Accordionist,
I could not download the first two files (the ones done with the XD3: "Somber mood" and "Man without love").
My favorite song of the three is "Malafemmena": I have only a little suggestion for you: maybe the first time it would be better to play the song "as it is", reserving the embellishments for the second or third verse, so as to add a nice "crescendo" and also leave the possibility to surprise your listeners with what you would add later. I have to say that you are a very talented accordeon player and you play also with a lot of emotion (this is a well known song here in Italy, so I know what I am talking about).
"Come back to Sorrento" was quite a surprise: you did a really original arrangement with a medium swing tempo but...I wonder how many of your italian-american listeners would prefer the original version, with a classic rhumba or beguine tempo...
Finally, "Tennesse waltz": the first thing that strikes me is that the volume is A LOT higher compared with the other two songs: maybe you should lower it a bit.
You were right commenting my "This masquerade": your approach is completely different compared with mine; you love to fill the pauses with a lot of added notes and...you are really an accordeon virtuoso; however, if you play for dancing crowds, I have a feeling that they could somehow be disturbed in their dance by this flow of notes.
You definitely have your own style and I have to say that I will wait with real interest your future songs.



[This message has been edited by Dreamer (edited 09-02-2003).]