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Topic: More Monk wackness: Off Minor |
Mike Neer
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Posted 3 Jul 2016 6:45 am |
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Here is a rough version of the track Off Minor, which I tinkered with myself. I only had the 2-track render to fool around with, so consider this far from finished product. Recorded live with some post-recording treatment by me.
Electric Django is my inspiration for the sound and approach here. Not that I copied him or his licks, I just wanted a similar sound and vibe. Of course, it sounds nothing like him, but it is a game I frequently play with myself when soloing or approaching a tune. "What would ______ do?"
This is a wacky one, aided of course by the offbeat organ drawbar settings (which I twisted the organist's arms on!).
https://soundcloud.com/user-708420441/off-minor-rough-steelonious
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Orville Johnson
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2016 10:15 am
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| Love it! I'm glad the organist went along-it definitely ups the wackiness quotient. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2016 1:32 pm
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nice.... anything you do with monk is an adventure.
make a good surf tune also.... |
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Mike Neer
From:
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Posted 3 Jul 2016 2:06 pm
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Thanks, dudes! And yes, I've got quite a few surf arrangements for volume 2. There WILL be a Vol. 2, guaranteed.
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Guy Cundell
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More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 3 Jul 2016 8:00 pm
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| Nice hors d'oeuvres, Mike. I'm building up an big appetite for the main course! |
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 2:30 am
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Great Mike. As always Can't wait for the album.
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Frank Agliata
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Jersey Shore, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 5:16 am
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Wow . . . Musical genius run amuck! 
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 6:27 am
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Cool! If you want to call it wacky, it's wacky in a good way.
Did you ever hear the George Benson record with Jimmy smith on organ called "Off the top?" Smith used some unusual drawbar sounds on Ain't Misbehaving' ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GELAljPhb0
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 7:04 am
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| Andy Volk wrote: |
Cool! If you want to call it wacky, it's wacky in a good way.
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When I say wacky, I mean by SGF standards. My own wackiness gauge is syncronized a bit more liberally. 
I'm a big fan of all organ sounds, from Fats Waller to Richard Groove Holmes to Bach to Jon Lord..... However, getting an organist to comply is not always the easiest task. Matt was very open to my "suggestions".
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Paolo Conti
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France
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 8:08 am
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| Sounds great Mike! Thanks for sharing this with us. Et merci pour la musique. |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 8:21 am
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Electric Django, always pushing the envelope. The organ sound really sets the piece off.
Looking forward to vol. 2 surf music already. |
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Todd Clinesmith
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Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 9:08 am
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| I dig it Mike. I like how the percussion sets up the tune. |
I'd like to credit Louis Prima with that. Think of this track as Louis Prima meets Django; that's how my head works. Children are born of two separate sets of genes, I like to think of music that way, too.
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2016 9:09 am
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| Excellent, Mike! |
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Steve Cunningham
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Atlanta, GA
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