stevie Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='frank' post='1189878' date='Apr 5 2011, 11:01 PM']Thanks Major ill look forward to the boot camp looks like ill be be the only one though [/quote] No you won't! Quote
stevie Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='Major-Minor' post='1188786' date='Apr 5 2011, 11:30 AM']Now I can understand entirely why, on a jazz gig, some people (like Bilbo) would baulk at the idea of playing Moondance. The melody is very repetitive, the harmonic structure is simple, and jazzers tend to feel that the original VM recording was made by a bunch of non jazzers having a go at something vaguely jazzy.[/quote] I think your latter comment hits the nail on the head. After all, you can't get a simpler harmonic structure than The Saints or A Tisket a Tasket. Quote
2wheeler Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='GonzoBass' post='1188051' date='Apr 4 2011, 06:02 PM']...and I am willing to wager that both Van Morrison and myself smile all the way to the bank. [/quote] Hmmm.... Slavery was very profitable but that doesn't justify it. Quote
Bilbo Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I recorded a practice session the other day and tried polishing the turd...I was making this up as I went along Better, worse or just different? You decide!, WARNING! Its about 3x longer than the original!!! Quote
LawrenceH Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 [quote name='Bilbo' post='1198791' date='Apr 13 2011, 10:10 PM']I recorded a practice session the other day and tried polishing the turd...I was making this up as I went along Better, worse or just different? You decide!, WARNING! Its about 3x longer than the original!!![/quote] Anything that makes Moondance last any longer is automatically worse Quote
Bilbo Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 [quote name='LawrenceH' post='1198817' date='Apr 13 2011, 10:27 PM']Anything that makes Moondance last any longer is automatically worse [/quote] I can't possibly argue with that Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1188182' date='Apr 4 2011, 07:32 PM']Isn't 'Van Morrison and smile' in the same sentence an oxymoron?[/quote] Reminds me of a story a friend told me. One of his friends was in Soho square and spotted Van Morrison on a bench reading a newspaper. Not knowing any better, he went up to him & told Van how much he enjoyed his music and would he mind signing an autograph for him. Vans's response was to lower his newspaper, look the poor chap in the eye and snarl "F**k Off" then raise the newspaper Quote
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