Here's the line-up so far:

Bass/Alto/Find a drummer and bari player: Grasshopper4232
Guitar/Tenors: Me
Trumpets: Destroyer20
Trombones: A friend of mine
Piano: Snootle
Clarinet: Ramos?

Schming: Could you pick up some kind of converting plug for your microphone? I know we're all poor students here and so on, but there's a vocal feature I wanted to do...

The Charts are as follows:

• The GeneralRamos Song
• Return of the Shuffleupagus (heavy shuffle/blues)
• The Stride (latin)
• Hot it Up ("Second Line" New Orleans groove/swing)
• Departures (straight 8ths/ballad)

Three of those charts are pretty obscure (Shuffleupagus, The Stride and Departures were all written by a former music teacher, but they're all winners). Twisted is out until proven otherwise by Schming or some other vocalist.

[Once all the positions are confirmed by people, I'll start emailing parts (scanned jpegs) and we can get this going.]

The recording order is as follows:

1.Grasshopper (bass and drums followed by the alto parts)
2.Snootle (piano)
3.Destroyer (trumpet section)
4.Me (trombones/tenors and guitar)
5.Soloists

Hopefully we can just burn through the charts in time for those constrained by time to get to solo - I'm mainly talking Destroyer here; if time is a huge factor, you might have to give up some solo opportunities, though if you can grab a flugel horn (or not. whatever) I'd like you to at least blow on Departures, which is a trumpet feature.

Oh yeah, and if your email is busted or otherwise different than what's listed in your profile, tell me now. Please.
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I feel left out

bah! I don't want in anyways

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Seb already spoke of contributing, and Flexor, if you know any jazz you're welcome to as well.

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i will do cello

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Tracer, the problem with my keyboard is that it's kinda hard to articulate on it (keys aren't weighted enough), and the piano sound is a bit tinny. Other than that it's fine for recording.

Here, I recorded a quick tune using my keyboard so you can here the overall quality (and my playing):
The tune is Stella by Starlight

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-Snootle

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If you need a bass clarinet I would be willing to step in... I know I could play the Bari, but I dont have one, and have never actually played one, but the fingerings are VERY similar and the reed work is the same.

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Don't forget, you've got me on solo clarinet too



I did some arranging last night, I added some extra parts in the case that we get atleast two of each instrument (minus rhythm section). I think I can just print out the score, scan, save as JPEG and send.

NEED: 1 Tenor Sax
1 Clarient (me)
1 Trombone
1 Trumpet
1 Pianist
1 Drummer

Parts:
Piano
Rhythm Guitar
Bass
Drums
1st Alto
2nd Alto
1st Tenor
2nd Tenor
1st Trumpet
2nd Trumpet
Trombone
Clarinet

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(no site up yet...)

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Eh, I can do an Alto sax.. dunno if I'd have the time to record or whatever though.

I can do the drums, presuming my desktop and a few pencils will suffice.

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Out, you!

As for your stuff, Ramos, that's great. I didn't know you could record, but the more the merrier. I'm guessing your song is some kind of clarinet feature...

Snootle: You're hired.

And don't forget to tell me if you're comfortable improvising over chord changes (as opposed to just wanking on a cheat scale) so I can work out the solos. (I'm figuring Ramos and Snootle are, but I need to hear from the others. And Ramos, are we talking handwritten music here, or was it done on the computer? I have Sibelius, if that's your program.)

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Great, now lets talk pay! j/k



Yeah sure.

BTW, Tracer, don't you play an instrument yourself?

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-Snootle

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Yes, I'm picking up the guitar part. And possibly the second tenor.

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I have a recorder. Will that help?

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Yeah, but you know what? This one, this one right here, this was my dream, my wish, and it didn't come true. So I'm takin' it back. I'm takin' 'em all back.

Tracer, how bout this... I've got an alto sax in my possession so I could do that, but I don't have a tenor sax. So, I could take one of the alto spots instead of the tenor.

As for the drum machine, it can be programmed to change grooves and stuff like that. The only set back is you can't program your own groove, you have to choose from a bunch of presets. If it were up to me I would find a real drummer. I've got a friend that could do it, I just don't know if he will.

[edit]Of course, I'm sure Flex has the ability to lay down a smooth jazz beat with his his stuff...just a possibility[/edit]

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Ive got a drum set, and I know how to play.. but I have no way of recording it

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The whole section, eh? Well, I might be able to handle it. It will still be another week until I am back at school, with the ability to record. And I love to improv. So. . .yeah, ok. But you have to get everything to me quick. Once the semester gets going full swing, it'll be tougher for me to find a lot of spare time. Then again, no one sleeps in the dorms until 3 or 4 AM. . .

