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Jerry Gleason
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 12:32 pm |
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For those who can't get enough of Andy Iona's classic "Sand", here's another one. I made this as a reference video for the group I'm working with, but I thought I'd post it here for anyone who's interested. In this verson, I borrowed some phrasing from Jules Ah See, and some more from Jerry Byrd (any parts where I fumble are my own...). B11th tuning, of course. I'm using the Dynalap steel, and a Tribo-Tone bar. The audio is recorded direct through a Sarno Tonic Tube preamp, with mimimal BIAB accompaniment. This is a Quicktime video, about 18.5 MB.
Sand
When I was done with this, I realized that I should have just made it just as an audio file, since there isn't much to look at anyway, and I could have cleaned up a few rough spots on an audio-only recording. But, here, you can see how it's played, at least.
If you can't view a Quicktime movie, I posted it on YouTube, as well. The quality is much lower than the original, however.
Last edited by Jerry Gleason on 15 Apr 2011 2:11 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2009 1:03 pm Somewhere, Andy Iona is smiling...
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You and that DL sound very nice, Jerry. If that does't convince someone to buy a DynaLap, what will?!
And the BIAB stuff was terrific.
Nice to hear the Sarno thing finally on a lap steel, as well. Sounds worth it. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 12:14 pm
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HI JERRY,
I throughly enjoyed your playing of "SAND". Your DYNALAP GUITAR sounds great.
I would call the color of your guitar, WATERMELON, but what is the actual name of that color?
It looks very attractive.
Please give us some more Hawaiian tunes. 
ROGER |
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Jerry Gleason
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 12:46 pm
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Thank you Roger (and Ron and b0b). "Watermelon" is actually a good description of the color, in a certain light. It's actually a little more intense red than it looks in that video, which was shot under compact fluorescent light. The color doesn't have a name, that's just what I ended up with by combining TransTint red with a little Amber. I was actually aiming for something a little more orange, but I like the way it came out.
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 13 Mar 2009 7:16 pm
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Real nice rendition, Jerry, I enjoyed it very much. Beautiful guitar too. Thanks for posting.
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 2:11 am
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Sho' nuff nice Jerry  |
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Jerry Gleason
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 12:56 pm
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Thanks, Josh, and Crowbear. I was a little reluctant to post this, because there are so many other renditions of this song floating around by so many great players, and I'm still pretty much a novice when it comes to Hawaiian music.
Here, I was trying to emulate that huge, shimmering tone that Jules Ah See gets on his recording of this song from the forties, which comes through even on a lo-fi recording. I probably didn't even come close, but it was fun trying. |
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Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 3:35 pm
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Jerry,
Very nice version and great tone too!
Kay |
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 15 Mar 2009 4:05 am
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Jerry,
The Jules Ah See version is truly magical, that's the one I emulate as well in my renditions. I could tell you were playing that version in certain parts, so you definitely captured it.
The song itself is just enchanting.
Last summer I played it up here in the NYC area at one of my luau gigs, and one of the guests had me play it twice because he couldn't get over how relaxed he felt while hearing it. 
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Jerry Gleason
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2009 7:57 am
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| I think that part of the reason Jules Ah See's version sounds so rich is that he played it in the key of C instead of D, although still with the B11th tuning. That's the one I have, anyway, with the vibraphone accompaniment. It's missing the familiar introduction that resembles the opening chords to "Nuages" . I wonder who added that, and when it became standard? I think Andy Iona played a different intro, but I don't remember what key. Anyway, I kept it in D, because I like the standard intro, like JB plays it. |
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 15 Mar 2009 8:37 am
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The vibraphone version, IMHO, is the definitive Ah See version, though I'm no historian... 
Was it JB who started the "Nuages-esque" intro????
Anyone here know that piece of trivia??
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