You are ridiculously talented.

I like the piano sound myself, I think it sounds like a live performance. Don't really know if I'd recognize a "too shrill" piano though.

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This is one of the best jazz songs i've heard in a long
time. I won't say jazz is my favourite genres but I know
when i hear something great.
( not particularly a fan of the artwork)

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Thank you so much, Heidi E. By the way, that "album artwork" came from
AppleWorks Clip Art. Not the snazziest image in the world, but hey, it was
free, and it was legal!

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Fun arrangement, excellent playing.

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but not shrill. Great chops, but I am also very impressed
with the drums. Quite a brush sound from loops. Fun
stuff. How many times have you heard someone say, 'I
wish I could play like you!' (?)

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I wish my elementary school had someone like you. I
didn't start playing an instrument until I was 19 but
perhaps someone like you would have sparked an earlier
interest. By the way, this melody is also used for the
official song of the University of Texas, "The Eyes of
Texas". If you are ever in Texas I'm not so sure you
should play the jazzed up version, they take this song
kind of serious down here. The lyrics:
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
All the live long day.
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
You can not get away.
Do not think you can escape them
At night or early in the morn-
The Eyes of Texas are upon you
'Till Gabriel blows his horn.

See what I mean - a little bit threatening ehh?

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Another really cool arrangement of an old familar tune. I
love your style. Fantastic sound!

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So light and cool, never overplayed. Just right. For the
kid in is all. In headphones, the piano EQ sound right on,
not too shrill at all. Even across the keyboard and, again,
well played.

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When I hear your jazz renditons of children's tunes, all I can say is that what Vince Guaraldi's done for the Peanuts cartoon series, you do for your school students everyday. There should be a jazz music award for that, really....something like "The Bluenote Community Service Award." You should be officially commended for your work.

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Your playing is very pleasant to hear. A real treat.
Nice pic too.

You got my head moving back and forth while I am typing
listening to your throughly enjoyable tune. Nice ending.

Good going

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..never sounded so good!

Fabulous! Keep making these tunes available.

(Now, if you and Joanna would just do a collaboration
together....!)



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jazzy are we, the beginning made me feel like a bad ass-
Sherlock Homes feel. Really smooth and classy. Good
job!!!

S

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could you write down the chord progressions for me?
haha


i'm trying to catch the scale you're running up and down
and the keys you're mixing... never really gotten to
learning 'standard jazz' after starting electronic music.
maybe because of you i just might.



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Thank you, Joel.

If the scale you mean is the one that happens about 30 seconds in, that's a
whole-tone scale. C#, D#, F, G, A, B, C#, etc.

One well-known jazz tune uses that scale is Billy Strayhorn's "Take The 'A'
Train." That was the Duke Ellington Orchestra's theme song for many years.
I love that tune. If you look up that tune, and want to find that chord/scale,
it's the second chord after the melody begins.

The "A-Train" whole tone scale sounds the same, but it starts on D, so it ends
up being D E F# G# A# C D etc.

The whole tone scale is an easy way to "jazz up" (heh, heh!) a song. I find
that it is most useful substituting for a II7 chord.

Bandleader Lawrence Welk uttered a famous faux pas when his orchestra was
about to play the tune, and he introduced it as "Take A Train."

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Such a nice groove. Has a real natural sound. You play so
well. Also, the art at the top is great. I'm glad I listened.

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Thanks, Alley-oop. My dad used to read the comic strip Alley-Oop when he
was a kid.

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thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed it. The piano
sounds fine too me.

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Thanks, Daphna. I've been checking out your tracks. You are one awesome
talent. You make it all seem easy!

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This is really fun. Although I know jazz is never simple,
this is simply fun.

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