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Location: Las Vegas
Job: Musician
I'm a kick ass sax player...
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Saxophone synth that is. At first I had thought it was an actual saxophone in the beginning few notes. A sound that would fool a normal listener. I'll never warm up to syth saxes (mostly because it puts me out of a job...).
Other than that, it was a fine masterpiece.
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I'd like to hear this in a big band, sounds like it could happen. Is this you're original composition? If it is, and you don't mind, I'd be willing to attempt to arrange it for a big band.
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But still, quite well done. I've got to admit, of all the smooth jazz out there, this was in the top ten.
You made it soothing without leaving it bland.It has wonderfull swells of intensity strong enough to draw me back in as I start to drift away.
And it never floated around one single idea for too long (like so many tend to do...), which was a pleasure to hear.
Once again, while I'm an old school bop and cool cat myself, this is more than worthy of recieving a 10.
Author's Response:
Hi Gizmo, great sax player, thanks for reviewing and listening my work!
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You've still got it! It really let your emotions show through. I particularly like when it builds up to that double feel at the end, then releases. Very nicely assembled, even if only took you an hour.
P.S.
Got a new song up, take a lookif you'd like!
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"Nice funkadelic happenings!"
Very funky! That guitar was perfect, although the bass seemed to mellow for the guitar... I'd suggest a slap bass, like the one in the Seinfeild (I don't know if I spelled tha right) song... Still kick ass awesome!
Author's Response:
Thanks! That is a slap bass in the recording, but I definitely hear what you mean, it has no "BOWOWOW" type of slap to it. Might be that I just kept its part simpler than the guitar. Nevertheless, thanks for your review!
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"You should be a featured artist..."
Cause your music kicks the crap out of the crap they put up there... The percussion in this was really well written. Especially the timpani part. Very nice!
Author's Response:
Wow, I owe you like 10 reviews man :D Seriously ;)
I do play percussion in my high school band, and a song we played called "Vesuvius" sort of inspired me to write the timpani part as it is.
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"Another ringer for the champ."
Seriously, you rock. I wish I had half as much composing talent as you... Were those 11-tuplets near the begining or some other odd metered note run, cause I liked that... Amazing work, like always.
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"Can nothing but good come out of you!?"
I think the answer is no, anything you make is pure gold. I personally enjoyed the multi meter feel you put in there with the triplets! Very nice!
Author's Response:
Thanks again Von Saxaphone =D I appreciate your praise so much :D, but I know I have a very long way to go. Thanks for keeping me going! :)
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I don't have words to describe ths talent... You have a gift. A gift few people posses. It reminds me of Gershwin for an odd reason, and I don't know it. But it has that feeling. This is so going on my IPOD, if you don't mind?
Author's Response:
Thanks!! I'm so happy to see you like my song! I put a lot of work into it and seeing people actually enjoy it as music is a fulfilling feeling :). Now I"m going to listen to your stuff!
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The drums had an odd transition into the rest of the song with that break... But it almost seemed to fit the song. Nice piano work in there. The trumpet stuff got a little out of sync at the very end. All around it was very enjoyable. I especially enjoyed the vibes.
Author's Response:
Thanks Von Sax! Yeah, i originally was just messing around and making drum beats, and decided to make a cool jazz out of it. So I had a drum intro act as a feature.
Personally, I like having the trumpets be a little late sometimes, I guess it's just a little bit of Duke Ellington rubbing off on me. It adds a humanistic quality to it, and adds a little funk.
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