Bilbo

Here you go, guys. My frustration is that, whatever the merits on my composition, the resulting sound of midi muck is suck city. It is my bass and (perfectly sh*te) guitar over a Band in the Box background. So it all sounds a bit cacky. The fade end is because BIAB just stops and, weak as it sounds, it was the lesser of two evils. I rest by my view that doing everything yourself in your home studio makes for really bad Jazz In short, judge the composition, not the performance! My thoughts were 'Blue Note' sessions are usually simple written heads over 32 bar sequences and 10 choruses of solos. The waltz idea was because the second image was a flower and a straight grooving blues didn't reflect the visual concept as well as a waltz. [url="https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/yellow-blossom-waltz"]https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/yellow-blossom-waltz[/url]

Just finished week 3 (500 Miles High). Am learning a lot but do not expect it to bear fruit for weeks/months yet.

Go UB. That is one of my favourite bass sounds on any record. ARick! As a Rush and Yes fan of that era, that is a revelation

What is appaent is that, despite all the rhetoric, you CAN'T tell the make/model of a bass by the sound

Could be a Tele. LP is at my brother's

I can't remember them ever having a guitar player on their recordings. Am I wrong (I know it's unlikely but it has happened before)?

The LP cover had what looked like a White Jazz on it (rear cover picture) but, remember, I don't know s***

Is it a classic Fender Jazz bass sound? I keep reading about it but don't know what it is!

Well. Is it?

It's a good thing, Mike

We have a web page.... www.jazzeast.vpweb.co.uk

Ex-GP subscriber here but no more. What about Musicians Only, a tabloid style music paper from the 1980s? Beat Instrumental Instrimentalwas another I read.

I just listened to urb's composition for the May competition and it reminded me of 1990s Steps Ahead so I went to listen to their cd 'Magnetic' on Spotify. I had forgotten how good Mike Breacker's EWI solo and Mike Manring's vibes are on the track 'Beirut'. Fusion at its absolute best. Can't post a link here but look it up it is 24 carat gold wrapped in mermaid scales and angel wings. Stunning.

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1368651374' post='2079907'] Here's my thing... [i][b]'Flight of the Pollinator[/b][/i]' [url="https://soundcloud.com/munkio/flight-of-the-pollinator"]https://soundcloud.c...-the-pollinator[/url] [/quote] Reminds me of 1990s Steps Ahead, Mike.

Still need to get to this.....

Yes, I used your name but didn't make the connection.

Ha! I was one of the folk who assessed your solo, Hector. I recognised the voices at the end. You have my feedback already!

And this.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGjDcHfZ5w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGjDcHfZ5w[/url]

Prefer this side of him... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x-031gqsVI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x-031gqsVI[/url]

I make Jeff Berlin look photogenic!

It's going through a 60w Roland Cube guitar amp!

I just figured out how to make a video using my Kindle. Sound is surprisingly good all things considered. Look out Mike (urb), here I come!! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwToBKcb-9o[/media]

When you play ANY note on the bass,there are generally two things you can control; when the note starts and when the note stops ( ok, vibrato but put that aside). When you start playing it is easier to start and stop a fretted note. The are, however, many techniques that allow you to manage an open string. Once these are developed, open strings are no problem. In fact, they may be your best friend.

Never 'got' Hawkwind.