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Topic: "Moanin'", the hard bop anthem |
Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 10 Mar 2020 9:51 pm |
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This is Moanin', a tune written by Bobby Timmons and recorded by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. My take is a little on the bluesy side. This was recorded tonight and hastily.
Let me know what you think!
https://soundcloud.com/user-708420441/moanin-b-timmons-mike-neer
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Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 10 Mar 2020 9:58 pm
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| You 'da bomb. Great tune, very entertaining delivery. And a nice Oregon product being played. Bop on! |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 2:22 am
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"Yes, Lord!" Very cool sound you're getting.
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 4:29 am
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| Great playing as usual. Love 2;54. |
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Adam Tracksler
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 5:03 am
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| Sounds awesome. What are you using for the bass? Love the tone. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 5:11 am
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| Adam Tracksler wrote: |
| Sounds awesome. What are you using for the bass? Love the tone. |
An old (1941) Kay Orchestra upright bass.
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Keith Glendinning
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 6:40 am
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That’s a Great version Mike. What effects did you use?
Keith. |
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Mike Harris
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 6:59 am Moanin'
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| Great stuff, another Neer hit. I'm glad someone is out there doing things like this with a lap steel. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 6:59 am
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No effects except for the rotary sound on the chords. Just an overdriven amp and reverb.
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 8:43 am
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| Very cool! |
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Mike A Holland
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 8:52 am
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Sounds great Mike. I like the phrasing and spaces between each motif. Nothing seems rushed just beautifully played.
Mike |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2020 9:57 am
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| That is badass man. |
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Sebastian Müller
From:
Berlin / Germany
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Bo Parker
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2020 4:07 am
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| Sounds great! |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Mar 2020 4:38 am
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AS I said on FB, so cool, Mike! I love this tune and noted how the "Amen" chord change happens in the backgound here. You keep hopping over those jazz steel roadblocks that trip up so many players.
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Charlie McDonald
From:
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Posted 12 Mar 2020 5:40 am
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(That's the 'Yes Lord' phrase, in this instance.)
Adam, I'm also a fan of Mike's bass playing. He does get a good sound on it here.
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Mike Brenner
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2020 11:30 am
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| so good Mike! |
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Sam Conomo
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 12 Mar 2020 10:07 pm lap moanin
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great phasing ,
thanks for posting it.
sam |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2020 9:23 am
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| Terrific. You nailed it! |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 1:32 pm
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| What tuning? I've been playing all my life but I couldn't discern any recognizable hint or tip off. That's a good thing BTW because it shows you're playing music and not catering to the strengths, weaknesses or parameters of a particular tuning. Your playing seems to be above all that. Bravo. |
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Thomas Sabatini
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 2:23 pm
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| Deep from the well. Two thumbs way up! |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 5:53 pm
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| Michael Johnstone wrote: |
| What tuning? I've been playing all my life but I couldn't discern any recognizable hint or tip off. That's a good thing BTW because it shows you're playing music and not catering to the strengths, weaknesses or parameters of a particular tuning. Your playing seems to be above all that. Bravo. |
Thanks, that’s quite a nice compliment! I play Jules Ah See C13, which is C6 (E on top) with a Bb and low C on the bottom.
I try to avoid any steel guitarisms these days. At one time, I couldn’t wait to learn them, now I can’t wait to forget them.
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 11:15 pm
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| Boy I hear ya. I've tried most of the dobro and console tunings at length and gravitate to an 8 string A13 nowadays (5th on top and 7th on the bottom like Junior Brown but in A) And on pedals, I like an E13/B13 12 string of my own devising. But I can't seem to escape all the cultural idiosyncrasies and I suppose that's ok cause it's what drew me to the instrument. But I've been playing Chapman Stick for about 6 years now and it's a 12 string isomorphic grid of 4ths and 5ths. 6 strings in reverse ascending 5ths under your left hand with the range of a mandocello and 6 ascending straight 4ths kinda like a guitar without the hiccup between the 2nd and 3rd string under your right hand. Everything's done with light touch tapping,hammer-ons and pull-offs with extremely low action - which can be extremely well articulated. And the 2 sides are mirror images of each other in different octaves. All licks, lines, scales and chord shapes work any and everywhere. Talk about a musically neutral and culturally baggage free tabula rasa. I wish there was a console steel guitar tuning with similar attributes - even if it had to have 14 strings. You however seem to have overcome all that on an 8 string tuning I'm quite familiar with. Go figure. |
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Ron Shalita
From:
California, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 10:25 am
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Thats great.. my cousin was Bobby’s girl friend till his end, i never got to meet him, but heard lots of stories..
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Steve Cunningham
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