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

[Syd Logan <slogan621@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Vern, I'll play around with the levels a bit.

I just realized a mistake -- the suite is not Little Suite, but "Five
Pieces (In the Form of a Suite) For Harmonica and Piano".

syd

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>


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