Hi - thanks to those that gave styles for "In The Mood" - I tried them out tonight. It was a new experience for me to have a style that was so "made" for a specific song! It was fun trying them out. I selected one that I'll be using from now on for this tune. These styles tend to "do a bit more of the work" for me, but that'll let me concentrate on the song more, and I can add to the "horn stabs" and accents etc. a bit if I feel I want/need to.

I'll probably still play "my own" solo in this song rather than try to exactly duplicate the original solo, but now the main part of the song will be closer to the "signature sound" of Glenn Miller thanks to these new styles!

Thanks again,
Jim

Jim ... always add your own solo ... you are a performer - no need to sound exactly like the original ...

Yes, agreed … for most songs I add my own solo … once in a while, when a song has a strong "signature" solo, I will come closer to it, such as the synth solo in "Runaway", which I usually come close to the original on. . . or that "Rocky Theme" that I posted, where I try to be somewhat like the original but not trying to be exactly like it etc.

For songs that have been done by lots of different artists, covered by endless different bands, etc. etc., it's easier to just "do my own thing" on them . . .
(improvising with songs is half the fun sometimes! :-)

Jim