Latin Jazz Implosion!

Former user wrote on 4/6/2013, 1:11 AM

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A very small (taste) tribute to the great latin/jazz artists that revolutionized the very popular and very danceable music that characterized a whole generation of hard-partying, take-no-prisoners souls (like myself) during a very slammin' period of the decadnal periods of the 60's, 70's, and some of the 80's. But, let it be known, This grooving 'rhythmic ' musical expression is by no means dead. It lives, (and I dare say) in the hearts and souls of those folks who love the uniqueness of the blend of latin and jazz beats. There Is nothing like it in the musical universe for the true *afficianodas*. (On a personal note: As a keyboardist, I've been playing this music genre for almost 15 years).

Mucho thanks to the musical family and genuis of Peter Michael Escovedo for making these loops and samples available (paid for BTW) for commercial consumption. The man's talents are unbeliveable!

Once again, MMM is terrific at integrating third-party samples into their application.

The piece is basically transposed into the key of "C" 120 BPM.

Hope it sounds good to the genre devotees...

Comments

Nickillus wrote on 4/6/2013, 4:37 AM

Wow. That's a fabulous arrangement nycgriff. Wonderful to see the sort of job that can be done by someone who actually knows about music. Love it.

Former user wrote on 4/6/2013, 8:57 AM

Thanks for the positive feedback Nickillus! Truly glad you liked it...

Farstom wrote on 4/6/2013, 1:37 PM

good work

i like it

Former user wrote on 4/6/2013, 9:07 PM

I'm very glad I discovered your music. I am a keyboard player (not so much with loops, softsynths or soundpools)and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your music. Real music of the soul, full of emotion and exuberence.

Thanks for sharing.

Trish

PS. I too have gotten some comments that left me scratching my head. I think sometimes the translation from German to English isn't always the best.

Former user wrote on 4/6/2013, 11:52 PM

Thanks marshallt2 and Farstom for your feedback of the tune. Marshallt2: When I was a wee youngster, my uncle, a very accomplished saxophonist, and his buddies were membersof a sextet band that played all around the various jazz clubs that were quite plentiful in NYC way back in the heyday. When the latin and jazz bands (featuring the likes of trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie, percussionist, Louis "Chano" Pozo, Trumpeter, Mario Bauza, among others) came together and formed a musical style that eventually became known as "Afro-Cuban" jazz (a form of "Bebop" and Latin American rhythms), it took the country by a storm. My uncle, who also played the piano, and his boys used to fill our house when they practiced in our home. So, I essentially became exposed to the genre while just a very young child. A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine and a master at loop and sample mixing, introduced me to Acid Pro, Reason, GarageBand, Mixcraft Pro and of course MMM. Even though I mainly play keyboards (piano and electronic), I love to experiment with an array of these DAWs purely for fun and musical creativity. (I'm still a greenhorn compared to my good buddy). In any event, I find this little "community" has an abundance of wonderful folks here and I'm glad I joined.

Former user wrote on 4/7/2013, 1:19 PM

Man kann auch auf andere Art Musik stehen: Sie dann so in Szene zu setzen, damit es bei den Meisten gut ankommt, ist eine andere Sache. Klingt sehr nach Latein und Samba-Jazz -, !!

yvette21

Former user wrote on 4/8/2013, 7:21 AM

Hi yvette2:

I used a translation program to try and understand your comments:

"It is also available to other kind of music: then put in the limelight so to make it good at the most important, is another matter. Sounds very much like Latin jazz and samba -,!"

I hope that's a close translation. Actually, the latin 'sounds' you're comparing (samba and salsa) though similar, are slightly different. First of all, the styles were basically created for dance. Samba is the national dance of Brazil, but its roots can be traced back to African and European traditional dances. Where as, Salsa, on the other hand, is a traditional dance that originated from the Caribbean. The difference mainly lies in the manner as how the two dances are carried out. Because the two sounds can be similar to an untrained ear, many cannot detect a difference. Ultimately though, both salsa and the samba are dances that are a mixture of traditional African and European dances. Finally, another difference is that the salsa is a dance that involves partners, while samba can be danced in pairs or solo. If you are at a party and a DJ, you don't want to EVER make the mistake of mixing the two together during a set. Thanks for your comments.