Big Band Swing

Hi Fred,

Brings back memories. The last radio-but-no-TV-yet years and the pile of 78's my parents had and nights a baby sitter didn't know bed time meant radio off time and, of course, the broadcasts on New Year's Eve during those years.

I switched the midi device to the hardware synth, saved it as a.mid file and played in WMP, with repeat on, while I wrote some letters and edited photos I made of the "pin-up" portrait from a steamer trunk from an even earlier era.

The "ideas about better harmonies" comment leaves me wondering a bit, as does the later one about "not a whole lot of harmony." I am wondering what you have in mind. I don't know as I'd want to change much. Could it be that adding clarinets, and maybe a bass clarinet, to the mix, and adding another trombone to play in the lower register, would flesh out the sound in a way that would remove the harmony concern? Just an idea.

Can the triplet 32nds in the second, sixth, etc., measures really be played that fast?

It's been a while since I listened to my Big Band tapes. I will be digging them out directly.

I enjoyed (and enjoying) this. I hope you don't shelve it for too long.

Oh, the reason I changed the midi device is that MS Wavetable sounds awful on my computer. When I can think of where in the forum to put it, I will one day see if anyone has any thoughts on the different sounds produced by midi devices.

all best,
mgj