' somewhere long ago...
RAIN BATHER draft mixes on MJ:
Lightning Strikes
I Wanna Fly
Caught In The Current (feat. Bill Barner)
Finding No Path
Seven Buttons On A Nehru Jacket
Last Song On Vaudeville (feat. Bill Barner)
Pre-release CDs can be purchased here (includes more info on recording): RAIN BATHER.
Hardware:
B3, Fender, synth: TobinFlute: Sal Giorgianni
Guitar: McBoy
Software:
Recorded in LogicGuitar tracks laid in and re-timed in Live
Mastered in Peak
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thoddi
Cool, sums this up pretty good:)
The synth things is loaded with energy. And the timing of them is right on! Never predictable - pure sexy.
The flute has its own agenda and it's a brilliant one. I think I recognize the style its played from some of your earlier songs. Again great timing, and a pleasant listen.
McBoy never disappoints. He must be the most versatile guitarist I know of. Man, what a great musician!
All in all - COOL!
Moviz
and great jazzy funky sounds too. wonderful quality sound and a great collab, regards M
abstractreality
This has certainly developed since its first mix. You don't hear a lot of 7/8 songs, especially ones this good!
abstractreality
What's Nehru, by the way?
TobinMueller
The Nehru jacket is a hip-length tailored coat with a stand-up or "mandarin" collar, worn most notably by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. It began to be marketed as the Nehru jacket in the West in the mid-1960s; it was briefly popular there in the late 1960s and early 1970s, its popularity spurred by growing awareness of foreign cultures, by the minimalism of the Mod lifestyle, and, in particular, by the Monkees and the Beatles, who popularized the garment, and a frequent costume worn by james Bond villains. Thus, it has a era-specific feel.
paul f. page
...so much going on in your music. Certainly gives the listener a lot to listen to. I am wondering around every corner what I will find next and am always surprised by what I hear. Nice mix. (I hate to be critical, but your flute seems a little under pitch ... and it's not just jazz.) ...
TobinMueller
Few of my tracks fit nicely into a single genre, since my own playing and interests don't either. Its been a bane of my career, wanting to hop genres when many audiences don't really want that. I had the first version of this listed under NUJazz, since the nature of the groove fits better into that, altho the drumming is nearly funk (as is my Fender). The flute is almost Jethro Tullish, almost avant-garde Chicago II, and my organ playing isn't jazz in many places. There are hints of pop/sitcom soundtrack, too. But I like the main genres best for searching out music, so I picked Jazz for this one.
You have no idea how many times I listened to the flute (and, yes, we thought we tuned before recording) and never noticed the slight below pitch nature. I think he was blowing so hard, it did that, like an R&B singer growling just below the pitch). I think it reaches correct tuning enough, at the ends of notes or when he's not overblowing, that it sits ok (even tho I will always hear it now, dang!) I was (and am) sufficiently distracted by how cool his soloing is that I never noticed. Good ear.
paul f. page
Tobin, You are such a wonderful musician and so eclectic in your tastes and your expertise. Hey, sorry if I've forever polluted your hearing on this number. I know exactly what you mean, though: the excitement of the performance overshadows the minor defects and ultimately wins out. I find that to be true with your piece, too. The ultimate result is awesome and, maybe, the tuning gives it more authenticity. ... On every single thing I record, I mainly notice the problems and, oddly--or not, always remember precisely what I was doing when I created them and also note my incompetence in fixing them. No one else ever seems to notice (except my wife who is a nitpicker about such things)... So, like Nick says at the end of "Gatsby," ... "And so we beat on..." Keep 'em coming.
Peace.
Paul
Warren Smith
Hmm - my Nehru jacket only has six buttons. I wonder if it's a knock-off?
I will take your word for it that something seemed missing from the soundtrack, because it seems quite sculpturally-filled to me. But in an after-hours jam I guess more is always merrier.
It's amazing how this Macjams Woodstock idea keeps developing in unexpected ways.
TobinMueller
Right, mine has six, too. (Nice catch.) The seventh was in reference to the meter. Or maybe the one sewn on the inside in case I lose one of the visible ones...
I missed guitar not becuz the arrangement wasn't full, but becuz I wanted the visual of a guitar guy on stage jamming with us. Giant funk jams were just starting to become the Next Big Thing...
Feter
fisrt of all I never enjoyed keys like these ..
the flute is something remarkable ..McBoy guitar
is a timless signature here a true wizard ..
there s those spots when you let the keys sounds
like wah wah how on earth you did that ??
