Well, today the wife wanted to go see "The Nutcracker" ballet at the local college. I am not too much into the ballet, so I volunteered to give my ticket to a neighbor lady who helps us with our cats when we are out of town.

So I spent some more time playing the arranger. Here's another short video demo of the Yamaha SX900. This tune is "Pure Imagination" from that wonderful old movie starring Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). Love the song. Hope you like the demo!

Randy, very tasty. It's nice to see you are enjoying your musuc and your ew keyboard.
Keep playing, John C.

PS, I can hear a sax solo in your song.

Thanks John! I play this song regularly on my sax on restaurant gigs using a BIAB track I made... sometimes I walk to the tables and ask people to "name that tune"...most don't remember it until I mention the movie. I may try to integrate the sax with the SX900 and try the chord looper some time soon! Thanks for the listen!

Hi Randy,
very nice. To be quite honest, I don’t know the tune. I’ve never watched Willy Wonka,.
Lovely tune though.
Keep em’ coming.
Do us SX owners proud. Haha

Lovely!

Randy,

Very nice work indeed!

thoroughly enjoyed listening to this rendition Randy!!
thanks for posting.....

regards,
John

Lucky for us too that your wife let the cat sitter take you ballet ticket so you had time to share that with us!

I would absolutely love to hear what you can do with the keyboard /sax combination using the chord looper!

Randy, Very nice indeed!
Thanks for sharing with us.
Lee

Randy:

You look so happy to be playing exactly what you want to hear... in a way that suits you... and the rest of us, I might add. Love that SX900 and your set-up. Can you tell I'm green with envy?

Beautiful rendition. Thanks for sharing.

----Dave

Thanks all for the listen! It is a pretty song and I think it worked well with the (Animation Ballad) style.

Rikki - you should watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A very unusual movie and Wilder sings the song I played here.

Paul - I am experimenting with the chord looper now - I will get my "act" together soon - and will see if I can get the sax and keys complimenting each other.

Dave - yes, you are very perceptive! I love the SX900 and could spend hours playing that thing. So many features, so many sounds and styles, so little time!

Thanks again to all for the listens and the kind words!

Lee - thanks so much for the "listen" and your kindness! Still exploring this machine, but all discoveries to date are positive. Thanks again for listening and your kind words! Love that song too!

Hi Randy,
I started to watch it years ago, sort of creeped me out. No idea why.
Binged out on the Walking Dead, but Willy Wonka creeped me out.. haha
It was on TV the other day, had to tell hubby to switch over. He just laughed.

Randy, tell your wife I said"thank you" for letting you stay home ... Very nicely done ...
Can't wait to hear a "Randy x 2" duo ...

Randy, wonderful performance. Both your playing and the SX sound great!
Mitch

Rikki-yes, it is a bizarre movie in a way! Definitely was "ahead of its time" when they filmed it, so can't blame you for creeping out. I was stuck in a hotel in CA once several years ago and I watched the entire first two seasons of "Walking Dead" in one sitting! Hadn't seen it before and after my "session", I was "educated". HA HA. Thanks again for the listen and the kind words on the song!

Thanks Tony for the listen and glad you liked it! Now that I am a retiree, I am planning to do more fun things with the "Fun things" in my music room, so a "duo" is definitely on the agenda! Thanks again and have a great trip with Brother Steve tomorrow! Tell Frank I'm about to order a Maui 5 from him. Have fun!

Thanks Mitch! The SX has a ton of capability and will be a wonderful tool to support my musical endeavors. Lots to learn but it's all fun and, as we both know, when the music is flowing, the happiness meter is "peaking". Thanks for the listen and the kind words!

So, the big day tomorrow. So no squabbling over who’s Baby G, it’s going to be.

Haha, only kidding Tony, know that you’re more than happy with your PA900.

I think for some , retirement can’t come soon enough. So much fun stuff to try.
Looking forward to what you come up with next, Randy.

Steve and Tony - enjoy your visit to "The Nursery" and you two have a safe and fun trip! Hope it's not too cold in New England - looks like snow is on the way - hunker down!

Randy ... love your new avatar! Wear it proudly!

Thanks Dave! Yep, the DNA (and ear) tests prove it's a "Chip off the old block". And at a bargain!

Ditto,
nice and colourful.

Thanks Rikki! This "little guy" deserves a badge of his own!

That's a really great song and recording. Glad you are liking the SX, and using it so well.

Thanks so much Don! The more I work with the SX900, the more I like it! I love "Pure Imagination" and it works well with the Animation Ballad style. Thanks for the listen and the kind words Don!