geeare1
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soul serenade
Hi, This song has been covered by everyone from Aretha Franklin to Derek Trucks but my favorite arrangement is by the late altosax great, Hank Crawford. For better or worse I've tried to emulate his arrangement with cheap horn samples  If you've got a few minutes and are so inclined you can check it out here: soul serenade I mean, why not? As always, comments, complaints and/or suggestions are welcome...thanks.
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bandontherun19
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Re:soul serenade
2012/02/29 20:15:57
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I may have to come back and listen to this again tomorrow, I'm finally getting my daughter card fixed and I can listen in the cans again :-) Till then, I'm on the notebook speakers. Sounds pretty good though! What's not to like? Horns? A Hammond? Plaintive guitar? I'm there. Good job. 
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Re:soul serenade
2012/02/29 20:24:43
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Wow. absolutely impeccably unbelievable. The attention to detail is so flawless.
Great playing, arrangement and production.
I don't know the tune. But, this is just great Gary....Wow, really man. How'd you do that??????
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Re:soul serenade
2012/02/29 22:13:45
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Really nice! I wish I was good enough to play on this! It really swings! Yeah baby!
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Re:soul serenade
2012/02/29 22:38:31
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Gary is a very talented musician... There are a few here? He is definitely near the top.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 11:20:18
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Outstanding. Cheap horn samples? It just goes to show that knowing how horn players play can help in programming. This is all good.
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radio
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 11:38:03
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WOW I love this music ! Great guitar playing and the drums sound great too , great job on the tune . Radio
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 12:05:53
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Gary,
Very tasty, I thought the horns sounded good.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 12:15:47
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Hi Gary, that certainly stirred my soul ; ) Love this, the guitar playing is absolutely perfect !
Rik
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 12:35:04
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Gary,
I am always hesitant to listen to your posts because your playing makes me want to sell all my guitars and take up the autoharp;) This cover is no exception... Really fine job. I think the horns sound fine.
Regards
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 13:38:07
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I have this up LOUD, and can confidently say it's one of the best productions I've heard on this forum. Stunning. That lick at 1:54 made my arm hairs stand up... 
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 17:36:50
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yep... what he said... and goosebumps... too... mad skills man... you gots 'em...
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 22:22:15
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Wow, masterfully played and gorgeous tone as always, Love the shred and that dirtier tone was ear cany. Other instrumentation is splendid as well and a pro sounding as well. My favorite from you , I don't recall hearing you play so aggressively before +1 for goosebumps, now that was a climax!
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geeare1
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 22:45:28
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment: bandontherun19: Hey Robby, how are you? Thanks very much for checking out the tune...glad you liked it. By the way, what is a "daughter card"? Never heard of that before. Thanks again, man. Much appreciated. timidi: Hi Tim, always great to hear from you. Glad you liked it and thank you so much for your overly kind words!!! Rimshot: Hi Jimmy, Thanks for listening and for the supportive comments. Glad you liked it. Yeah baby! bandontherun19: Gary is a very talented musician... I'm blushing Thanks, Robby! Lynn: Hi Lynn, thanks for dropping in. Glad you liked the song and I truly appreciate the kind words.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/01 23:01:53
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One word:
YOWZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/02 07:16:21
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Don't know the tune at all, but as far as I'm concerned I can't imagine it sounding any better. Agree with JamesG - no idea how you manage to do stuff like that without getting your fingers all tangled up ! Oustanding playing / production. No crits here. Well, maybe one tiny little one - the fadeout could have been better - let's it down ever so slightly when every other detail seems to have been so well taken care of.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/02 17:55:50
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hey gary awesome mate. everything you do is gold but this is platinum. the horns and organ are perfectly weighted against the lead guitar. i mean, we know you are amazing at acoustic stuff but this is top of the top drawer stuff. loved every single second.
