Cut to the Chase - JazzFest odh Original

[ODH]

"More jazz vicar?"

"That would be lovely, yes please.  If you wouldn't mind, could you pour the milk first this time?"

"Jazz, I said, not tea, you tw#t"

[Hook]

You are impressing the hell out of me this fest Nick. I take it there's some schooling on a wind instrument perhaps? Your intuition is ...cool...yea...cool man. I dig this piece , in fact I couldn't sit still during it.
Jazz on!

[fenderbender]

Great playing Nick
your timing is tighter than a fish's asss
great stuff



Tommy

[Redler]

Another winner, Nick!!

Joyful and a bit experimental jazz, imo! The rhythm arrangement and bass line work extremely nicely! And the clarinet(?) sounded very good!

This could be from some film noir movie!

Well done!

[ODH]

Thanks everyone.

I take it there's some schooling on a wind instrument perhaps?

No, no training.  Self taught myself to play in the late 70's using the Clash first album and the Ramones live double "It's Alive".  And I had a paperback book which taught me how to play On Top of Old Smokey.  In the eighties I remember I had a jazz guitar instruction book from the library.

your timing is tighter than a fish's asss

Thanks, but it's not really my timing, the drums are on DM-1 and the rest is assembled in GarageBand.  I just move those little green oblongs about until they sound right to me.

This could be from some film noir movie!

One of my big influences is the music of Hugo Montenegro in the Man From Uncle (60's TV series, especially).  And I was conscious of that music whilst making this.

The whole thing began Sunday afternoon whilst we were out at the local National Trust property.  Snowballed from there.

Tredegar House by the artist formerly known as one divine hammer, on Flickr

[chapperz66]

This is just bloody marvelous!  Stunning stuff, sir!  Stunning I say!

It must be Theydon Bois on bass.....

Paul

[Redler]

I came back at this... very impressive piece of jazz!

I love this fest! I'm gonna download all the tunes of the fest.

[chapperz66]

I've had to come back for another listen, too.  Bang on the money.

[cuthbert]

Haha - you know those old jazz players loved their "tea". Not with milk, though... 

Damn, this is good. Yep, it's definitely got a 'Man from U.N.C.L.E.' (and 'Peter Gunn') vibe to it.

[Groundy]

Another hit for me too Nick,
This is so so good...
As Redler said it could be from a film,
Take a Bow my friend....



Alex