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Topic: Twenty Small Cigars (F. Zappa) |
Jan Jonsson
From: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Posted 2 Nov 2022 8:02 am
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Hi,
In contrast to many other musicians I never managed to produce any home recordings during the pandemic. Instead, I spent all of my time and energy on adapting courses at my university to remote teaching. Well, with that done I have finally found the time to revive my home recording equipment and also managed to find new musical inspiration in the process.
Here is my first post-pandemic home recording: a rendition of Frank Zappa's "Twenty Small Guitars", performed on a Desert Rose steel guitar and a Fender Nocaster. Accompanied by a small software trio on drums, acoustic bass and piano.
https://soundcloud.com/janjomusic/twenty-small-cigars
Best regards,
/Jan _________________ CDs: Waltz for Elma (2015), Steel Reflections (2009)
Gear: 10-string Desert Rose "Delta Blues", Fender Deluxe 8, Fender CS Nocaster
Transcriptions of Lloyd Green's music: www.lloydgreentribute.com (Tablature menu) |
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scott murray
From: Asheville, NC
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Posted 3 Nov 2022 1:27 pm
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very cool! sounds great Jan _________________ 1965 Emmons S-10, 3x5 • Emmons LLIII D-10, 10x12 • JCH D-10, 10x12 • Beard MA-8 • Oahu Tonemaster |
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Jack Stanton
From: Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 3 Nov 2022 7:52 pm
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Great stuff, Jan! |
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rick andrews
From: Westminster Co 80031
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Posted 4 Nov 2022 5:02 am
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Nice work on one of the mad genius's pieces. |
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Bill Sutton
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Posted 4 Nov 2022 6:18 am
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Awesome Jan...Its good to here from you...Its been A while. I Love your Music. And I really love your tablature on Lloyd Green's Music...Best there is. I got A great compliment from Lloyd himself on A song called "Venus Moon" that I learned with the help of your great Tablature. Lloyd said that "Most but not All the positions I used were the Same that he used"...Your tablature for that tune was very precise...Lloyd himself said so. I cherish that Compliment that my Steel Guitar Hero "Lloyd Green" gave me. Thanks for this post Jan...You are A great Steel Guitar picker...and A great Transcriber.
Bill S. |
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Jan Jonsson
From: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Posted 4 Nov 2022 10:00 am
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Thank you for the kind comments. This tune has been on my wish list for a long time, so I'm glad I finally managed to record a version of it.
Inspired by Zappa's guitar sound on the original recording I also a made special mix of the tune, using a DAW auto-wah plug-in on the pedal steel fills in the second verse:
https://soundcloud.com/janjomusic/twenty-small-cigars-wah-wah-version
Bill: I am pleased to hear that you have found my transcriptions useful. It was an extra bonus to hear that you got compliments from Lloyd himself.
Best regards,
/Jan |
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David Dorwart
From: Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2022 6:55 pm
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Outstanding! |
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