Song Of The Month Nov 2019

[Mark Hancock]

So here's my Sunday afternoon effort. I got BIAB a few weeks ago so I had a go at doing a Bossa version (after hearing @randulo 's Bossa version). I even managed somehow to get a playable ending out of BIAB somehow. I tried the 1st / 2nd endings things but I couldn't get it to work, so I ended up using tags - it was a strange process...

https://soundcloud.com/mark-hancock-12379222%2Fdays-of-wine-and-roses

 

[6441]

Next up, BotM, Mark? Nice work on the ending and nice playing!

 

[Mark Hancock]

Next up, BotM, Mark? Nice work on the ending and nice playing!

Thanks Randy, yes BOTM is next up.

 

[Pete Effamy]

So here's my Sunday afternoon effort. I got BIAB a few weeks ago so I had a go at doing a Bossa version (after hearing @randulo 's Bossa version). I even managed somehow to get a playable ending out of BIAB somehow. I tried the 1st / 2nd endings things but I couldn't get it to work, so I ended up using tags - it was a strange process...

https://soundcloud.com/mark-hancock-12379222%2Fdays-of-wine-and-roses

Thanks Mark. Good low notes, big sound. I had big problems with repeats on BiaB because the 1st X bar was a 1st and 2nd X bar, and the "2nd X" bar was the 3rd X... I couldn't get the tag to work either - Nigel sorted that one for me!

 

[s.mundi]

That's a great song. Thank you for setting it up.

 

[Ivan]

Straight and Slow

 

[6441]

Nice work if you can get it it and you can get it if you try.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Straight and Slow

Thanks Ivan. Nice big, bold sound. Great low notes.

 

[wuffysax]

hello from the black forest

i hope i'm not annoyed if i also post a version of this great song here.

very slow as ballad on the tenor

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSM1fVM9jbE


hope you can listen to it

best regards

wuffysax

 

[6441]

Speaking of original (as we often do in long threads) this is! What a tone and expression. Bravo!

 

[Pete Effamy]

hello from the black forest

i hope i'm not annoyed if i also post a version of this great song here.

very slow as ballad on the tenor

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSM1fVM9jbE


hope you can listen to it

best regards

wuffysax

What a lovely sound you make. Lovely subtone, terrific vibrato control. Good intonation. Very atmospheric too. Thanks Wuff.

 

[Guenne]

Hi,

I've invited some saxplayers who are even older than me. So old they didn't even want to appear in the clip
Anyway: Days of Wine and Roses, Music Minus One arranged by Bob Wilber.
I hope you like it.

View: https://vimeo.com/372095943


Cheers, Guenne

 

[Pete Effamy]

Thanks Guenne. Nice all round. Fun arrangement, something of the big band feel.

 

[rhysonsax]

I found a decent backing track with organ from StandardsTrax and played my tenor with it. The organist took a solo of 16 bars and then surprised me with an ending.

Days of Wine and Roses - Rhys tenor with organ V1.mp3 - Box

Rhys

 

[6441]

Anyway: Days of Wine and Roses, Music Minus One arranged by Bob Wilber.
I hope you like it.

Very nice! What's in the bottle behind you?

 

[Pete Effamy]

I found a decent backing track with organ from StandardsTrax and played my tenor with it. The organist took a solo of 16 bars and then surprised me with an ending.

Days of Wine and Roses - Rhys tenor with organ V1.mp3 - Box

Rhys

Well done Rhys. A nice flavour with the Hammond. You skirted the tune early in your solo well as a guide to getting around the changes - well spotted. For a simple-sounding tune it can go badly quite quickly if you're not hearing the harmony too well in places. Great stuff.

 

[mrpeebee]

This is one of my favourite versions, recorded by Ben Webster with a local band in Denmark:

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

Love all the false air of Ben's sub-tones, he is really working to get out those low notes in this take.

 

[mrpeebee]

I did some quick and dirty (meaning without much preparation and in only one or two takes) recordings of this song back in April 2015. Recorded a slow version at 90 bpm with a bass only backing and a faster one with a backing track from YouTube .

Here is the slower take, which was actually the first time I ever played this song (recorded before the faster take posted below). The start wasn't that bad I think, but I lost my way a bit after that, resulting in some very 'out' playing and not so clean altissimo! Kind of raw and adventurous take, PB searching his way through a new song:

- 'Days Of Wine And Roses' (Florida no USA 10* - Plasticover 2 - slow):

https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13096013

And here is the link to the faster and more clean take, played on the same setup as the slower version posted above:

- 'Days Of Wine And Roses' (Florida no USA 10* - Plasticover 2 - fast):

Days Of Wine And Roses (FLnoUSA 10* - PL2 - fast) by mrpeebee

Days Of Wine And Roses (FLnoUSA 10* - PL2 - fast) - Recorded with backing track and Samson USB mic in April 2015. Played on a 1950's Otto link Florida no USA 10*, Plasticover 2 reed and 1952 Selmer SBA tenor.

soundclick.com

 

[Guenne]

Very nice! What's in the bottle behind you?

Rogajska mineral water from Slovenia

 

[Guenne]

Rogaška....