zephonic Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 No, he didn't! Quote local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 13 yrs old. Jeesh! Where do I throw my towel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Eldar had a kid? Unbelievable.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 ...and in case anyone cares, here's Stevie Wonder blowin' on Giant Steps: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 The kid's an amazing talent - assimilating Chickisms into his lines already. He couldn't have been working on that for more than what - 5 or so years total? It also a good reminder of what fun he's actually having, which we should always have. Stevie Wonder is a great pop songwriter/singer, but his playing on Giant Steps would have been good for a 13 yr. old. Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Steve, I wasn't suggesting a musical comparison; I was just responding to one outrageous musical surprise with another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nathan, your "Imagine" sounds nice. Maybe I hear a bit of an excessive contrast between the verse, which would be suitable for a folk-rock arrangement, and the chorus, with its more dense and jazzy chords. Once again, I'd love to hear your reharms in a full arrangement context, maybe even with voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 I wasn't suggesting a musical comparison; I was just responding to one outrageous musical surprise with another. You succeeded. I didn't think you were comparing them - I made the outrageous comparison. Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 This morning I made an arrangement of "What's New". Meh. Somehow I had it better in my mind. I blame it on general morning sleepiness. Even better, I blame it on my youth So Mo and his Plastic Orchestra give you: "Wuzz new" http://www.divshare.com/download/9164054-38c Quote It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Pretty, Mo'. Nice, sort of slow latin feel. One minor thing I'd have done differently is set up the key changes to F and C more with chords leading to them, so they "arrive" instead of suddenly appearing as a surprise key change. But you can rationalize that either way - I liked it (except maybe for the end quote ) Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Pretty, Mo'. Nice, sort of slow latin feel. One minor thing I'd have done differently is set up the key changes to F and C more with chords leading to them, so they "arrive" instead of suddenly appearing as a surprise key change. But you can rationalize that either way - I liked it (except maybe for the end quote ) Hey, thanks for the suggestion. I'll work on the key changes, that's a great hint! Quote It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Not even a suggestion, just an afterthought. You did a nice job on it. Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Not even a suggestion, just an afterthought. You did a nice job on it. Now you're rationalizing. Quote It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Here's another 'Name That Tune'. This should be a very easy one. Part of a solo already in progress. Nothing special, but I tried to play some faux drums on it. I know they sound cheesy, but I felt like messing around with it. http://stashbox.org/694245/Name%20That%20Tune%20Two.mp3 Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....... Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 It sounds like stella to me, with a few other quotes (straight no chaser and wouldn't you) thrown in as decoys. Great playing, I love the whole thing, amazing. I am imagining how mind blowing that would be with a real piano and rhythm section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piano4U Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Yeah SK! I agree with BeeBoss on the tune and the quotes. Very creative playing as usual. Keep bringin' those on, please! Quote My YouTube Videos My Lot2Learn Jazz Piano Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 It sounds like 'All The Things U R' to me, it seems to go through 25's in the same way. Wonderful stuff SK regardless of what it is. Quote CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Dave - that recording sounds great. The balance is a little strong on the vocal side, but not by much. The quality - pristine. Quote A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Dave, sounds like you've got your recording thing down! I agree with Kevin the vocals could be just a tad lower, but it sounded great. As for my little ditty, thanks for the positive comments. "Stella" it is. I stayed away from chords so it wouldn't be quite as obvious. I certainly could have played it better (or worse), but it is somewhat the way I play on gigs with rhythm sections. The quotes were Straight, No Chaser and Woody N' You. There's no putting anything past you guys. Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Sounds great, Dave. Yea, the vox could've come down a tad, but what the hey, it's hard to place it by yourself like that. I always get told to turn up the vox. I never get them loud enough. Also, on your mic, I believe on that board you've got a hpf at maybe 90 or 100, push that sucker in. It'll get rid of the pops on B's and P's. But killer! I love hearing what you do. SK, always smokin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Steve, Stella is great, with some very inspired melodic moments. The sparse "ECM" drumming fits perfectly. Dave - your singing is getting better all the time, and your playing is very elegant as usual. Did you record piano and voice at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Thanks, Carlo. Just one more Name That Tune from the imaginary trio, but a friendly warning: this is dangerously close to shredding - I could get banned. I 'mostly' stuck to the form, well almost anyway... http://stashbox.org/697186/Now%20Name%20This%20Tune.mp3 Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsu Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 haha. YOU name it. I'd need Dave Horne to come out here and play it if I"m to have any hope at all of naming it. It's definitely got that grab factor! GM! Quote "........! Try to make It..REAL! compared to what? ! ! ! " - BOPBEEPER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm at school right now, so not really an ideal situation - but after one passing listen on the ultracrappy Mac speakers, I'd say that the progression reminds me a bit of "What is this thing called love", although I'm not sure at all. Quote from "As time goes by". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Figure this out http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=9945 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piano4U Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 SK - I'm sure yours was Jitterbug Waltz without the Jitterbug and minus the Waltz. Very nicely done too. It was either that or Days of Wine and Roses without the Day, Wine or Roses. Or possibly it was.... ;-0 Seriously, I have no clue, but it was very interesting and fun to listen to! Quote My YouTube Videos My Lot2Learn Jazz Piano Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Roger - lol. Confession: it's Stella again, without the starlight, or the starlight without Stella, as loosely played as I could on that take. It's in and out of time signatures and nearly free at times. I did quote "As Time Goes By." Carlo, one chorus I shifted to an almost backward feel on the chords, which ended up sounding something like "what is this thing called love." Dave, I know what you're saying - it has the concept/feel of the more out stuff Keith did back with Paul Motian, and maybe some things Chick did back in his "Circle" days in places too. But I think it's more angular, less melodic - just overall dirtier. Listening back, I hear some Ornette in there, who also influenced Keith. Both versions of Stella were coming from that same bag. Whatever it is, it's more extreme (or crazier) than what I usually get the chance to play. Linwood, I'm guessing... would that just be some sort of level limiter that's preset/applied before recording, instead of afterwards (like the limiter on DP?) If I set the limiter on a DP track and then record on it, wouldn't it do the same thing? Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 No, it's not like a comp/lim....it's more like riding a fader with your finger turning the volume up or down auto. I'm doing vox right now as I type. Fun a; restaurant, then a mall. I'm sooo into it....... I might dl the demo and try it out later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'd like to hear what it does. Sounds like it's "Soundman in a Box". Could be fun for managing levels at rock concerts. Quote CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Linwood - I guess that thing would work on sax too. I have a great soloist here whose levels are all over the place.... Steve - that's not fair, man. I heard stella at the beginning, but I discarded that *because* you had just done it. Vindication is coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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