hi all,

this one of many takes of the nearness of you (my favorite ballad). except for the beginning i tried not to play it as a ballad and tried more to improvise with the theme and to do some kind of stride. sorry for the poor sound but i´s only the cams mic, cause i move to another flat this week and my recording stuff is already packed.

tarik

This is a Musser M44 built in 1979. It has been instorage since 1980 and recently purchased on Ebay. It looks almost brand new.

Oh man...

You were right Tarik: this version is incredible. The tempo, the gentle swing, and the deep deep soul in those two 'god''s voices! I also like the idea of both man and woman singing it. Making the meaning hmm... let's say more "universal".

If you guys are working on that tune on vibes, this version would surely be a "must dig in" to help make your version "live"!

Enjoy!

- M

Check out Victors solo. He's the last to solo. It's smokin'.

Just Jamming Out on the Mallet Kat. Got some gigs coming up with the kat. And I installed Main Stage on my laptop. So I was having a little fun!

Check us out!

I have more stuff to post, just need the time!

http://store.jazzimprovonline.com/node/69

Amazing mallets with rattles in them! Great for latin comping. Listen to the audio under 'Check This Out'.

EMRICH01 is the discount code! (Limited Time Only and 1 set per subscriber)

That's the code for the discount for the mallets for subscribers only. We have about 7 sets in stock. They're so cool.

Here's the link to the store.

http://store.jazzimprovonline.com/node/69

David has turned out to be a very very kind and wonderful cat on the site. It's truly a gift to have him. He's always offering suggestions, being so helpful. He's been an idol of mine for a long time. And listen to him. Joe and I were talking about his duets with the sax player (Peter Weniger). Beautiful music and a real command of the instrument.

And right now he's hanging out in South Africa having a great time I think.

So I thought I'd post on ways people fix up their instrument, especially the older ones. For instance ringing. I have in the past taken a piece of felt and tied it over the felt pad to stop the ringing. Even a few pieces to raise just that part.

Any other ways (besides replacing the pad)?

I bet you could use yarn and do something with that.