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Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul (updated with Addendum)

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:20 pm
by keener
Here's another original. I am dedicating this one to Mr. Paul Yandell, for at least 2 reasons: (1) the tune is (loosely) based on a tune he co-wrote and recorded with Chet, On A Roll, and (2) I've never been pleased with the first tune I dedicated to Paul and felt that a second one was in order. I'm not thrilled with my execution on this one, either, but I think it's a better tune than the first. (Specifically, I'm not very proud of my harmony work on the second track ... I'm just not good at harmony.)

I hope you like it, Paul. It's not nearly so complicated, or pretty, as On A Roll, but I think you can tell the influence is there. BTW, On A Roll is one of my favorites.

As noted above, I use two tracks for this one. The second track is simple, single-string "harmony."



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uylQAer8ZFY


Update: After creating this video, I came up with an additional verse and an alternate ending. Both are shown in the following video. This video seems to have stripped out the phaser sound, for some reason unknown to me:

Rolling Along Addendum, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnmgf-7QnuM

All my best
Bruce

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:49 pm
by Eddie Estes
Bruce,
That is great!!!!
You write some good tunes.
Eddie

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:11 pm
by Roger Pratt
Fantastic Bruce!!!

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:07 pm
by keener
Thank you very much, Eddie and Roger!

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:43 am
by Billy Anderson
What a way to start my day. Get a cup of hot coffee, sit down and hit the 'Board early - find a great song from the lean, mean 'Keen Machine! Now I'm off to see the Wizard and try to muddle through the workday while I dream of playing like this, all the time knowing it will never happen! Asi es la vida! KOPAP. Billy

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:01 pm
by Paul Yandell
That's really nice thanks for doing that, paul

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:08 pm
by keener
Paul, my pleasure, sir. All my best to you.

Billy ... thanks for the compliment and the humor.

Bruce

Re: Rolling Along ... A tune for Paul

PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:17 pm
by keener
After creating this video for Paul, I came up with an additional verse and an alternate ending. Both are shown in the following video. The YouTube processing seems to have stripped out the phaser sound.

Rolling Along Addendum, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnmgf-7QnuM



Paul, I hope you like the additional material. I thought that, if you ever wanted to play any of it yourself, you might want at least some of the extra material.