Randy,

Terrific piece,not only musically but also graphically, Nice slide show.

Stephen - thanks so much - So many "strangers" so little time.. HA HA! It was fun pulling down some images and putting the video together.

Donny - Yes, the T3 has been calling me and I have fought off responding. HA HA. That's the reason I bought the T2 (SA sax). Yammie has a great sax on the new beast. Of course, some girls would say that the T3 is not quite as cute as I am (and I'm sure it could never be truly as sweet)!!!! HA HA HA HA! Seriously, if I could get the $$$ I need out of my T2, I'd jump to move to T3 just so my saxes would have some modern day company.

Randy

T3? ah yes Randy go for it......
life is too short!!

good luck!

It isn't the dave Martin who is also a bass player? Married to Carolyn Martin? If so, I didn't know he played guitar. I've only worked with him and Carolyn while he was playing bass. Unless of course it's a different Dave Martin.

Very smooth and a lovely arrangement. Sounds good in my ears.
Yes, I like it, specially because it's not a direct Acker Bilk "wannabe" copy, but
done in a way that gives your (a bit "warm and jazzy") signature on it.
Very nice guitar as well.

Thanks for sharing.
GJ

I don't particularly like Soprano and never was too hot on Stranger on the Shore, but I'm a big "Randy" fan.

Goes to show the value of interpretation. I particularly liked the tasteful variations on the lead line.

The guitar was superb and mixed in a superior fashion....particularly the octive playing.

Randy, this is certainly national quality work.

From you, that wasn't a surprise.


Great

Russ

Guys – thanks so much for the kind words. I have a call in to my buddy Dave Chambliss in Nashville to find out if this Dave Martin is a mutual acquaintance. He works in a music store and I met him originally when Dave C arranged a great deal for me on a Clavinova – that was the bug that started the whole arranger thing for me.

GJ and Russ – I am elated that you guys like the song that much! I’m also elated that the tools we have today can allow us to put tracks together and come up with a nice sound at a fraction of what it would have cost a dozen years ago. Dave Chambliss was the wizard behind the mixing and he did a great job (a couple years ago). I hadn’t played the track in a while and after GJ’s comment yesterday I located the track and added the Yammie “Glass Pad” for a little “haunting” effect.

Again, thanks guys for the words of encouragement. Although I’m far from being a kid anymore, my excitement about the sound of the sax still keeps me grabbing for it.

Randy


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Sounds like a different Dave Martin. The dave Martin I work with owns and operates JavaJive studio.