I think this is your best one so far. I especially like the tenor sax improv solo - - - - > sweet! Also, the intonation was better on this one. I have a vintage tuba (my grandfather's Eb tuba) that was pitched to 400 Hz rather than today's standard 440Hz. I had a repairman cut it down, but it still has intonation issues (always flat). Maybe your vintage flute has the same issue of being designed for a different era.

Billie Eilish    ,a little bit of a mentalinstrumental  arrangement by Bob Driggs. enjoy .

I dont want to be you anymore

Jay Ungar's beautiful waltz written for the soundtrack to The Civil War ,a film by Ken Burns with music composed & performed by Jay Ungar. Performed here on flute and sax, from a quintet arrangement by Bob Driggs.

Ashokan Farewell

"Maputo" was written by Marcus Miller who was inspired by the slower pace of life he experienced when visiting Maputo, Mozambique. The song was recorded by Bob James & David Sanborn (with Miller on bass) for a Grammy Award winning album ‘Double Vision’, released in 1986.

This fantastic arrangement is by Bob Driggs of Iowa ,originally for a brass quintet and I have taken a few liberties as usual.

Maputo revisited

new & improved , tried to fix a few of the more obvious obvious clams...

Hoping you enjoy this in the spirit it was recorded, just a bit of fun inspired by the one and only Miles Davis who recorded the album of same name in 1986: Bassist Marcus Millar wrote nearly all the originals on the album.
It blew me away at the time, his previous album Decoy had funky vibes but not full on funked-out slapping bass grunt like this album.

This is just a humourous attempt at a reprise as nobody could possibly emulate the original. Recorded all on my own-y-oh at home...with my pea shooter piccolo ,flute and kazoos ..   Hope you like it .   

 Thanks again to Bob Driggs for the arrangement.

Tutu

Here's a whole batch of new big band tunes done just recently!

The Promise

improved version ....instrumental mix of classic Chicago song, I'm on flute,alto & tenor saxes, Rossa Scully on acoustic Guitar ,OisIn Dillon on Bass ( and drumbeats.....)

If You Leave Me Now

Mix#1  3 Flutes  2 altos and tenor with electronic rhythm section

How Deep Is Your Love

Jobims classic bossa nova recorded in a single take with backing track, a few clangers and a little too far behind the beat in places but happy enough with honesty for a change!!

No More Blues

The poem “wandering Aengus” by WB Yeats set to a melody I came up with

wandering aengus

Irish trad meets Cuban Bolero-son.......

Played on one of my own homemade low Whistles in F,  Tenor and Alto saxes.

Thanks to Sergey Brazhnik's YouTube for the backing track.

Written by Miguel Matamoros 1929, made famous by Trio Matamoros.

Lagrimas Negras

Lockdown home recording: an instrumental version of Santana's song Evil Ways using two flutes , two altos and tenor sax tracks with rhythm backing.

Thanks to Iowa Bob Driggs for the musecore quintet arrangement.

Evil Ways

here for now.... ....

Here's a few recordings to pass the time.

All recorded at home on a single mic ,or sometimes on a mobile phone ,one take at a time and then mixed in Ableton Live 9 by a total amateur.......

 I've certainly enjoyed the learning process and if I've learnt anything, it's probably that while my playing may not be great ........it's possibly better than my mixing🤣

Maputo revisited

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