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I'm doing an album this month, and this is the first thing I've recorded for it. I think the album will be mostly or completely instrumental, but we'll see. [more inside]
posted by tmcw
on Nov 6, 2009 -
1 comment
An abstract and impressionistic take on the wonderful world of work. Or something like that. Whatever. Listening to it afresh from the distance of several years, I've no idea what the fuck I'm banging on about here. I was probably stoned out of my box at the time. Disgarceful behaviour for a doctor - tsk tsk. Another extract from the extensive but wholly disreputable Dundee Archive. NB: this product contains faint traces of jazz-lite.....
posted by MajorDundee
on Aug 7, 2009 -
6 comments
This is a modest little theme recorded (badly) way back when that could be taken by a jazz combo and used as a blowing vehicle - it could be stretched out, modulated and pulled around at will. It's no more than a sketch really - but that's all it needs to be. If there are any jazzers amongst the community who want to use it - be my guest. Dedicated to the late, great Brit saxophonist Tubby Hayes.
posted by MajorDundee
on Aug 5, 2009 -
4 comments
Just dashed this off on another computer for some Brazilian lady friends, thought some on MeMu might enjoy...a little rough, but it fits! Piano by David Beebee. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol
on Jul 19, 2009 -
1 comment
Recorded a couple of years back, this was inspired by a visit to the house of the late composer Manuel De Falla in Granada, Spain (a wonderful city). At the risk of immodesty this one has some of the best "lead" acoustic guitar playing I've recorded to date. For those with no Spanish "suenos" translates as "dreams" [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee
on Jul 17, 2009 -
18 comments
Skeedly Scoodly doo-bee a-scoo-boop WHOA ba-deedly doot-'n doo-wow. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Jul 3, 2009 -
6 comments
Stealing the 5/4 shuffle from Take Five and injecting it into Leonard Cohen: non-trivial. [more inside]
posted by cortex
on Jun 11, 2009 -
23 comments
Another one from an acoustic-based set recorded some time ago now. A giant cliche in a way, I suppose - but it has a kind of addled charm... [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee
on May 27, 2009 -
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"This was an improvisation, actually the second take (Blue 2, or "Too Blue"), during which I had the memory of the Monterey Jazz festival firmly planted in my head, remembering the incredible musicians and music I heard all over the fairgrounds, playing jazz, soul, and lots 'n lots of blues…" ~ Laurie Z.
posted by Zebra Productions
on May 26, 2009 -
5 comments
I posted a playalong for Take Five which I recorded a little while back. This is me playing along. I'm kind of new to the sax. [more inside]
posted by motty
on May 19, 2009 -
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Since I recently started learning alto sax, I've been trying to learn the well known Paul Desmond standard Take Five, but don't have a playalong for it. So tonight I made one. This is it. [more inside]
posted by motty
on Apr 20, 2009 -
2 comments
I'm neither a jazz writer nor a jazz singer, but that didn't stop me from trying. It's part of an album I'm gradually releasing online. [more inside]
posted by NemesisVex
on Mar 24, 2009 -
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Lately I've been in a mood to sing vintage romantic standards in a very straight up way. Some day I want to do a version of this song inspired by Anita O'Day. This ain't it. You can still feel free to dance, though! [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster
on Feb 24, 2009 -
2 comments
Rehearsing some totally new Gershwin torch songs.
Well, not new for the Gershwins. They're pretty dead. New for me, though. :) [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster
on Feb 17, 2009 -
7 comments
Bare bones demo of a song I'm working on about the circus. Thoughts would be appreciated.
