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I don't remember the name of it, Dave. I know the swing "Mitch" and the mutual friend he wrote it for, and some of Garvin's early tunes like "Early", "Whim", etc. I wrote a very similar bossa in form/mood to this one about the same time, almost like companion pieces. Tom came over and learned mine and I learned his. Now I hardly remember mine, but it was recorded later by trombone player Scott Reeves and Kenny Werner, who played a ridiculously burning solo on it.

I'd post some things from a CD that came out recently, but I can't since it's another person's project for sale and song downloads in iTunes. PM me your address again and I'll send you my *COMPACT DISC* which is coming out this week. It's taken so long... good thing it's a retrospective anyway. Good reharm on Love Affair. Roger, that's the East West QL Bosendorfer, thank you.

A sample of a dark bossa, from memory, written long ago by friend Tom Garvin, who was mentioned in another thread. I never had a "mentor", but he probably came closest to being one for me. I'm not trying to play much on this here.. just did a rough take for levels. Nice progression though. I might post it later after I play something on it. http://www.divshare.com/download/12403829-98c

Thanks, Joe. It's just another day... but I do have a nice little concert gig tonight.

Fred, this is the original idea I had for this thread - sharing chord ideas on existing tunes. When I get time, I'll try to record some things, but basically it's your choice of any cycle of 5th progressions (or whatever sounds good) leading back to Ebmaj.7 each time. The last time resolves to Cm, and then moves to Abmaj.7 from there. Like: /Cm B7 Bb-7 A7/ Abmaj.7/D-7 G7/Cm(last A section)

Very fluent, strong playing, Carlo, and nice twists of mood. Know what you mean, BB. I "live" there much of the time, and maybe too much - sometimes it's hard to call 'tunes' on a gig when I just want to play something freely. I'll add another thanks for providing some musical juice to the thread and the players here. To the guy who posted the photos - thanks for bumping the thread but this is an a-political forum. So reharming Bush into Obama is not the kind of transformation we enjoy here.

Nice, BB. Chords, lines, harmonics, and recording. Thank you for posting it - it is slow in here. Improvised ballads... that's a nice concept. Imagining a TV show 'Ballad Idol' competition.

Thanks Dave, you have a PM. The bass is mostly fretless with a touch of upright, but I might just make it a single instrument. Thanks to all - I really appreciate everybody who gave input on this. I've removed the song while I get my headphones repaired- so I can get better results.

Fred, thank you for taking the time to check it. That spot at 1:40 is a strange Trilian bass articulation that slipped in there. I'll lower the level on the bass at that spot, and thanks for pointing it out.

ProfD and LB, thanks for listening. Glad you liked it. Apparently, the recording is not too bad, but... Without my reference headphones I'm lost, so I'm going by "feel" on the mix. Through my half decent studio monitors it sounds a little dull and murky, which usually means too much bass. Through my 3 driver Westone in-earphones it sounds perfect, but they tend to obscure deep bass. So for you or anyone else who may listen, here's a very short questionaire I've diligently prepared for you over the past 30 seconds: 1. Is the sound 'bottom heavy' - like a blanket of bass underneath? s. Is the bass too boomy, or too thin, or clear with a full tone? 3. Is the piano upfront or in the background? What I'm hoping for is the bass is clear and resonant throughout, with the piano slightly in the foreground. I'm either on the cusp of a decent recording, or a boring, FM radio sound with bass boost. Thanks a lot, in advance, for anyone taking part in this survey.

Thank you, Piano4U! So it sounds alright? Maybe I'm learning to mix by guessing the highs and low frequencies.

Thanks man. My headphones went out recently so I can't tell how well it's mixed. So using the ears of the forum: Is the bass too loud? Sound muddy? Does the piano sound harsh, brittle? I think it's probably close, but I can't tell. Thanks for any sonic opinions/feedback from anyone out there.

Glad you enjoyed it, LB. Here's a reharm sample of a really obscure ballad. I did it as a short first test for a virtual trio recording. (I lifted a couple bass lines I remember Marc Johnson played on this when we recorded it once.) (Virtual trio tune removed, thanks a lot for listening and the input.)

