Outta MY Cage, & boy ,did that feel good!

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As a piano player this was quite discouraging...
Simply blew me away.

lynx,
Never be discouraged, man...just motivated.
Thanks!!! and it was nice to blow you............
.............away!

peace & shed all you can!

 

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As someone who would like to learn to play the piano, this is discouraging
Man that was simply fantastic. I just cannot and never have been able to just sit down and compose something that quickly. I have to hammer stuff out. What a great listen.
I am truly impressed
nanny nanny boo boo LMAO
Now do it again...note for note
hehe..nice work

Hey Jag!!!!
Nahhhh!! discouraging!!!Sheeeeit! Just get yourself a good teacher!
If you were my piano student, I'd have you doing this kind of improvisational composition on the first lesson!!!You've already got your shit together as a fine musician..( I'd simply show you some techniques on scale and chord manipulation)

Thanks dude....note for note????having to transcribe this one would spoil the fun!!hehehe

 

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and on the topic of crazy piano music, do you ever listen to oliver messian?

Yeah,
I'm hip to Messian, but need a tad more form to keep me happy!Very creative composer for orchestra too!

 

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Nice chops man. The tune has a lot of cool moments. The piano sound is pretty convincing. I used to work with a guy from NY named Richard Rifkin who had a very similar style. Hopefully your not as crazy as he is

Thanks Tex!
Nice comments.

I dunno....I'm pretty up there on the 'crazy meter'!

 

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....Excellent...
..also listened to 'Bedlam' and 'Red Wine..'
...very cool...I dig that jazz/easy listenin' stuff...also the drums are very good...do tell, - what are they?

Dara

Hi Dara,

Glad you dug it.
Yeah, on Bedlam, Red White & B3 & JacKerouac , All drum & percussion sounds come from my keyboard patches. Roland U-20, JV-1000 & a Korg XC. After looping the basic patterns, then recording all the other instruments, I always go back & do a separate track for kicks, accents..etc etc.

Hey, Natick Massachusetts????Cool!!

 

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Seems like my fourteen fingered friend has something new posted every time I manage to get to the clinic! Ralph, man that is smokin improv! It's goin on a CD for my personal listening pleasure. You RULE...........funny, while I was listening I imagined you sittin at the keys in a bar doin that. You know the scene....sloppy ass drunk sittin nearby...D.u..Dude....can you play Billt..uh Billy Joel?
bd

Thanks Mark!

Yeah, that shit used to happen when I did the piano bar scene. That's why I only do general business gigs now....(corporates, weddings, anniversaries, etc etc... as I get to play all styes including classical, originals, jazz, etc without drunken slobs screaming out "BILLY" or "ELTON" every 5 seconds. and people appreciate me @ the 'classier' gigs much more!

Peace,
Ralph

 

[joro]

I dunno....I'm pretty up there on the 'crazy meter'!

Yup................





I'll give a teste-nomial to that for sure.......

 

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Yup................
I'll give a teste-nomial to that for sure.......

LMAO......but wtf is "teste-nomial"?....some people might think you are were referring to my testes or abnormally high testosterone levels....... ....just shittin ya...
I know you were simply verifying the crazy fun we had @ recording your latest thread.
BTW...I've been on the wagon since that night as that, my friend, resulted in a 2-DAY hangover Bigtime fun, and you are a very cool cat!

 

[joro]

LMAO......
BTW...I've been on the wagon since that night as that, my friend, resulted in a 2-DAY hangover Bigtime fun, and you are a very cool cat!

You are pretty cool yerself Mr. pianoman...
I've been sober too....just can't recover like I used to...ya know?

Take it easy Ralph,
Joe

 

[Stratomaster]

Sheesh man you are one world class monstrous cat. What can I say? Very awesome improv-Some nice Bill Evans'y kinda spacey chord stuff-with a little Monk sense of humor(your a dirty robber)-with some nice wailing. You are the real deal sir.

Drops a big virtual cyber tip in Flat 9's tip jar!

 

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Sheesh man you are one world class monstrous cat. What can I say? Very awesome improv-Some nice Bill Evans'y kinda spacey chord stuff-with a little Monk sense of humor(your a dirty robber)-with some nice wailing. You are the real deal sir.

Drops a big virtual cyber tip in Flat 9's tip jar!

HAHHAHAHAHHAHHA! Hope it was a cyber sawbuck and not a cyber plug nickel!

Yeah, Thelonius & Bill are both two of the many cats I admired ( musically only, sorry to say, as they were jerks as caring human beings )and have transcribed through the years...... very nice and well informed compliment Strat!

Thank You!!!
Ralph[

 

[B.SABBATH]

agree with everything great said!

I listened to this a while ago and just realized I never responded.. Great piece of musicianship here.. really enjoyed it! I hope you continue to post stuff like this.. this is what the stars are for..