#481577 - 11/23/1906:19 AMOur Attempt at Smooth Jazz
montunoman
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Here's our smooth jazz rendition of the classic bolero "Cuando vuelva a tu lado"
Most of you are probably familiar with the English language version. Want to name the tune? Guess what keyboard? It was done in auto accompaniment mode. Wish I could take credit for the sax work, but that was my amigo Manuel on sax. Enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend!
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#481580 - 11/23/1907:04 AMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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Dnj
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Paul, you & your lovely wife have truly brought your Latin flair to this beautiful song. It certainly transports you to a good place though your music. Thank you so much for sharing your outstanding work with us.
#481586 - 11/23/1907:19 AMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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saxxman
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Wow! Great sounds Paul! Your performance on this one surely matches the "uber cool" appearance of the two of you! Manuel did a super job adding very tasty sax work too! Thanks for sharing and ENCORE!
PS - great photo too!
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#481650 - 11/23/1912:40 PMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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Paul, SWEET. I have to say, you are probably one of the most admired (and envied) members on SZ. That's because you have figured out how to make the music business into a family business. As far as I know, only Russ (Capt Russ) performs routinely with family members. That's got to be one of life's great gifts. Can't sign off without mentioning that great sax player. He reminds me a lot of the guy that plays with my little group (sweet and tasteful). Also, your wife's voice is just perfect for this tune and this arrangement.
chas
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Wow, what a really great version. Not going to try and guess which keyboard, too busy listening to the great vocals, sax, and backing. Didn’t want to try and focus on trying to pick the style, takes away from the enjoyment of listening to a great overall performance.
#481756 - 11/24/1901:04 PMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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montunoman
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Originally Posted By Dnj
Paul, you & your lovely wife have truly brought your Latin flair to this beautiful song. It certainly transports you to a good place though your music. Thank you so much for sharing your outstanding work with us.
Thank you Donny!
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#481758 - 11/24/1901:11 PMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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montunoman
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Originally Posted By saxxman
Wow! Great sounds Paul! Your performance on this one surely matches the "uber cool" appearance of the two of you! Manuel did a super job adding very tasty sax work too! Thanks for sharing and ENCORE!
PS - great photo too!
Thanks so much, Manuel will be happy to hear a pro sax player like you enjoyed it!
By the way the picture was taken last summer on the Seime River in Paris. With matching French barrettes, you'd never guess we were tourists, right?
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#481762 - 11/24/1901:19 PMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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montunoman
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Originally Posted By cgiles
Paul, SWEET. I have to say, you are probably one of the most admired (and envied) members on SZ. That's because you have figured out how to make the music business into a family business. As far as I know, only Russ (Capt Russ) performs routinely with family members. That's got to be one of life's great gifts. Can't sign off without mentioning that great sax player. He reminds me a lot of the guy that plays with my little group (sweet and tasteful). Also, your wife's voice is just perfect for this tune and this arrangement.
chas
Wow, what a nice thing to say Chass. Unfortunately I may take that for granted, but thanks for the reminder! Nothing is better than "la familia y música"
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#481763 - 11/24/1901:21 PMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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montunoman
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Originally Posted By rikkisbears
Wow, what a really great version. Not going to try and guess which keyboard, too busy listening to the great vocals, sax, and backing. Didn’t want to try and focus on trying to pick the style, takes away from the enjoyment of listening to a great overall performance.
Ok, so which keyboard was it . Haha
Thanks for listening Rikki. I bet you could identify the keyboard, I think you have owned the same brand....
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#481992 - 11/26/1905:37 AMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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montunoman
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Originally Posted By montunoman
Yes, Rikki and Donny. It's my ancient Ketron Audya.
Yes so called ancient like the G70 but still sounds amazing in the right hands as yours Paul..
Thanks Donny. While the Audya is maybe dated in some respects, it has a very special sound especially in the accompaniment that I haven’t heard in other keyboards. I guess that’s way I still have it after all these years!
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#481995 - 11/26/1905:52 AMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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montunoman
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Originally Posted By rikkisbears
Hi Paul, ancient or not, sounded great. Didn’t realise you had one. No actually I have never had an Audya, but I did have an SD1+.
That jingle tree? sound at 1.06 min and further on, made me think it might be a Ketron. Literally rang a bell from a long time ago . Haha
Yes Rikki, I thought you had a Ketron at some point. The “jingle tree” you hear is me playing a glissando down the keyboard using an electric piano sound. I have been told that I over do this! I do this often to cue my wife when to come in . I guess if I had chops like Mark, I’d do some quick arpeggios, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon!
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#481997 - 11/26/1906:11 AMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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Dnj
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Originally Posted By montunoman
Originally Posted By Dnj
Originally Posted By montunoman
Yes, Rikki and Donny. It's my ancient Ketron Audya.
Yes so called ancient like the G70 but still sounds amazing in the right hands as yours Paul..
Thanks Donny. While the Audya is maybe dated in some respects, it has a very special sound especially in the accompaniment that I haven’t heard in other keyboards. I guess that’s way I still have it after all these years!
When I was with Prince AJ & Fran at the lab a few times he explicitly showed us in detail all of the many traits and super features that the Audya can provide,..it is a very capable arranger and one of the very few that I never took home sadly. Dig In ..
#482002 - 11/26/1906:41 AMRe: Our Attempt at Smooth Jazz
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Dnj
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Originally Posted By Fran Carango
We sure got around... a lot!!
Looks like AJ and I should had swapped shirts to match better.. Maybe keyboards too
Fran that was a fun road trip for sure for Audya.. so was our SD7 road trip too...fun fun fun.... next time we go visit Prince AJ the Ketron SD9 for sure..