Hi Bob - thanks for your listen and I am so glad you like the bass!

Hey James - thanks for your nice comment.  

New mix up!

I have added some instruments and remixed the song.  I just uploaded.  Please let me know what you think.  Thanks to all. 

Jimmy

The room sound you have on the mix caught my attention immediately. It reminded me of the interview with Ry Cooder where he said that as soon as they set up in the old EGREM studios they heard that signature room sound that shapes many of the great Cuban recordings from the big band era.

You got it going on.


The other thing, and I think this is actually noteworthy, is that you seem to have grasped the simplistic beauty of many Cuban songs. You have written a plaintive song about a every day occurrence but you have imbued the story with a passion that makes everyday life seem like a celebration. 

That's good stuff!!!


It may not seem obvious because the song is so gentle and self assured... but this, seems to me, to be a very special recording.


Oh yeah, the new mix and percussion sound real good!

best regards,
mike


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The room sound you have on the mix caught my attention immediately. It reminded me of the interview with Ry Cooder where he said that as soon as they set up in the old EGREM studios they heard that signature room sound that shapes many of the great Cuban recordings from the big band era.

You got it going on.


The other thing, and I think this is actually noteworthy, is that you seem to have grasped the simplistic beauty of many Cuban songs. You have written a plaintive song about a every day occurrence but you have imbued the story with a passion that makes everyday life seem like a celebration. 

That's good stuff!!!


It may not seem obvious because the song is so gentle and self assured... but this, seems to me, to be a very special recording.


Oh yeah, the new mix and percussion sound real good!

best regards,
mike


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Hi Mike, 


I just woke up and with my first cup of coffee read your wonderful post.  I sincerely thank you.  It is really the best we can hope for in that someone else understands what an artist/songwriter (whatever we want to call ourselves) is trying to do.  I was so taken with Ry Cooder's movie and as I stated before, listen very intently to the genre of music and really learned a lot.  They used many simple ideas for lyrics with many of them about nature in beautiful clever ways.  There is much to learn about other styles of music and I seem to be up to the challenge of taking a stab at it simply to grow.  


You certainly made me smile Mike.  I read your post to my wife Karen and she loved it to.  It's not that I am looking for praise as much as knowing that others are being touched and/or understand the purpose of a creation no matter how small.  There are many talented writers on this forum and it is so great to listen to so much creativity.  Yahoo!  


All the best, 


Jimmy
 

Very cool.  If you’d said here’s a traditional folk song that I recorded, I would have assumed this was a song handed down for many generations because  it’s melodic , appealing to the ear and it has a simplicity (for lack of a better word) that seems to be the case with many well loved folk songs. Love the recording as well. You managed to capture a sort of innocence and respect for nature in this -  bestowed some dignity upon these “living things” through your observation of  them. Great job.

Hi Manny - Thanks for listening and your thoughts on my song.  Much appreciated.

Jimmy

Very nice! Agree with Mike that the space evoked by the mix sounds really great. Very clear mix and the BGV really pop nicely. Congrats!

Regards,
Dan

I enjoyed that!  Your voice is perfect for this...I love the percussion (didn't hear it before, but I like this)...yeah...just a cool song and great mix.  One day?  Unreal!  :)

Jimmy - wow - this is so nice - your voice is just out of the world my man. I could listen to this all day.

dcumpian


Very nice! Agree with Mike that the space evoked by the mix sounds really great. Very clear mix and the BGV really pop nicely. Congrats!

Regards,
Dan

Hi Dan,  thanks much.  I just tweaked the mix and added real clave and quiro.  Brought up the lead voc a tad and fixed the ending.  Let me know your thoughts if you come by again.

Thanks.


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