Composer: Pee Wee Ellis
Made famous by Jaco Pastorius

This is an adaptation of the Kris Berg big band arrangement, noted by middle breakdown section preceding the solos. Most recordings and performances play at a breakneck tempo, but I decided to slow it down to give it more of a laid back funk flavor.

All instruments were played/programmed by me. I had a few goals for this recording:
1. Feature a jazz guitar and see how close I could come to programming a performance that sound like a human
2. Use a jazz brush drum kit to help emphasize the laid back groove and take the biting edge off

This recording features Orange Tree Samples’ Evolution Jazz Archtop Guitar VST and Fluffy Audio’s Jazz Drums - Brushes VST. I like the realism and character of these tools. Other instruments include Organs Tree’s Core Pear upright bass and UJam’s Groovemaster One for tambourine and hand claps.

Nord Spotting: After not using them in the past few recordings, I’m giving the Nord library little bit of love here. The piano is the Mellow Upright, pretty much straight out of the Electro 6D with just a wee bit of extra reverb and compression on the track. The organ is also from Electro, both upper and lower manuals. Again, just a small amount of track processing.

And yes, the piano solo is borrowed from another tune. It just seemed to work well with the groove ;-)

The music I post is not intended for commercial distribution in any form. I do this as a hobby and share it here for the joy of it.

The Chicken

Killer Joe Conclave Maiden gig Aug. 2015 
Robbin's Reef Yacht Club
Special guests,  Ed Beales-Trumpet

Killer Joe - Conclave 8.15 - 8 28 15, 1.01 PM

On the Sunny Side of the Street-LJS

Just a casual Jazzer. I am not seeking commercial gain from any of my projects, and do not permit others to profit from my own work.

These recordings are created to share a little bit of how I see music, as well as to learn new skills in home recording and virtual instrument techniques. 

My main DAW is Cubase Elements, and I use VST instruments and effects mostly by Arturia and Native Instruments. I also play Nord and Roland keyboards. I am not endorsed by anyone, nor am I interested in an endorsement for financial purposes.

The Chicken

Mike Jazz Piano

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