>I've got a little something for you to listen to. This is Don Gibson's
>version of a classic country song called "lonesome me."
> www.roryhoffman.com/lonesome_me_original.mp3
And this is my new basanova
>treatment of the same song. www.roryhoffman.com/lonesome_me.mp3
I did
>everything on this track. There is no arranger in use, but everything except the guitar and sax is keyboard/softsynth.

The guitar is my classical guitar, the sax is
>my Cannonball Tenor, the drums and shaker are from the Roland Fantom X
>with the SRX world and dynamic drums expansion. The piano is a soundfont
>version of the University of Iowa free samples. The bass is the Sonic
>Implants Dynamic acoustic bass soundfont which you can get for under $15
>Enjoy, Rory PS, I'm going to redo the mix a bit, it is a little lopsided
>to me. This project was mostly for fun anyway.

Nice! not country but nice anyhow

Rory, what an interesting, oddball project. Arrangements like this take time, and after inclusion of minor passing chords, inversions, altering the lead line to fit, etc., there "ain't much" of the original left.

Still, a unique project that shows your musicianship, understanding of bossa rythems and changes and recording expertise to good advantage.

Always enjoy your work/projects.


Russ

Rory..get permission to record that arrangement and release it..It was fantastic..Best I have heard at SZ..And there have been many great performances here..

Nice Job I really enjoyed it!!
keep em coming baby!!

thanks guys.

Actually, I altered the lead line very little. The main thing that makes it sound so different is that I just used the same melody in a different key. I'm singing the melody as though the song were in the key of D, but playing chords in E minor. So it makes a bunch of minor ninth and eleventh chords that creates this interesting texture. I did alter the melody very slightly in the B section, but the verses melody really hasn't changed.

Honestly, I think my version sounds more lonesome and forelorn than the original, with its peppy arrangement. It is an oddball project to be sure.

I'm working on another oddball project too. A gypsy jazz version of the cantina song from star wars. anybody here do gypsy jazz style violin? I can't do it, but a violin would be cool in the starwars arrangement.

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That's a very nice bossanova rendition of this tune and it somewhat reminds me the style of Matt Bianco.

There is a brazilian project called "3nabossa" that I like a lot. They produced 5 CDs; one of them is dedicated to bossanova versions of american jazz standards. Excellent! Their website: http://www.3nabossa.com.br/ . There's a YouTube clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWkkzj-524 .

-- José.

Fantastic arrangement, great concept, great execution!

THIS is why I love music! No rules. no boundaries.... You want to do a tune this way? No problem... If you've got any more of this kind of innovative re-invention and re-harmonization, I would LOVE to hear more of it. Truly inspiring!
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Do you use an arranger at all, Rory? It would be interesting to hear how well this could be pulled off 'live'...

Excellent execution and creativity Rory.
You are a talented guy. I enjoyed this alot.

Chris




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Fran's right - hands down, BEST song posted to date. I Love it.
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