posted by jhighmore
on Feb 14, 2009 -
4 comments
Back in either middle school or high school, in music class, I wrote my very first melody with a classmate named Mathias Knutzen. The assignment was to take a text from one of our books and create a song with it. We chose Robert Frost's poem and came up with this pseudo-jazzy tune. I always liked it, so I kept the "digital chord sheet" around and played it from time to time. More than 15 years later, here now is a brand new recorded version -- complete with brushed drums and falsetto background vocals. [more inside]
posted by edlundart
on Jan 20, 2009 -
4 comments
A quick demo I recorded last Thurs/Fri. Slow building, pretty layered guitar & tom tom-driven indie-jazz type stuff. [more inside]
posted by self
on Jan 11, 2009 -
4 comments
Imagine a truck full of fruit, hauling ass down a long, winding road. It's driver, eyes red and glowing with hate, oblivious to the trail of oranges and grapefruits he leaves behind... [more inside]
posted by Brettus
on Dec 31, 2008 -
2 comments
Hope to revisit this one day-- piano by the talented Wang sisters: http://www.youtube.com/user/lipatti [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol
on Dec 1, 2008 -
1 comment
Hi! I was trying to calibrate my microphone in an iso booth (okay, okay, a walk-in closet) and my hyperactive puppy was all like "NO! PLAY WITH ME! HEY! I AM NUGGET! HEY!" So I took him in the closet with me, sang a song to entertain him (he sat quietly, tilting his head, possibly terrified), then set it to music. [more inside]
posted by jake
on Nov 15, 2008 -
6 comments
A jazzy version of the Inspector Gadget theme song. Apologies in advance if it gets stuck in your head. [more inside]
posted by csimpkins
on Nov 12, 2008 -
11 comments
Yes, it's Disney, with some nice jazzy guitar as background courtesy of Adrian Holovaty...I tried to add a few touches of my own, I hope you enjoy.
posted by StrikeTheViol
on Nov 11, 2008 -
1 comment
I'm a big fan of Frank Loesser's lyrics and Jimmy McHugh's melodies, so I decided to add a few to my repertoire. When I'm learning new songs, I record myself a capella to see how my voicings are sounding and what I need to work on. It's bare, but I thought this turned out kind of sweet.
posted by miss lynnster
on Oct 25, 2008 -
4 comments
Possibly the geekiest use of "Nature Boy". [more inside]
posted by eurasian
on Oct 22, 2008 -
10 comments
I'm jumping back into music with both feet right now, so here's another rehearsal recording for your listening pleasure. This sweet tune was introduced by Nat King Cole back in 1952. You young whippersnappers probably remember it from elsewhere though. Sigh. [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster
on Oct 18, 2008 -
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Back to practicing new repertoire with my freakishly adorable guitarist Barry. Yay! Sooo, here's a pretty straight and peppy little version of an old standard tune by Fats Waller. [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster
on Oct 17, 2008 -
6 comments
A tango-influenced setting of a hundred year-old poem by Trumbull Stickney, "Mnemosyne" is the title track of our new CD, recorded by Ljova and the Kontraband (music by Ljova, sung by Inna).
Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory, and this is a song of nostalgy and of memories that turn color like autumn leaves yearning for rebirth with a vibrant song in the spring....
We've long been looking forward to sharing this song with you all.
[more inside]
posted by barmaljova
on Oct 12, 2008 -
6 comments
Forgot to upload this last track from my friend Matt and I. Instrumental, two acoustic guitars. [more inside]
posted by danb
on Sep 27, 2008 -
5 comments
How many times have you asked yourself, "Where are all the jazz tunes about squid?" [more inside]
posted by lothar
on Aug 14, 2008 -
18 comments
Another one from my friend Matt and I. Instrumental, two acoustic guitars. [more inside]
posted by danb
on Aug 8, 2008 -
11 comments
A Paul Simon cover from the same session as Bob-omb Battlefield. Instrumental, two acoustic guitars. [more inside]
posted by danb
on Aug 4, 2008 -
11 comments
Solo guitar. One quick and dirty take, recorded with the windows open. [more inside]
posted by danb
on Jul 27, 2008 -
11 comments
An original song by my old band, Selected Letters. Alto Sax, Oboe, Violin, Guitar, Bass, Drums, and a good mix of tight arrangement and improvisation. I miss this band a lot, but it was great while it lasted.
