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#263790 - 05/22/09 12:42 PM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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double post

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#263791 - 05/22/09 01:08 PM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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What IS 'our style'?

I thought the whole point of this was to see what styles and approaches WE use for any particular piece...? I guarantee there will be a pretty wide selection

You see, unless we pick ONE tune (let's see how well this first one goes before we plan a whole series, eh, Bill? ), what's the difference to what already exists here, where anybody can post anything they want to at any time they want to? (Not that many do!)

I'm OK with Black Horse... It's cassp's thread, how about we respect his choice?

Main thing, IMO, is NOT to see how close to the record we get, but what we actually DO with the song. 'Our style' is whatever YOU want to do...! Only the song has been chosen (if that's OK with everybody?), the rest is entirely in YOUR (and your arranger's ) hands...

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#263792 - 05/22/09 01:11 PM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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Cass wants us to all cover a common tune, that's good enough for me.

Black Horse it is!



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#263793 - 05/22/09 01:25 PM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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Whoa - let's not get ahead of ourselves. I would like to suggest a couple more before we headlong into this , OK. I try to post a couple more over the holiday weekend and by Tuesday morning we should have everything in place.
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#263794 - 05/22/09 01:45 PM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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It's not really a suggestion, cassp... you're IT!

We'll do whatever you pick (or we'll be arguing forever!).

Black Horse was your first choice. Do you want to change it, or were you just looking for consensus? Because best of luck with that!

Thing about the song that strikes me is, first, very simple chords. Secondly, very simple structure. You could do it jazz, you could do it Latin, you could do it New Jack, hell, you could make a polka out of it if you wanted!

Sky's the limit...

Pick what you want, but YOU choose. It was your idea, you get this one rolling. Someone else can do the NEXT one if this is uncomfortable!

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#263795 - 05/23/09 05:30 AM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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... step by step

Here are 3 three songs you may choose from for the upcoming SZ eJam:

Black Horse and a Cherry Tree - KT Tunsall
Here We Go Again - Red Steagall & Don Lanier
The Nearness of You - Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington

I'll give you the weekend to consider and comment on these three. I've tried to pick a variety of types that might lend themselves to various interpretations. I know they're not 21st century songs, but they are still being recorded by artists today.

Songs, final rules and comments will be posted on a new thread Tuesday. The eJam will conclude on June 30.
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#263796 - 05/25/09 07:26 AM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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Last chance for comments. Tomorrow I will post the start of the jam.
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#263797 - 05/25/09 07:29 AM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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Are these the only song choices/

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#263798 - 05/25/09 07:54 AM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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I'm not familiar with "Here We Go Again." Several different tunes under that name on you tube, can you point us to the right one?

I'd hate to learn the wrong dang song, you know?

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#263799 - 05/25/09 08:53 AM Re: I have an idea... no really I do. :-)
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Here we Go Again - a Ray Charles classic; country, bluesy-gospel style from Ray. I think this is his original version. I won't link to the recent Ray Charles/Norah Jones rendition because it gives me goose bumps. But the organ on this one is good stuff.
http://www.last.fm/music/Ray+Charles/_/Here+We+Go+Again
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