Milestones - Miles Davis Cover- One Take Recording

The summer of 2014, at Kink Studios in Tegelen, Holland, Groove-A-Thon recorded three originals and a cover in one day. The fruitful session was then mixed by Thimo Gijezen and mastered by Gijs van Wel. The EP "3,2,1 . . . Bad Trip" (2015) can be bought through a duo of posters that are sold at the live gigs.

04 Headin' Home (Joshua Redman)

James Rivas: Vocals (@j-rivas) 
Dirk Radloff: Violin, Viola, Cello-programming, production.

„Peg“ appears on The Dans famous album „Aja“. The song represents a very typical example of their sophisticated songwriting. An Intro with a jazzy chord-progression, a verse following the Blues-scheme, a call and response chorus with gorgeous backing vocals leading into a section, which reminds a bit on Bach („when the shutter falls“). In the center an exemplary guitar-solo (Jay Graydon).  The unbelievable perfectionism of Fagen and Becker is shown by an anecdote about the guitar-solo. Seven top session-players like Larry Carlton and Robben Ford were burned during the studio-sessions until Jay Graydon could convince with the final version. In my opinion „Peg“ is one of the many highlights on „Aja“.

The lyrics could be influenced by a tragic Hollywood-story: In September 1932 Peg Entwistle, an unlucky and unsuccessful Hollywood-actress jumped to death from the „H“ of the Hollywood-sign in Los Angeles. Her name became a synonym for the dark side of Hollywood and the whole era.

If you want to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_Entwistle

As usual I arranged this song in the notation-software „Sibelius“. Then I set up the Cello with VSL „Solo strings“, at last I recorded the two violins and the viola live. 

Instruments used: Violin „Anton Piegendorfer“ built 1902, Viola from AaKe violinmakers Bad Homburg (www.rhein-main-geigenbau.de/aake/contente.htm); VSL Violoncello from „Solo strings"

Recording notes: Because the viola was too sharp the last time I used the three microphones in the opposite order, the viola was recorded with the darkest mic. I used the sharp Condenser for the second violin to give it an extra push against the dominant first violin. The mix worked much better this way.

First Violin: Electro Voice N/D967
Second violin: AKG C-1000S
Viola: Beyerdynamic M88TG

music by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker

All rights for the arrangement reserved by heartscore-music/ Dirk Radloff

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Peg (Steely Dan cover with James Rivas)

Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe  Island

David Sylvian  Gone to Earth is the third full-length solo album by David Sylvian, released in 1986. Contents. [hide]. 1 History; 2 Track listing. 2.1 Vinyl; 2.2 Original CD pressing; 2.3 2003 remastered CD. 3 Personnel; 4 Additional personnel; 5 References. History[edit]. The album is a two-record set featuring one record of experimental rock songs with vocals and one consisting entirely of ambient instrumental tracks. Guest artists include Robert Fripp (who co-wrote three songs) and Bill Nelson

David Sylvian  Gone To Earth - Full

Recorded at the 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in 2008 for the Digital Music Education Project (DMEP). 


Wayne Shorter - Artist Advice

All tracks arranged and performed by Tom Woodruff '08

MANY STOPS ALONG THE WAY(Joe Sample)

Cassandra Wilson at blue note,NYC 2011

Harri Kuusijarvi
9. Uluslararası Gümüşlük Klasik Müzik Festivali
9 Ağustos 2012

Pat Metheny - Antonia

Recorded at the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in 2012 for the Digital Music Education Project (DMEP). 

Pat Metheny - Artist Advice

Groove-A-Thon: 5 eager beavers with their feet
on the earthy 70’s funk, and with their heads in the
spacious dreamy fusion of Weather Report. Making
their compositions come alive with full devotion.
Creating tension and release, sadness and joy.

Groove-A-Thon will take you on a journey.
A lively trip where you can take nothing
for granted and the destination is unknown.