Blues key (January 2017) Blues Key of the Month: Concert F# [Major or Minor]

[Pete Thomas]

Here is the SOTW blues:

The Famous Sax On The Web Blues

 

[rhysonsax]

Here is the SOTW blues:

The Famous Sax On The Web Blues

That's it. There are a lot of contributors there - eight rounds and five or more sax players in each round.

I guess we could see how many Cafe members would be up for this.

Was that your backing track, @Pete Thomas ?

Rhys

 

[Pete Thomas]

That's it. There are a lot of contributors there - eight rounds and five or more sax players in each round.

I guess we could see how many Cafe members would be up for this.

Was that your backing track, @Pete Thomas ?

Rhys

Yes.

 

[mrpeebee]

I've been busy working on my Body (and Soul) but have now turned my attention to the blues in concert F# and decided to try it first on alto. I like these Jazzbacks slow blues backings, but I do find I end up playing the same sort of thing over them all and getting a bit stuck.

Slow Blues F# - Rhys alto V01.wav - Box

Rhys

PS Over on SOTW a few years ago they had a thread with different forum members recording one or two choruses and being mixed together on a single recording that sounded excellent. Maybe it was @Pete Thomas who did that and maybe we could do it here at the Café next month ?

Rhys, I liked your alto take, you didn't seem to have much issues with key. Nice sound and growls too!

On SOTW who had the Blues thread from Pete which had 8 rounds (I was in the last one):
The Famous Sax On The Web Blues

There was once a thread by Littlewailer where four or five guys (I was one of them!) recorded a chorus in an I got Rhythm chord scheme tune and Littlewailer did mix it into one long take and posted that one on SOTW.

It's a nice idea, but a lot work to do it well (for the person taking up the mixing work that is)!

 

[rhysonsax]

I found a good backing track recording of Jeff Beck's version of "I Put a Spell on You" and recorded on baritone. It was fun trying to play with a vocalist, but the key still isn't easy !

I Put A Spell On You - Rhys bari with vocals 2.wav - Box

Any more blues in F# minor or major to come this month ?

Rhys

 

[billbluesnjazz]

Just for fun, I posted a track where I improvised over a concert Gb major blues using only four notes. OK, I may have slipped in a couple extra, but not more than that!

https://soundcloud.com/billbluesnjazz%2Fgb-4-note-blues

View: https://soundcloud.com/billbluesnjazz/gb-4-note-blues


Bill

 

[rhysonsax]

Nice one, @billbluesnjazz - less is sometimes more !

Rhys

 

[Jeanette]

Just for fun, I posted a track where I improvised over a concert Gb major blues using only four notes. OK, I may have slipped in a couple extra, but not more than that!

https://soundcloud.com/billbluesnjazz%2Fgb-4-note-blues

View: https://soundcloud.com/billbluesnjazz/gb-4-note-blues


Bill

Nice one, I'll try that sometime 🙂

Jx

 

[Veggie Dave]

Any more blues in F# minor or major to come this month ?

Rhys

I'm in the middle of writing something at the moment that seems to be turning into something pretty cool. I'm not sure if, given how it's progressed, that it's still a blues song, though. It's certainly not traditional blues, anyway. 😉

It probably won't be finished before the end of the month unfortunately.

 

[Jeanette]

It probably won't be finished before the end of the month unfortunately.

No time limit on any of these threads, post whenever 🙂

Jx

 

[rhysonsax]

I'm in the middle of writing something at the moment that seems to be turning into something pretty cool. I'm not sure if, given how it's progressed, that it's still a blues song, though. It's certainly not traditional blues, anyway. 😉

It probably won't be finished before the end of the month unfortunately.

Looking forward to hearing it, whenever you are ready to post.

Rhys

 

[AlanT]

That's it. There are a lot of contributors there - eight rounds and five or more sax players in each round.

I guess we could see how many Cafe members would be up for this.Rhys

I am in round 3 at the end -The A Train, just starting to learn to improv then and not very good at it but it was fun and I would throw my hat in the ring to do it again here.

 

[Veggie Dave]

Looking forward to hearing it, whenever you are ready to post.

I finally finished it this morning but it's really not a blues song any more even though I think you can hear the blues influence in it. Time to record something for the 'Blues Recording' instead.

 

[6441]

https://soundcloud.com/randulo%2Ff-alto-blues

View: https://soundcloud.com/randulo/f-alto-blues

From a studio session on guitar

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba1JveaZt3E

 

[6441]

A different groove

https://soundcloud.com/randulo%2Ff-sharp-blues

View: https://soundcloud.com/randulo/f-sharp-blues

 

[Francisco]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfll0zhPP3k