[edit] I was just thinking. . .I'm a trumpet player. That means I have the world's biggest ego. So to not handle the whole thing by myself would be to admit my weakness. Unless GoY or BV want to help out, I mean. heh. [/edit]

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Oh dear lord, you guys are going to cause the creation of another universe if you're not careful.

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meh.. happens

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Happy "Diseased" dud: ted kazcnisky. That's who it was.
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Happy "Diseased" dud: Wrong guy.

i play bass guitar, if you absolutely cant find anybody, think about possibly asking me.

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I would love to do it, but I have no way to record myself properly.

And yeah, every trumpet player in the world thinks he's the best.

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I could probably scrouge a decent microphone from somewhere - though I don't know how 'good' it will sound. The problem is converting a proper microphone jack into a minijack socket: those sort of convertors are far too rare in my opinion.

Also: I play the drums - but I prefer doing the trumpet for Jazz.

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i own three of them, and can be found in most music or electronic shops, they also come in pretty much every headphone kit you can imagine, i call them Little-arizers.

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mmm, smells like something burning.

I was serious about playing the cello part

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Not a clarinet feature, but I did hijack what was once a tenor solo. Works better on clarinet. Music is typed up, so it should be pretty easy to read . I should have it ready by Wed or Thurs

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I can play Bari... I played it last year in the musical. I am the instrument equipment manager at my school, so I have access to all the instruments I want... :-D How difficult is the part?

I also have Finale if that helps anyone, I dunno how.

I also play the clarinet, from Eb to EEb contrabass clarinet, so any help needed there I think I can fill in.

Fine, I'll add a few pens and a ruler to the mix!

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I can play Bass and Baritone.

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Too many trumpets... Not enough trombones...

Done. I'll grab both tenor spots unless someone else shows up. Can you handle Altos 1 & 2?



But can you record?



Sorry, there's no cello position in a standard big band, which is what we're dealing with here. However, you're more than welcome to contribute to the album in a solo or small band format.



I appreciate it, but for the rhythm section to work drums and bass need to be together...ideally the whole section would reherse together, but we can pull it off with the bare minimum.



Hey, why don't you stop whining about extra universes and go lock some threads in some secret forums?



It'd be great if you could get him. Much better than a drum machine.



You said it. The only way this is going to get done is fast.

Here's the deal: I'll send Grasshopper the pertinant parts tomorrow (since time is a factor, I think I'll just pull an executive decision and grab a ballad and a latin that I know sound great). He'll record, send it back to me, and I'll send it off to whoever's next.

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Sure thing, consider both parts taken care of.



Sounds like a plan. It'll give me something to do while I'm procrastinating homework.

If you can't find a bari sax, I've got a friend that will jump on it in a heart beat if given the opportunity.

[edit]Do you have AIM or MSN Tracer? You can catch me on AIM at either Grasshopper4232 or MortalOstrich4(mostly this one). You can get me on MSN at Grashopper4232@hotmail.com[/edit]

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Dude, he's hired. I'm taking people on a first-come, first-serve basis in the interests of speed (as long as he's good. But I trust your judgement).

Maybe the two of you can strongarm this drummer into playing.

No, I don't have any IM software, but as you can tell by my postcount, I'm pretty active around Massassi. You can also reach me through my profile email, which I check often (like at least twice daily in the event of an internet project).
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I would say so, we registered 3 days apart and you have nearly 8 times as many posts as I do...

what is this? i really don't care.... sounds interesting

i own an alto and tenor sax and can get a bari if need be...

not very good on the bari since i don't play it often but i can preform well enough for the most part

email is edmundtheman@hotmail.com


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Why so glum?

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The End.
~ Wolfy

I printed teh music out last night, will be scanning tonight, anyone havesome FTp I can post 'em up on?

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Clarinetists, unite!

-writer of Bloodwing: Fallen Soldier
(no site up yet...)

GeneralRamos, you could always sign up over at www.lycos.co.uk They give you either 30 or 50 megs and allow you to post pictures...

Or if you are lazy you could just send it to me and I'll put it all up on mine.

Ramos: Are you going to solo over your chart?

And Grasshopper, you should have some parts arriving in your inbox in about twenty-four hours. Any luck with the drummer?

Or you could just email them around. That's my plan, anyways...

To everybody else: I'm using the first post on this thread to write updates and stuff, so be sure to check it from time to time.

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I wish I could help somehow, but I can't get recorded.

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BV's rendition of Titanic: Let's have sex. I won't let go. I don't need this stone.
The End.
~ Wolfy