BOTM BOTM October 2020 - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

[Ivan]

I enjoyed this version so much, I'm including my transcription of the Sinatra version and a piano backing for those who want to attempt the Concert C, with a Concert E keychange.

Tasty choice of tune... the Eb Sinatra sheet doesn't have the key change

 

[Ivan]

Nice choice @Jmoen3 Nice backing @nigeld . Half hour with nothing to do!! Conn 10M Link STM 6* Rigotti 3. Studio One software reverb added to my own taste.

1 4 MY BABY​

Captured the mood nicely

 

[Ivan]

https://soundcloud.com/colin-the-bear%2Fone-for-my-baby

View: https://soundcloud.com/colin-the-bear/one-for-my-baby?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1

This number is made to measure for your voice

Or visa versa

 

[Ivan]

This is by far the hardest song I've played in all my nearly three years of saxophone. I wasn't able to resist "On Broadway" playing in my head the whole time. What an excellent exercise, too. Incidentally, the reed is a Red Monster 3, the Jody Jazz HR 6M* mouthpiece. The reed is the easiest blowing reed I have, and that includes Vandoren 2 and Legère 2.25. The JJ piece is the widest I have so requires more air than my others.

An accurate description on wikipedia IMO:

https://soundcloud.com/randulo%2Fone-for-my-baby

View: https://soundcloud.com/randulo/one-for-my-baby

Nice intestinal parasite

 

[Ivan]

One For My Baby - Tony Shuffle Rhys tenor V1.mp3 - Box

One For My Baby - Fathead Style - Rhys Sop V1.mp3 - Box

Great contrasting styles... the stripper groove suits you, Sir

 

[Ivan]

I have a particular affection for this number, which I first heard within the soundtrack to Blade Runner 2049 (if you like that kinda thing)

Playing and recording to sheet music is a great way of exposing tone, intonation and expression. Which is three reasons why I don't do it very often. Thank you to @Jmoen3 for being such a good host

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[Colin the Bear]

Sax is a bit quiet on my phone and that piano is a bit busy.

 

[Ivan]

Sax is a bit quiet on my phone and that piano is a bit busy.

Yes the piano is very present ( to the right and sax to the left).... though, I hate to say it, phone lofi won't see the full colour spectrum

 

[Colin the Bear]

Colour is good. Sound not so much. Still...it was/cheap.

 

[Ivan]

Colour is good. Sound not so much. Still...it was/cheap.

I was meaning musical colour, maestro

Cheap is good

 

[U CAN CALL ME AL]

Thought I'd try a tenor version. Single take hence the warts squeaks an' all. Chinese horn and Yibuy 8* cheapo metal mouthpiece Rigotti 2.5 H reed.

One More For The Road​

 

[6441]

I did a new take of this with a different reed, tempo and backing track. Soundcloud allows files to be replaced, but I can't edit the original Café post from 15 days ago, so I have to link to it. This is a Légère "American Cut" 2.25 reed, which has grown on me considerably. I really like it, possibly because it's just a little lighter than a 2.5 and heavier than a 2.0. Logical, that.

BOTM - BOTM October 2020 - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

I wanted to thank Nigel for asking me to host this month's Ballad of the Month. I've chosen the Sinatra classic, written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie"The Sky's The Limit" It's really a beautiful song, and I've always enjoyed it thoroughly - Especially the Sinatra version...

cafesaxophone.com

 

[6441]

Yes the piano is very present ( to the right and sax to the left)

Sounds nice Ivan, but I'm with Colin, and part of it is the sax is a little too far on (for me) the right. I'd pull the piano down a bit and move the sax over nearer to center. The playing is fine and has nothing to hide from! 🙂

 

[Ivan]

Sounds nice Ivan, but I'm with Colin, and part of it is the sax is a little too far on (for me) the right. I'd pull the piano down a bit and move the sax over nearer to center. The playing is fine and has nothing to hide from! 🙂

Muchas amigo

 

[guidocreo]

here is my first attempt: sight reading, one hit and go

View: https://youtu.be/nlcMcywZHS0


ciao and keep you safe.

 

[Ivan]

here is my first attempt: sight reading, one hit and go

View: https://youtu.be/nlcMcywZHS0


ciao and keep you safe.

A charming rendition

 

[Ivan]

Sounds nice Ivan, but I'm with Colin, and part of it is the sax is a little too far on (for me) the right. I'd pull the piano down a bit and move the sax over nearer to center. The playing is fine and has nothing to hide from! 🙂

I've dared to listen back again... sax is on my left... clear level compared to the piano... dunno why there's such a disparity between what I hear and the venerable and learned ears of you and Colin...

Must pop down to the clinic for good syringing

 

[Jmoen3]

Tasty choice of tune... the Eb Sinatra sheet doesn't have the key change

My bad. I'll have to go fix that later today. Thanks for the notice!

 

[Jmoen3]

here is my first attempt: sight reading, one hit and go

View: https://youtu.be/nlcMcywZHS0


ciao and keep you safe.

So good to have you contributing! Lovely sound and phrasing. Well done, especially just site reading.

 

[Ivan]

Thought I'd try a tenor version. Single take hence the warts squeaks an' all. Chinese horn and Yibuy 8* cheapo metal mouthpiece Rigotti 2.5 H reed.

One More For The Road​

The squeaks add character...