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geeare1
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/02 18:11:49
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radio: Thanks very much, James. I appreciate the listen and your compliments. Thatsastrat: Hi Bruce, thanks for stopping by. Glad you liked the tune. I appreciate the good word on the horns, too! morenoise: Hi Rik, how are you? I'm glad I could do some soul stirring for you! Thanks for the gracious comments. markno999: Thank you for the kind words, Mark. Don't sell those guitars, dude! But an autoharp might make a nice addition to the collection. If I had the money...well, never mind. Thanks again! jamesg1213: Hi James. What can I say? As a huge fan of SMB and your various other projects you've totally made my day  Thanks very much.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/03 01:18:16
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Sounds pretty good to me. Love your guitar playing.
Peace,
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/03 11:32:12
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Hello Gary
Once again, AMAZING performance. Mix sounds real good on my end. I didn't mind the horn samples. What software did you use? Love the tone of the guitar had a classic TELE vibe. Your playing is so impeccable that at times you made me think I was listening to a steel guitar. INCREDIBLE stuff my friend. My ears THANK YOU!
LATER
Kev
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geeare1
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/04 11:02:11
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Hi, I'm in the middle of painting my kitchen but wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone for leaving a comment.
notnat: Hi Frank, how are ya'? Thanks very much for checking out the tune. I really appreciate the positive feedback. As always, you da' man! ohgrant: Love the shred Well, I've never considered myself a shredder ( like you! ) so thank you Grant, I appreciate that! Scottytunes: One word: THANKS!!!!!!! paulo: Hi Paulo, thanks for listening and taking the time to leave a comment. Glad you liked the tune. I agree with you about the fadeout. I wasn't crazy about it when I was mixing the tune and should probably go back at some point and figure out a more graceful way to do that. Thanks again! mgh: Hi Mark, great to hear from you! Man, thank you so much for the kind comments. As always, I appreciated your time and value your opinion...especially when it's positive! Ok, thanks again everyone...gotta get back to spackling, caulking, sanding and, at some point, actually painting 
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/04 18:06:57
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hi gary wow great playing and mix its all there hope to get there myself thanks for sharing eric
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/04 22:51:46
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! This is one of my favourite instrumental songs. I loved both Willy Mitchell's and King Curtis' versions. Now I have a new favourite version to add to my list. This is just excellent from every perspective.
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Freddy J
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/04 22:59:20
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I wish my chep horns sounded that good.
Your eclectic abilities is why I'm a big fan or yours. Nice stuf Gary. Very cool arrangment work!
Daryl
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/06 09:40:14
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Ian Ferrin: Hi Ian, thanks very much. I appreciate the listen...glad you liked it. drumstixkev: Hi Kev, always great to hear from you! Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you liked the "TELE vibe" 'cause, since it's the only electric guitar I own, it's pretty much the only vibe I've got I got the horn samples from Native Instruments for $20.00 a year or so ago. Thanks again! eric paul: Hi Eric. Thanks for checking out the tune and for taking the time to leave a comment! Glad you liked it. Freddy J: Hi Freddy. Thanks very much for listening and for your kind comments. I guess King Curtis has what most people would consider the definitive version but I also liked Willy Mitchell's version because he sticks to the melody a little more, unlike me Thanks again. darylcrowley: Hey Daryl, how are ya'? Thanks for dropping by and checking out the tune and for the positive comments. Glad you liked the arrangement.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/09 20:00:27
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This is sweet!!! Wow--cheap horn samples? You know how to make 'em sound great. Guitar doesn't sound too bad either. :) Beautiful!
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/10 08:35:27
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I like this. the mix is what I'd call "pristine" so easy to hear everything in the mix..... no mud, no confusion, just like it should be.
A job well done for sure.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/11 11:31:34
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Awesome cover of one of the all-time great instrumental songs! Great job!
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/12 22:57:44
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Wow, this is great stuff Gary. Love that guitar work. Production is enormous. Sounds live up on the big stage.
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Re:soul serenade
2012/03/13 04:57:59
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Hey, Gary, Wow, this is a really amazing cover of a traditional blues song with super tasty playing, killer tone and a really spectacular mix! Absolutely fantastic performances, super playing, and top notch, pro quality production. I agree with James about this being one of the best quality mixes posted here on the forum. Pure dynamite, my friend! Bob
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