I think its master piece and all the thanks for
sharin it ..so glad that a thing like woodstockMJ
brought such gem !!
rsorensen
wow this is pro. what a great mix. great performances all around too. I LOVE the flute. and yeah - great title.
cchaplin
Zakatoo !
LunaTrick
...than a dirty groove and a manic flautist. Interesting changes and textural treatments. Fantastic job!
Youra
4'42" of pure joy. Love the elegant flute, the inventivity of the guitar play and the great camel swing. Bravo.
guitapick
...flute's a nice touch. Sounds great, guys!
thetiler
but really enjoyed your descriptions in post with some of the macjammers you replied to! Terrific on both counts.
perceptualvortex
I love that 7 groove. All the instruments are great, but I was really digging the crazy keys, the guitar and especially the flute. Great work, guys!
damiengh
Certainly alot of flavors here hitting on all those good sounds of that early 70's jazz/ psychedlia stuff.
Definitely heard that Hancock influence and that flute sound remeniscent of Jeremy Steig, Herbie Mann, Yusef Lateef and even Rahsaan Roland Kirk
You only forgot one thing, the mini-skirted, bird caged dancing girls with the patin leather thigh-high boots and big bubble hats.
the coolest instrumental tracks I have listened to here at MJ... or any where. Love that flute. Nothing I like better than improv on a woodwind... this reminds me a little of a Stevie Winwood influence. Organ, guitar, percussion... it all rocks, coolly so. I especially enjoyed the disonance build up that leads into another section.
cheers and bows to the band.
That flute still slays me Tobin. I liked everything about this tune from the first time I heard the original. But the flute sounds like "This Was" era Ian Anderson. Truly a period piece.
Of course, McBoy's guitar work is always super.
The mix is amazing. So much depth and definition.
Love it!
Be well friend!
drakonis
I love the funky woo-wah sound on the intro guitar, and your sparkly keyboard work on the organ is great fun. And man, I love Sal's flute work. What a wild party of stars here, makes my head spin, I see melting blobs projected onto the walls, and somebody's dancing behind the bead curtains... what a flashback! Love it! Are you sure this wasn't the theme music for "The Party" (Peter Sellers)?
ttfn,
Drakonis
perceptualvortex
Funny, I was reminded of that movie too!
the Traffic song that I thought of hile listening to the wonderful flute in this song of yours... "Freedom Rider" from the John Barleycorn album, my favorite Traffic album.
cheers
tokai
everythingˇ kool sounds, really well mixed. YOU have a great jam song. Top.
jiguma
"Mcboy on guitars here might be the only way a guit will fit."
Seems to me like it fit the bill nicely Tobin - trés cool!
I still like the organ best - that overdriven Stevie Winwood sound is ..... "music to my ears"!
Cheers,
Neil
TobinMueller
I just saw Winwood in concert (with Clapton!) His solo rendition (organ and voice) of Georgia On My Mind was my favorite thing of the whole wonderful night.
aclarke
Hard to believe that Mcboy's guitar playing could be overshadowed but Sal's flute playing is remarkable.
Tobin, this is one of the neatest things I've heard you post. Really impressed how you took a back seat (in a way) to emphasize the contributions of Mcboy and Sal. Outstanding!
steck
Eclectic work Tobin. Very top drawer.
DWL
That flute is so 60s man.
Stay cool.
Cheers
Dick
chipan
going on in this piece, but it all comes together so nicely. Great groove!
chip
michael2
this is one of my fave Tobin songs, and i love that it's even wilder than the last version. i can't even wrap my head around this one, you guys are so greasy and funky. you could have been opening for Sun Ra, excellent.
Ed Hannifin
...for this to be the soundtrack of...
Thoddi's right. Cool's the word. Wonderful Sixties funk groove. Enough intensity and non-perfection to not get into self-parody or Herbie Mann parody land... Ends up genuinely uplifting to the spirits...
Ed
timothy devine
the intro with the organ building over the funky guitar digs. Way cool. Organ playing is outstanding.
Love where you put the flute in the mix. Right up front and clean man, very clean. Sounds real.??
The whole thing rocks, Really rocks!
You got my attention with all the out there rhythm section stuff and outragious flute. I almost forgot mcboy was to add something more.
Trading off with the flute, HOT, real F#@l*&G hot.
Great playing guys.
Outstanding!
