Nicely done! I would love to collaborate sometime. 

Killer String arrangement, and whoever the cellist is, I would love to know. He/she is great!

Guessing you did the strings. Nicely done, bro! 

Not far from being my favourite Steely Dan track, and I love what you've done here, Dirk.  Hats off to both Jimmy and yourself on a brilliant job...

amazing production, awesome string arrangements

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New Ep Sonido Trascendental came out on 13th of October 2014.
Enjoy 3 Titles of the new EP here on Soundcloud!
To purchase entire digital version please check it out in Bandcamp: 
http://santiagodownbeatskajazz.bandcamp.com/album/sonido-trascendental-2

Santiago Downbeat Ska Jazz - Sonido Trascendental - 02 Mr. Lee

El Jucio [The Judgement]

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This is what it might have sounded like had Jimi survived to play with Miles Davis during Miles' Tutu/Amandla period (1986). For the first time Miles could embrace synthesizers, sequencing, and drum machines. No doubt Jimi would have too. Add to that a producer who could play bass every bit as well as he could produce, Marcus Miller, and you have a recipe for some awesome music.
On this track I play guitars and sequence Miles trumpet. I am ably assisted by the immensely talented Steve Shone https://soundcloud.com/palmgrease on bass. Don't miss his bass solo at 3 minutes in, Marcus would be proud!


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Jimi meets Miles --- If 6 was 9 (downloadable)

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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