posted by OverlappingElvis
on Jun 26, 2008 -
1 comment
Lo-fi bossa with apologies to Jobim [more inside]
posted by stubby phillips
on May 25, 2008 -
1 comment
I started singing back when I was darn near tone deaf and had the breath control of someone recovering from a pool accident. I think I've gotten better, so I'd like people who don't know me to have a listen. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol
on Apr 7, 2008 -
6 comments
jazz tune. also, "jazz" tune. [more inside]
posted by sleepy pete
on Mar 1, 2008 -
8 comments
And now for something completely different... this is a somewhat experimental instrumental track featuring pulsing soft noise, soft organs and a distorted xylophone, fake sitar, and off-key distant "singing."
posted by edlundart
on Jan 24, 2008 -
6 comments
Some jazz noodling on that classic standard Misty. My friend Steph on the alto sax, me on the piano.
posted by chrismear
on Jan 10, 2008 -
8 comments
Country/jazz. acapella. An open letter to Amy Winehouse. Super Mario Galaxy. [more inside]
posted by By The Grace of God
on Jan 5, 2008 -
12 comments
This is a recording from Ground Zero in Troy, NY. I played a solo show for about 50ish people and a stuffed pony.
posted by mikey10101
on Dec 28, 2007 -
3 comments
A big ol' composition kind of song. Just a little bit like "post-rock" I guess. As before but this time with multiple takes, stereo, and fun little stuff scattered all around. It's also my first project using Logic Pro, which seems to rock
posted by tmcw
on Oct 2, 2007 -
3 comments
Rehearsals : three tunes that we (a big band) were to play on stage in a small jazz festival in Millau, Aveyron, southern France.
posted by nicolin
on Jul 23, 2007 -
8 comments
kinda jazzy, kinda not. this is where my highschool extra curricular activities run into my highschool punk band...recorded alone. fake drums. some mixxing creds go to my lil drummer bro...(family link!)
posted by es_de_bah
on Jun 3, 2007 -
6 comments
Got together with a friend a while back to jam, and we ended up deciding to try and record something for the first time. Our goal of creating music failed. Thus the project Tverrbjelker was born.
posted by flod logic
on May 26, 2007 -
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Just me and my friends making music in the basement. This is a live studio cover of John Scofield's Blackout.
posted by edverb
on May 21, 2007 -
2 comments
Another excerpt of a previous too long post. Tired of playing over improvised and random changes, I brought the Ellington tune to Olivier. I played the rhythm track, he played the melody, then I managed to play a solo. Hope you like it.
posted by nicolin
on May 15, 2007 -
4 comments
My favorite jazz standard, done as a solo acoustic guitar piece. Apologies for the audio clipping at 2:02.
(For some reason, the MeFi audio preview is playing it in a lower key and slightly slower; I'm not sure how to fix this, so I'll leave it as is.)
posted by adrian_h
on May 6, 2007 -
7 comments
Hi, This is not what you can call a song : rather a collection of recordings pasted together. As in the Real Book, some standards are included. But this track also includes sounds taken from the real world, like a street scene, or rehearsals. It is a deliberate effort to try to match apparently unrelated recordings, from different sources. The Real Book, paradoxically, features charts for some idealistic land. Here, I wanted to use sounds both from the inside (music) and from the outside (raw field recordings) to see how ironically they are related and to provide some contrast. What you're about to hear : a saxophone playing Don Quichotte, a late night Dulcinea, two versions of a standard, and guitar comments.
posted by nicolin
on May 6, 2007 -
2 comments
The Smoke Alarm Sessions, cont'd. I've been learning Caravan. I love the way Ellington did it a lot. Nowadays so many people play it very straight ahead, & I think that gets boring. So we experimented. At first Barry tried to put a funk beat behind it, but I'm not sure about it. On the second chorus I was thinking that since I've been to Egypt I should use that as inspiration to experiment with different melodies. I think in the future I'll probably take that a lot further, I kind of liked the feel. So, we'll see.
posted by miss lynnster
on Apr 19, 2007 -
5 comments
4/10/07 rehearsal recording in LA. Trying out some new repertoire... well, new for me. This adorably sweet little song was written in 1928. I decided not to put any kind of modern spin on it, but to just sing it slow and straight. (Guitar by the always adorable Barry Zweig.)
posted by miss lynnster
on Apr 12, 2007 -
12 comments
