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There is a new version of this song uploaded on this site. Please listen to that one. I'm just keeping this one around for the commentary.
A relaxed dittie. As with other pieces I write, this one came from a single sound, in this case the echoing piano in the beginning. From that came the chords, then the bass, then the melody. The chord structure is a bit jazzy: lots of II-V-Is. I'm particularly happy with the Rhodes solo and the five-part sax choir behind the piano solo.
After I had posted this song with a sampled cello elsewhere, John Catchings offered to play a real cello part. Makes a big difference, not?
Hardware:
G5, no external hardware. Recording equipment for the cello unknown
Software:
This uses Logic's ES2, EVP88, EVB3; drums: PlugSound. Bass and sax choir: SampleTank. Mda piano.
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Good stuff &mdash 12/11/04 - 11:33:51 PM
Solid performances. You nicely combine virtual and real instruments. Very listenable. That cello is sweet and lyrical. 7887 [ Reply to This ]
Good stuff &mdash 12/12/04 - 02:18:14 AM
The cello transforms &mdash 12/13/04 - 09:38:01 AM
What a happy tune! The real cello transforms. Such great
pop chording and lite jazz playing. Truly easy happy
music. [ Reply to This ]
Easy listening... &mdash 12/13/04 - 12:09:30 PM
Strong bright piece. Love the Rhodes. Love the cello. Really good tune here. Thanks for sharing it. 8888 [ Reply to This ]
Easy listening... &mdash 12/14/04 - 12:03:01 PM
Now I know what this reminds me of..."Down in Jamaica they got lotsa pretty women...steal your money and they'll break your heart....Ahhh but, lonesome Sue she's in love wioth old Sam....Cool.
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Hey...Gimme some skin. [ Reply to This ]
very pleasing &mdash 12/13/04 - 01:08:31 PM
Great chord progressions in this well-conceived, generally
well mixed song. The live cello adds a lot of personality to
the track.
I would have liked to hear a bit more reverb and echo in
the sound of the cello; it was a bit "up front" in a buzzy
way. Perhaps a little "distance" in the sound would be an
alternative.
The shorter sections past the middle offered a lot of
material which didn't quite fit the earlier stuff, but I loved
the fast piano riffs regardless!
Very nice tune indeed.
P.S. The name "John Catchings" fairly jumped out at me,
since we played together in the Nashville Symphony in the
late '70s. (I played French horn there for 3 yrs.) Please tell
him Cameron says hello! John may remember me but then
again he might NOT....that was many years ago. [ Reply to This ]
very pleasing &mdash 12/22/04 - 11:49:22 AM
Hey Cameron! I do remember you and am wondering what you are up to. Thanks for the constructive comments - this was fun to do but the midi chart was a bear to translate into the real world. Give me a shout out. [ Reply to This ]
nice work &mdash 12/13/04 - 05:20:16 PM
I enjoyed it. I thought it was an unusual combination of
instruments but really liked it.
Nice to hear the cello take center stage!
Well done!
thetiler [ Reply to This ]
nice work &mdash 12/14/04 - 12:22:14 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone.
That choice of cello was actually more or less an accident. I just needed a
good melody instrument, and in SampleTank (which I was using at the time)
most samples were not good enough for a starring role, except for the cello.
Most things in life are a coincidence, aren't they?
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Victor [ Reply to This ]
Very cool... &mdash 12/14/04 - 10:41:48 AM
Your arrangement is very professional. Nice engineering.
Great melody - very happy feeling.
Love it! [ Reply to This ]
That's right, slick &mdash 12/15/04 - 08:49:42 AM
Cello is usually given to such melancholy tunes, it's nice
to hear this. Mostly this is terrific, although the piano solo
near the end sounds very MIDI, unlike most of what's
going on. [ Reply to This ]
Good Point! &mdash 12/17/04 - 09:51:33 PM
As I get older I realize coincidences have more meaning
that us humans realize.
Thanks for sharing the tune!
Bill
thetiler [ Reply to This ]
Yes! &mdash 12/22/04 - 12:58:47 AM
Yes, this is a beautiful tune. Especially the first half of it
with the piano, bass AND notably the Cello. I would have
liked that part to be much longer. Imagine this as an intro
part of a 12 or 20 minutes piece where the cello continue
the weaving of melodies, following up the intrducory
theme.