Allan, thanks again for the contributions. Nice playing, although I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the music, so I can't tell how it was reharmonized.

Nice, lush, dense voicings on that song, Dave. The chart didn't download for me for some reason. But I think I remember hearing that - if it was posted before, or if I dreamed it. As long as reharming the Privia doesn't involve a shredder.

Your reaction can't be 'wrong' - so there's nothing to be sorry for.

Thanks D. About the song - funny, I didn't feel sad at all when I played it. It's possibly a mood accentuator - if somebody was bored and listened to it, it could be very boring, or if they just won the lottery, it might be perceived as joyous. Who knows. About the tools used though: True that playing will come through on any decent instrument, but I wouldn't have played the same way on a different piano sound.

I edited that line out of there but you caught it anyway. Drats!

Thanks again to all. Legatoboy, I agree with your impression of Hank's final days. Zeph, I will think about your suggestion, thanks. :grin: No, honestly Sue, I didn't spike it, nor was I trying to give new meaning to bringing the house down. (Then again, the Spartacus story wasn't exactly Disneyesque.) The tune should have a warning of side effects. Then here's a palette cleanser - http://www.divshare.com/download/11323954-702 - a jive boogaloo "party" version of the song called ":wave:". Tried to make the piano sound like an upright for the "gig" atmosphere.

Appreciate the comments... I played it from memory of hearing the song ages ago on an old Bill Evans album with Jeremy Steig on flute. I haven't heard it in years (I don't recall it from "Conversation With Myself") but I hope (and 'think') I played it correctly. The keyboard I used is worn, so some of the notes rang out louder than I played them. Divshare seems to compress the track some, so the original has better tone and presence. About the tune: it was written for the 60's movie "Spartacus" which had a great score by composer Alex North. And the melody stands by itself, so I didn't want to play "too much" on it.

Nice loose playing there, fjzingo, and thanks for all your generous contributions, Allan. I haven't visited "The Room" in a while. I wanted to do a little tribute tune to Hank Jones, attempting his broad, elegant style. Instead, I just went with a simple ballad, as a general tribute to HJ, Bill Evans, T. Flanagan, etc. - i.e., the great stylists. Recorded in Logic with EW/QL piano. http://www.divshare.com/download/11492693-ab0

You're absolutely welcome, Allan, and nice to have you in the reharm "room." Suggesting going out of time on that song is just my idea as an improvisor... the main thing I think of when I play is what is needed, not what's already supplied. Once a constant rhythm or time has been established and covered and has nowhere else to go, I look for something else to do. Beeboss, I know the feeling of not wanting to do a standard that's been associated with Evans and played to death by others. The tune to me like that was "My Foolish Heart", the Village Vanguard version with Scott LaFaro. Pure early Evans at his most sublime. After I heard it in my 20's, whenever I played that song, I would think of Evans first and the song second.

Allan, nice to hear you finally, and thanks for posting the song. You play well - it's a piece with a lot of constant movement and forward momentum, so I would probably try to break the feel and go out of time at some point, explore some variations on the chords, and then improvise back into time. David, the piano sounds wonderful, as does your playing. Strong, intentful (is that a word, it is now) playing on both. Some voicings in Romance sounded exactly like Bill Evans, and it was good to hear you stretch in a more standard jazz fashion. Porkpie Hat was excellent and as mentioned, especially inspired near the end. Funny, I had a trio gig last week with a bass player who just moved here from California. He asked that we play My Romance, which I hadn't thought of in ages. I played it not that differently from you, except in a medium up tempo, and I decided to not play any chords on the head and phrase the melody very loosely. I knew he was expecting to hear me play Evanish chords, but it was more fun to play the voicings in my head. So now I like playing the tune again.

Very, very nice, Peter. I've been a Zeitlin fan from way back, at least as much as one could be without ample opportunities to hear him. I did have all his early albums and some more recent, so I remember Quiet Now, and enjoyed the variations in the reharm. Thanks for posting, and welcome to the forum and the reharm thread.