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Good chops Jazzwee; I especially enjoyed the intro where you play the melody in the RH.

Thanks for the comments everyone. There has certainly been a lot of effort over the last couple of years on the pieces I work on. I would keep a log of the time spent on pieces, but it would probably scare me at how little I actually get through given the time spent.

@Studio Joe: nice stuff. Beautiful piece.
@z32: wow, that was really nice. As mentioned, nice touch. A pleasure to listen to.

Z32 - lovely piece and very delicate and fine playing - you sound like you're playing an acoustic in a large auditorium, but are you, in fact, playing a digital with "effects"?

JF

Rickster - well, yours was my coffee-drinking and paper-reading morning music. Very nice. I've only done that kind of improv once in awhile, and after listening to yours I think I should try it again. Thanks -

Cathy

I'm really enjoying everyone's submissions this month!

Bill, your rendition of "Fever" was very smoooth and I also loved the improv using the Jazz Scat! I have the same voice on mine (KR-7).

Hope y'all don't mind another "Misty":

MISTY

Elssa - Just lovely. Did you take the picture at the beginning of the video? Nice touch.

Yep sure am!

Thanks for the comments btw!

jazzwee - whoopee! I liked that it sounded jazzier and more confident the more you played, like you were really getting warmed up and into the sound. By the end it was definitely club stuff!

Cathy

jazzwee - Your "All the Things You Are" rendition is very nice. You have a clean, crisp touch that is perfect for this piece. Not being real familiar with this piece I was kind of surprised by the abrupt ending. Very cool.

Your piano sounds great - did you add a little reverb to the recording or is that how it sounds in real life? Edit - I just looked at your profile and see you have both a Steinway as well as a couple of digitals. Which was this - again, a very nice sound.

Bill - Thanks! The piano is just a default sound of the Yamaha P155, which pales in comparison to the Hamburg as you would imagine. It's actually pretty hard to get nuances out of the digital. There's a little more reverb which I add to compensate for the my dissatisfaction vis-a-vis the Steinway. Now as far as abrupt ending, I was just improvising so I when I recorded something long enough, I just stopped so I don't upset the "Red Dot" gods. What I was doing is something new to me and very difficult. Two hands are improvising simultaneously. Completely unplanned.

Cathy - You are such a sweetheart! I'm always afraid to post anything with real Jazz lest it be labeled as "too many notes" (which I expect). So any positive commentary is really reassuring

Joe - Thanks! Chops are still under-construction but your comments are encouraging.

Thanks, Bill! No, that picture is one of the backgrounds that I just discovered are in my new movie editing program (Pinnacle Studio 12 Plus).

TrueBeginner, nice little composition. I enjoyed listening.

Bill, Fever is an old favorite. It seems like I say that about everything you play/sing, but it's true. Nice job. I really enjoyed your version. That scat voice is pretty cool. My little Casio only does "doos" and "ahhs" - nowhere near as cool as this.

Rickster, your Restoration is a sweet melody. I like this alot. Terrific! And, yeah, your piano does sound especially good in that recording.

jazzwee, that's terrific improv on All the Things You Are. It sounds really nice, and I love this song. Sweeeet!

Augustina, you played that on a 61 key keyboard? Impressive! It certainly doesn't sound like it would be easy to play.

HomeInMyShoes, that's my absolute favorite Schumann piece. Beautiful job on it.

Studio Joe, I like your version of Shadow of Your Smile. I wanted to sing along. I agree, the Yamaha does sound better although I think your Casio sounds better than mine. Maybe it's the player, though.

z32, I've never heard this one before. Very nice. You have the perfect touch for the piece.

Elssa, I never mind Misty. It may be over played, but I have always enjoyed the song. Your version is quite nice. As an aside, I know that Rickster keeps saying how great Tatiana's hands look. She's got nothing on you.