What's funny to me is that E is next to impossible for me, on some tunes. On other tunes in a different key and depending on what note or notes that I'm singing before the E I can sing the E clearly. OH, and the syllable that I'm singing on that E makes a difference to me too.

Maybe one of you vocalist teachers can elaborate on this phenomenon.

Brilliant, which drum style did you use Chas.

Col

'Swing Fast' w/tempo at 103, var 2&3. Horns are 'Brass Sforz' on the BK7m. Guitar is 'Jazz guitar' on the Tyros 2. LH bass (organ) doubled on pedals (PK7a midi'ed to KeyB).

chas

Chas,

you definitely have got it...
Since you love Jimmy Smith and aim at playing jazz guitar licks, here is my humble suggestion: why don't you record something where you do a bit of "call and response"?
In other words, you first play a lick with the organ and then another lick with the jazz guitar sound. Of course you would have to do a bit of overdubbing, but I have a feeling that the result would be worth the while (and you could take inspiration from the James and Wes album that I am sure you have).
P.S. I see that you are an early bird: it's 5 am in sunny Georgia, isn't it?

It is indeed early. It was either get up or lay there listening to my wife snore. It's so peaceful and quiet early in the morning and since my studio is on the opposite side of the house and pretty much soundproof, I can go down there and practice, meditate, watch porn, read some of Diki's novels...oops, I meant posts, or whatever. I love the early morning period.

As to your suggestion, yeah, I do that a lot with my guitarist and drummer (mostly at rehearsals). The drummer doesn't mind but Steve, my guitarist, doesn't really like anyone posting him on the internet. I'm not sure how that musical form would be accepted here though, as very little, if any, jazz/funk/fusion type stuff is ever posted here. BTW, my guitarist laughs his head off at my attempts to emulate jazz guitar on the keyboard (especially 'comping'). One day I'll get Capt. Russ to show me how to phrase like a real guitarist. Oh, and yes, I DO have probably every Jimmy Smith album. Being and old man and from the Philadelphia area, I knew most of the old organmeisters personally (McDuff, Grove Holmes, Don Patterson, McGriff, Papa John Defrancesco (Joey's dad), Johnny 'Hammond' Smith, et al.) from that era.

My usual recording method is to turn on the drum machine and play something through with the organ, leaving openings to overdub other solo voices. I never go back and 'fix' anything or use effects and never go beyond just a 'rough mix'.

Thanks for the compliment, though. Wish I could play the way I could 20-30 years ago. As Gary says, old age ain't for wimps.

chas

I almost missed this one...and I'm glad I didn't.

Nicely played, Chas. That KeyB Duo has an excellent emulation. Were you using chorus/vibrato? It really juiced up the sound.

No problem with the bass...in fact I had to turn it down a bit on my EQ.

I like the single note repetitions, and the guitar sounds pretty good...it is a tough one to emulate for sure.

I remember the first time I heard Jimmy Smith...I was playing a dual manual Farfisa through a Leslie...I got rid of it less than a week later and bought my first Hammond, an M-3.

I've done only one quick recording with the Tyros4, early in the morning like you...I was actually trying out a style I had just stuck together to see if it read the chords properly, and since I got through the tune without any drama, I saved it.

So, since we're doing the sharing thing...

Here's a link to the MP3. http://www.4shared.com/mp3/6dIl6nqG/OverRainbow.html

The style, which started life on the CVP-509 Clavinova, only has 3 tracks; light drums, mega Acoustic bass, and mega Jazz Guitar.

I played the melody using SA2 Jazz Sax, and SA Jazz Clean Guitar. It was all played in one take.

It's got a few warts...it got recorded a little too hot (levels), and I know I could do the Sax part a little more realistically, but, again, like you, I'm too damn lazy.

Hope you like my little tune, and thanks for putting up some fine playing.

Ian

Ian ... that is BEAUTIFUL ... thank you ... it is great to see some of the 'players' here posting music ... hopefully this will be a trend for the new year ...

Ian,

Tony is right: your song is beautiful and it's just like listening to a quintet of musicians playing live (the ambient reverb on the sax is perfect, while the jazz guitar is maybe a tad too loud). This genre of music is really the Tyros cat's meow, bee's-knees, or whatever...
Bravo!

Chas,
I for one would love listening to some jazz/funk/fusion music here and after all -like Nigel said- it's up to us giving our own impression to this Forum.

Thanks guys. I plan on doing a lot more recording now that I'm settled in my new digs, and retired from Yamaha.

Dreamer, I thought the guitar was a tad too loud as well, but since I didn't multitrack, I couldn't change it afterwards...well, I could have, but it would've been a lot of fuss.

From now on I'll do my melodies with the different instruments on separate tracks.

I was going to mention that the reason Chas's organ sound was so convincingly like a B-3, was that he phrases the way an organ should be played. That makes all the difference to my ears.

Tony, I would've put up some tunes earlier but it took you and Gary, Chas, DonM, Dan Rymut, Beachbum, JoeSax and...well, let's just say you guys were having so much fun...I had to join in sooner or later.

Thanks again, guys, for the kind words.

Ian

PS...I'm working on an instrumental arrangement of "I Love Lucy"...some great chords in that tune!