Re: [Harp-L] My first Gordon Jacob piece, Cradle Song

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

Musically the piece is beautiful.  I would have preferred the harmonica to be more prominent in the mix. On my computer, the accompaniment is overwhelming.  

Vern
On Feb 8, 2013, at 9:40 PM, Syd Logan wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've long (for decades now) been a fan of the great harmonica player Tommy
> Reilly. Gordon Jacob composed Little Suite for him, and you can hear
> Tommy's recording of it on his album Works For Harmonica and Orchestra. My
> other favorite player is Robert Bonfiglio, and of course on the jazz side
> there is Toots and Stevie Wonder.
> 
> Anyway, I wanted to tackle something played by one of these artists, and I
> decided to order the sheet music for Little Suite, type in the piano part
> for one its pieces (Cradle Song), add some orchestration in Garage Band,
> and record the harmonica part with my old Super 64. I'm pretty happy how it
> turned out, and thought I would share it here.
> 
> https://soundcloud.com/slogan621/cradle-song
> 
> Regards,
> 
> syd
> 
> ---
> Syd Logan