Mystified
Whoa...this is quite the trip!
Harvest gold and avocado Tupperware, lava lamps, bead curtains, crushed velvet sofas...
Yeah, this is the real deal. Loads o' talent, here!
Thanks for sharing :)
TobinMueller
We have a lava lamp in our bedroom! And avocado Tupperware in the cupboard...
woofer3
Blow by blow or maybe a pot pourri. very nice.
John
This is a very nice piece Mr. Tobin. I'm not an expert with Jazz but I really enjoyed this piece... The flute sounds great. You seem that you had a lot of fun with Mcboy. Nicely done!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi
baki
return to forever plus ian anderson. fun fun fun
Elevator_Funk
This was right up my alley!! Forget Woodstock.... I've been to a few concerts that sounded like that in this decade. (I immediately thought of Medeski, Martin & Wood jamming with Karl Denson on flute with John Scofield on Guitar)
Speaking of the flute player, is he a member? I've been here about 3 months so I don't know who everyone is yet, but I dig his style and I'd like to hear more.
I could stand to hear more like this. I hope I can progress well enough in the next year to be able to pull of something this awesome.
TobinMueller
MMW are mindblowing. If I could only be that hip! Thanks for the comment. I am looking into doing a few more like this, since it turned out so well. Check out Lightning Strikes and I Wanna Fly, too. But I am definitely looking into recording a few more like this. Thanks.
dajama
You have created a track that just radiates energy and style. Love the flute and the percussion. Those drums are kicking! Guitar sounds great, too. A very cool piece of music. Nicely done to everybody involved. Peace.
composerclark
I like music that pushes boundaries, and isn't afraid to go a little 'out there' at times. This is definitely happening here; you start us off with a funky 3 4 groove, and things unfold in a kind of safe, orderly way for a while, but then it takes some unexpected turns along the way, particularly when the flute solo comes in, and the organ takes things right into the deep end with its clusters and percussive sound effects. The guitar solo is very good, as is always the case with McB, but I would love to have heard it go a little manic too, in keeping with the mood of the piece.
composerclark
I wrote "3 PLUS 4" above, except I used the plus sign instead of the word 'plus,' but the plus symbol didn't show up, so now it looks like I'm saying it's in 3/4 time, which of course it isn't!
TobinMueller
Right. I got that. Altho I usually reserve arithmetic to when its 3/4 + 6/8 or something like that. thanks for the comments. I'm looking forward to doing more like this...
Jarvoid
and the picture is Peter Sellers with Steel-Eye Span,
the album was Commoners Crown and the year ...was 75/76ish....bloody hell...anyway this is a great track here,blistering flute, it's kind of Jazz Rock ,well to me it is but what do I know? I know what I like....
and this I like Jarvoid
ktb
thats what I heard and loved about this. The flute rocks. Normally i have trouble following the pocket on off time stuff, but this just grabbed me and held on the length. wild ass keys, and electronics break it up nicely.
Some initial clipping in the rythym bed, but that quickly seemed to dissapate. Could have been my crap speakers as well :-)
Robert Rayner
Love the flute here. superb sound.
racerat
As a budding artist in the 60's and early 70's I sported a Nehru jacket now and again, as well as the occasional nehru shirt and neck scarf with brass ring combination. I can just see my Hendrix black lite poster all a glow in my pachouli incense filled room, my little pot sprouts hidden discretely in the corner of my terrarium far from my parents eyes. Just groovin'. Nice Collab guys.
VicDiesel
Ok, so initially I was thinking that with all the riffs I could use a couple of long Coltrane lines, and then that flute comes in. That's some nifty soloing. Kudos.
that80sboy
aaaahh..take me back!....diggin this!
i would love to hear more of this style from you. you excell at this jazz fusion genre. many kudos. the production is so good, it is evnvious. on a personal note, all forum posts aside, you are a great musicain, and i have nothing but respect for your craft. a fine song.
Allen Dean
BossHook
Love the time signature and mix here - really gave me a Winwood/Capaldi feel. Great playing and space in the tune to let the groove ride.
gregd
This is awesome boogaloo, Tobin. You did an amazing job mastering the track too. Just fantastic all the way around, and I agree with CC that it would be interesting to hear things unravel a little more somewhere in the tune. However, it's tight the way it is.
Nice, nice, nice,
-greg
mfwmiles
this is a rock jam in the old fashioned WAR sense...especially with that flute. great fun