Well it is easy for me to say that. I also know the feeling I
get when someone suggests something like that to me.
More work to be done, hours and days to come when
there is so much else to be done and so many other ideas
I want to complete.
I believe in the potentials of this tune though. Thank you
for a beautiful contribution! [ Reply to This ]
Little ditty par excellence &mdash 12/29/04 - 11:00:24 AM
Just for the act of playing a jazz cello, this deserves notoriety. Little ditties are often the most pleasing, without presumption, clean and honest. Nicely done. [ Reply to This ]
nice &mdash 01/04/05 - 08:13:11 PM
sweet cello &mdash 01/08/05 - 11:37:38 PM
It's a nice happy melody with some interesting mixes.
Mostly I like it, but some of the parts like the sax just
sound way too midi, particularly next to the live cello. I
guess there's not much else to add that others haven't
already said. Me likey music! [ Reply to This ]
yeah, love the rhodes solo &mdash 01/09/05 - 10:24:05 PM
makes me wish i had a rhodes and could play it. the
chord arangement is really interesting, and the cello
sounds angelic. if i didn't know better, i'd be convinced
that a big band recorded this on a hot summer night at
caesar's palace in LV, NV. Did they? [ Reply to This ]
yeah, love the rhodes solo &mdash 01/10/05 - 12:19:52 AM
Thanks for further comments, everyone.
The chord arrangement liberally steals from jazz standard techniques (end a
phrase on F, then continue with Cm7 F7 Bb) and occasional Brucknerian third
relationships: use Fm as substitute for Dm (Em -> A -> Fm -> Dm).
About the Rhodes solo: just do cycle record, and keep the best bits of
umpteen solos you try. I can't play this solo live either, although all of it was
actually played. Just not in one take.
Big band: ages ago I played bass in a big band with a 5 piece sax section.
Gorgeous! I tried to recreate that atmosphere in the piano solo bit.
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Victor [ Reply to This ]
Cello cheerful &mdash 01/12/05 - 01:10:23 AM
I love the lightness of this composition--almost like a
dance. So carefree, and the cello is the best possible lead
'voice,' wonderfully played.
Simply delightful. Thank you! [ Reply to This ]
Very nice. &mdash 02/20/05 - 12:43:44 AM
A lovely little tune. The cello is fantastic! Great to hear
some real cello on MacJams. Nice chords in this one. [ Reply to This ]
Great mix - and a theory lesson to boot &mdash 02/20/05 - 01:11:54 PM
I particularly like your detailed comments on how you put
this together. I agree the live cello is great for the piece
and it is cool to hear a 'bright' cello instead of brooding. I
actually listened for your sax samples you mentioned in
one of your posts but didn't really get a feel for them
since they are part of a very good mix. [ Reply to This ]
nice piece &mdash 03/02/05 - 11:27:30 PM
This really is a fun little piece. It sounds as if you found quite a bit of joy in creating it with friends. The cello is nicely done. It is not often I here the cello played in that register; I like it very much.
Your combination of instruments was somewhat surprising, but satisfying. I only wish (personal opinion here) that there was a bit more bottom end throughout (but that may make it lose it lighthearted quality, so what do I know).
Bravo! [ Reply to This ]
catchy! &mdash 03/10/05 - 12:27:34 PM
Very fun! I would not have thought of having a cello as
the main instrument for a jazz piece like this, very cool!
And a real cellist, to boot, who performed this beautifully!
Nice sliding into notes. Great piano-playing too, quite
catchy. The only critique is that the "space" the cello is
playing does sound slightly different than that of the other
instruments... I'm not sure if my mind is inventing this,
since I read that the cello was recorded separately... but it
doesn't sound like its in the same room, quite. But this is
very bouncy and fun, thanks! Dled!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Nice tune &mdash 03/28/05 - 10:08:31 AM
Wow &mdash 03/28/05 - 11:39:59 AM
I love this! Bright, jazzy, and joyous with a killer cello part,
and some great jazz riffs. Absolutely wonderful, Vic! [ Reply to This ]
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