Swing en Sol mineur

RMS Olympic at White Star Piers 1911

Part II of the concept theme: Swing en Sol mineur

New: Maple Leaf Stomp backing tracks!

Here are some "karaoke"-style backing tracks from the 'Maple Leaf Stomp', all straight from the final mixes sans solo guitar.

Indecision_backing_track.mp3
Ive_found_a_new_baby_backing_track.mp3
J_attendrai_backing_track.mp3
Quel_temps_fait_il_a_Paris_backing_track.mp3

Have fun!

Tools

Studio tools

M-Audio Fast Track USB with German labels

Contemporary audio gear sometimes looks just dull. These modifications don't necessarily sound any better, but at least they are more pleasing to look at when trying to get that guitar part down right. From L to R: Peavey ABS microphone case, M-Audio Fast Track USB Audio Interface, handmade cloth-covered microphone cable, T-Bone MB 95 microphone.

l'avenir vieux

Collection of National Media Museum/Kodak Museum

Metropolitan railway steam locomotive, about 1890

A new tune, an experiment with diminished/oriental gypsy scale:

l'avenir vieux.mp3

This is the first item in a new concept project or something.

Maple Leaf Stomp

A new album for download: Maple Leaf Stomp (2013)!

1 intro [les yeux noirs] (trad.) flac / mp3
2 teardrop (del naja/marshall/vowles/fraser)
3 i've found a new baby (palmer/williams) flac / mp3
4 la valse d'amelie (tiersen)
5 un voyage (selmer) flac / mp3
6 indécision (shavers/robin) flac / mp3
7 maple leaf stomp (selmer) flac / mp3
8 quel temps fait-il a paris (romains) flac / mp3
9 j'attendrai (olivieri/rastelli) flac / mp3
10 billionaire (mccoy/mars/levine/lawrence)

jour brumeux

a collection of 11 tunes is now released

song index:

1. a foggy day (gershwin/gershwin) -mp3 -flac- 5:14
2. yellow oak stomp (selmer) -mp3 -flac- 3:21
3. août (selmer) -mp3 -flac- 3:56
4. bei mir bistu shein (cahn/chaplin) -mp3 -flac- 3:42
5. belleville rendez-vous (charest) -mp3  -flac- 3:38
6. how high the moon (hamilton/lewis) -mp3  -flac- 3:25
7. janvier (selmer) -mp3  -flac- 3:55
8. a night in tunisia (gillespie/paparelli) -mp3  -flac- 4:06
9. oh, lady be good! (gershwin/gershwin) -mp3 -flac- 3:20
10. yardbird suite (parker) -mp3  -flac- 2:53
11. come rain or come shine (arlen/mercer) -mp3 -flac- 3:19

download cd jewel case cover: jour brumeux -pdf (adobe acrobat reader)

bei mir bist du schön

visited EMMA (espoo museum of modern art) exhibition
of Italian futurist art

bei mir bist du schön mp3

while rehearsing for this tune used stephane wrembel's great play-alongs here:
http://www.stephanewrembel.com/play-alongs/

same recording setup as 'belleville rendez-vous' except sennheiser electret condenser microphone