SOTM May 2020 - My Little Suede Shoes

[rhysonsax]

I wanted to do a saxophone quartet version but couldn't find a decent arrangement. So I took a big band chart that we have and adapted that for sax quartet.

My Little Suede Shoes - Rhys Sax Quartet V1.mp3 - Box

I think I managed to annoy the family and our neighbours too. We could have done with a drummer, especially in the stop time section.

Rhys

 

[Mark Hancock]

I've been practicing Patterns For Jazz for some months now, so I sneaked a few in here. My timing seems a bit rushed in places, so that's another thing to work on. I guess I'm still thinking about navigating this tiny little saxophone that lets you know exactly what you're doing wrong.

 

[Mark Hancock]

I wanted to do a saxophone quartet version but couldn't find a decent arrangement. So I took a big band chart that we have and adapted that for sax quartet.

My Little Suede Shoes - Rhys Sax Quartet V1.mp3 - Box

I think I managed to annoy the family and our neighbours too. We could have done with a drummer, especially in the stop time section.

Rhys

Great stuff!

 

[B Flat]

Just found a minute to give this one a try.

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Nick.

 

[rhysonsax]

Just found a minute to give this one a try.

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Nick.

Lots of great ideas and you're sounding as good as always.

Rhys

PS I had to check what "thongs" mean to an Australian.

 

[B Flat]

Lots of great ideas and you're sounding as good as always.

Rhys

PS I had to check what "thongs" mean to an Australian.

Aaah
Yes I forgot that thongs has a different meaning in other places.
Maybe I should have called it my little suede flip flops.

 

[rhysonsax]

Getting towards the end of the month and here is my recording (made without shoes) on soprano with a Hal Leonard backing track.

My Little Suede Shoes - Rhys sop V1.mp3 - Box

Rhys

 

[guidocreo]

The Hal Leonard arrangement is as follows:

• four bar drum intro, sax pick up in the 4th bar going into ....
• 32 bar tune (A A B A) [a chorus]
• 2 x choruses for soloing over (64 bars in total)
• 32 bar tune (A A B A)
• Tag ending of a final four bars, which means play the final phrase two extra times (exactly like my lead sheet)

See if that works and then press record when you know your way !

Rhys

Almost at the last minute, here is a new take on the Hal Leonard backing track:

View: https://youtu.be/uvwqjyCYK70


and an experiment with a slow backing track found on you tube:

View: https://youtu.be/COWNyDI5Klw


Ciao

 

[nigeld]

We have reached the end of the month and there will be a new SOTM tomorrow, so many thanks to @rhysonsax for acting as this month's host and to all the contributors.

As usual, this thread will remain open, and extra contributions are always welcome.