Herbie Man (Chameleon Cover)

emacor wrote on 3/18/2014, 8:25 PM
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Hi music friends!

Once again here we are with a new cover, this time from a great Jazz Master, Herbie Hancock.

This time we decide it to go outside our confort zone... at least to me and to Jean Loup.
Jazz is defenetelly where José Kafka feels like is at home

It all began when in a reharsall, we where just playing  with anything decide to play or record... we were just playing some free sound, nothing in particulary.... suddenly José, started the main riff of this song... we all knew this, of course, but that was a think that none of us listen for a long time... almost imediatelly we all went in line between us.
The most curious about this was that no one remenber this, so we all work on the idea that we have of the song, and not on the song itself, this has turned this cover, not in a real cover but in a song that gives you the idea of a song... the notes are different from the original song, the main lines are also different, and yet you can recognize the song.
To me this song was defenetelly a challenge, not only i'm outside my confort zone, (Jazz is not a natural language for me ), but also i've to kept the groove playing the same line for 5 minutes, and if the line is very easy, keeping the groove playing it was an hell of a challenge, but like Victor Wooten says... "You Can't Hold No Groove If You Got No Pocket".

The Funky guitars of Jean Loup were strange but at the same time great...
José Kafka made all the rest of the work... after all he was at home this time....

One last word for another curiosity... in September of 2012 i was in vacations in NYC, and one night i went to a Jazz Club, and i had the oportunitty to saw a fabulous trio of musicians.
After the show, i had the oportunitty to talk for a while with them, one of those musicians was the drummer Mike Clarke, i confess that from those 3 musicians, Mike was the only one that didn't knew, his name didn't ring me any bells ... we talk for a while about music, he was very kind (in fact all the 3 were), when i get home again, i google him and saw that he was the drummer of Herbie Hancock in the 70's...in particulary in the album Flood that has one great version of the many versions of this song.
I would like that he had played on this version...

( The original of this song can and should be seen and heard at youtube )

Hope you Enjoy it

OPEN HOUSE BLUES BAND IS:

Jean Loup – Guitars

Jose Kafka – Keyboards/Drum Prog.

Emanuel Correia - Bass

 

Comments

LasVegas wrote on 3/19/2014, 8:37 AM

I  like it very much.
Just keep on making these recordings, please !!

We need this coolness in our lives.

  ;)

Piazzini wrote on 3/19/2014, 4:26 PM

All thumbs up .... and full appaus for such a cool sound!
Great, exciting and absolutely authentic.

Perfect and amazing

en liebe gruess vom

sandro

Former user wrote on 3/19/2014, 4:44 PM

Hi Emanuel:

Let me tell you now, this song is terrific my good friend.  There are very few songs by Herbie Hancock that I am unfamiliar with.  If Herbie could hear this interpretation, he would be more than just a little pleased. 

Emanuel on bass, Jose on keys and drums, and Jean on guitar are pure magic.  You guys must Have really been feeling it when you got together and started jammin' this number.  Everybody deserves high-fives.

Your bass playing is right on target, and that was one of the main structural elements of the original.  The bass sets the tone for the entire composition.  You've performed that task quite admirably.  I could go on and on, but I think you get the message.

Cool!

Griff

GBTraveller wrote on 3/20/2014, 8:16 AM

Hello Emanuel,
Herbie Hancock is a really great keyboard player! I remember the combo hancock (keys), cobham (drum), clark (bass) and anymore ........... all strong musicians!

I really like your interpretation ............... beautiful work of all three of you!

Greeting Freddy

Former user wrote on 3/20/2014, 3:01 PM

Love as small accents of this guitar. Nice harmonies.

It's great

All the best

Regards

Farstom wrote on 3/20/2014, 3:12 PM

very nice work

cool and soft

i like it

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JuanIsidoro wrote on 3/20/2014, 3:40 PM

fantastic!!!

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Hola

Me llamo Juan Isidoro. Soy de Sevilla al sur de España.Trabajo en un camion y hago musica por placer.

Espero que os guste.

Juan
My name is juan Isidoro. I’m from Seville in southern Spain.
Working a truck and do music for pleasure.I hope you like.

 

 

Maboe wrote on 3/22/2014, 6:37 AM

Wow...

A fantastic piece, I love listening to you guys - you're a great band!

Bravo!

Mathias

Former user wrote on 4/13/2014, 5:30 PM

Auntentico,calles oscuras,la noche y buen blues en ese bar...Muy bien ese bajo

Michel-Solo-Band wrote on 4/14/2014, 3:32 PM


..thanks my friend with your com.

I really like this music ,..and I say............... beautiful work of all in this work.

LG  Tyler

Former user wrote on 4/19/2014, 12:53 AM

Hey Emanuel!

This definitely has the WOW factor !  I used to listen to Herbie Hancock in my college days and still have the albums, just no turntable to play them on. That's pretty cool that you met his drummer in NYC!

Anyway, I love the song and will be back for more!


Trish

Spencer wrote on 4/23/2014, 11:48 AM

Ein sehr schönes Stück Musik!

laurentlelievre5 wrote on 5/3/2014, 5:10 PM

super pro votre morceau. le ton jazzi blues y est, bravo a vous tous

Sandro_Glavina_Channel wrote on 7/10/2014, 5:03 PM

Very good performance !! ciao da sandro

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lamemarc wrote on 4/17/2015, 9:55 AM

Is very very Good Emanuel  ! But for me is it more Jazzy than bluesy no ?