Songwriters: HUDDIE LEDBETTER
CHORUS1:
When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would rock me in the cradle,
In them old cotton fields back home;

CHORUS2:
It was down in Louisiana,
Just about a mile from Texarkana,
In them old cotton fields back home.

CHORUS3:
Oh, when them cotton bolls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton,
In them old cotton fields back home.

Cotton fields

CoolPianoSong2

Classic theme in modern clothes

En Ny Dag Piano

En svensk power ballad 
"Nu blåser nya vindar
nu tar vi nya tag
Det gamla ska försvinna
Vi möter en ny dag

Var, du än är
Var, du än finns
Vet, du att jag
Finns, här för dig

Nu lättar vi vårt ankar
Och styr mot djärva mål
Och med förhoppningsfulla tankar
Och med en vilja, utav stål

Var, du än är
Var, du än finns
Vet, du att jag
Finns, här för dig

När den gamla världen brinner
När vi skapat något nytt
och när tiden från dig rinner
har en ny dag, sakta grytt

Var, du än är
Var, du än finns
Vet, du att jag
Finns, här för dig"

Sång, gitarrer, trummor, bas: Peter Estberg
Kör: Lena Lannergren
Piano: Josef Öhlmér
Producerad av: Peter Estberg
http://www.peterestberg.com/

Jag finns här, för dig!

En ny dag

Work in progres. How to get that blues soul funk feeling. 
Ezkeys and ezdrummer from toontrack

Take Two

The classic Simon and Garfunkel Sound of Silence
Alto sax version. Work in progress.

Sound Of Silence Alto Sax. Work in progress.

Sometimes I need to Blues :-)

To make something quickly, I use
Toontrack Ezkeys grand piano with bluespiano
Upright bass that follow piano bass clef
Toontrack Ezdrummer 2 first try with song creator

Really should put kids to bed. Play the blues instead

If you have a garage, and jam in it, then you might have Garage Jam :)

Toontrack Ezdrummer 2. Nine Volt Guitars

Garage Jam

Teddybjörnen Fredriksson

country

Video here: http://youtu.be/L8JpYFKJjxs

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and sung by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart

Sax: Josef Öhlmér
Guitar: Josef Öhlmér
Thanx to Mojo on ThreeCordGuitar.com!

Mama take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door


Knocking on heavens door (sax + guitar)

Video here: http://youtu.be/IN4xwiCcSts

"My Heart Will Go On" is the main theme song to the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner and lyrics by Will Jennings.

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,502 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. The RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. She was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, and she was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. On her maiden voyage, she carried 2,224 passengers and crew.
Captained by Edward Smith, her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe seeking a new life in North America. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. She also had a powerful wireless telegraph provided for the convenience of passengers as well as for operational use. Though she had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she lacked enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Because of outdated maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people -- slightly more than half of the number travelling on the maiden voyage and one-third her total passenger and crew capacity

Text: Wikipedia
Altsax: Josef Öhlmér
First pictures are from Queen Elizabeth 2, followed by drawings, the motion picture Titanic, National Geografic "Return to Titanic" and finally the Titanic memorial, and Titanic anniversary memorial cruise.

My heart will go on (titanic, sax solo)

Visa från Moje - takt 63 Altsax


"249 Blott en dag" Dreams remix  (english below)

1. Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder, 
vilken tröst, vad än som kommer på! 
Allt ju vilar i min Faders händer, 
skulle jag, som barn, väl ängslas då? 
Han som bär för mig en faders hjärta, 
han ju ger åt varje nyfödd dag 
dess beskärda del av fröjd och smärta, möda, vila och behag. 

2. Själv han är mig alla dagar nära, 
för var särskild tid med särskild nåd. 
Varje dags bekymmer vill han bära, 
han som heter både Kraft och Råd. 
Morgondagens omsorg får jag spara, 
om än oviss syns min vandrings stig. 
"Som din dag, så skall din kraft ock vara", detta löfte gav han mig. 

3. Hjälp mig då att vila tryggt och stilla 
blott vid dina löften, Herre kär, 
ej min tro och ej den tröst förspilla 
som i ordet mig förvarad är. 
Hjälp mig, Herre, att vad helst mig händer, taga ur din trogna fadershand 
blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder, 
tills jag nått det goda land. 

Text: L Sandell-Berg 1865 
Musik: O Ahnfelt 1872

Altsax: Josef Öhlmér
Photo: Mattias Widegren

Om ändå
det gick
att taga
en dag 
ett ögonblick i sänder!

Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find, to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
He Whose Name is Counselor and Power;
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in every tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
Ever to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land.

Blott en dag Dreams remix

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (also simply titled "Against All Odds") is a song by English singer Phil Collins recorded for the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. It is a power ballad in which its protagonist implores an ex-lover to "take a look at me now", knowing that reconciliation is "against all odds" while considering it worth trying. The single, while it reached number two in the United Kingdom, peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, the first for Collins.
The song has been covered by several singers, some of which versions have been successful in both the US and UK markets. One of the most notable versions was the pairing of Mariah Carey and boyband Westlife, whose single peaked at number one in the United Kingdom in September 2000.

How can I just let you walk away, 
just let you leave without a trace 
When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh 
You're the only one who really knew me at all 

How can you just walk away from me, 
when all I can do is watch you leave 
Cos we've shared the laughter and the pain, 
and even shared the tears 
You're the only one who really knew me at all 

So take a look at me now, 
'cos there's just an empty space 
And there's nothing left here to remind me, 
just the memory of your face 
Take a look at me now, 
'cos there's just an empty space 
And you coming back to me 
is against all odds and that's what I've got to face 

I wish I could just make you turn around, 
turn around and see me cry 
There's so much I need to say to you, 
so many reasons why 
You're the only one who really knew me at all 

So take a look at me now, 
'cos there's just an empty space 
And there's nothing left here to remind me, 
just the memory of your face 
Take a look at me now, 
'cos there's just an empty space 
But to wait for you, 
well that's all I can do and that's what I've got to face 
Take a good look at me now, 
'cos I'll still be standing here 
And you coming back to me is against all odds 
That's the chance I've got to take, oh, oho 

Just take a look at me now


Against all odds

Helping people reaching their full potential is when I feel most satisfied. I've been fortunate enough to be able to do that both as a systems developer, project / product manager, musician / music-coach and friend.

Linda Lampenius practice seven hours a day, seven days a week, for seven months, then she records one album.
I practice one hour a day, practice+record+mix+master+photoshop+edit film+burndown takes about four hours from start to finish.
Linda sound great, I on the other hand .... have improvement potential :-)

I play a Yanagisawa A-992 alto saxophone - bronze body, brass keys, high F# key, goldlac lacquered finish.
I use the original handmade mouthpiece and original ligature.
I have a MeYer medium chamber 6 mouthpece and BG leather L12 ligature and shure, BG makes it easier to play low notes and MeYer makes it easier to play high, especially if equipped with Vandoren 2 1/2 french cut. But, those takes a lot of muscle to blow, I newer use them. Original equipped with Rico 2.0 (plain standard - no royal) makes the best compromise, easy and fun to play.

To record I use Presonus AudioBox Studio

Enjoy!

Josef Ohlmer

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