ClassicalCode

It’s been over half a year since my last post, and I’m back with something very similar. Chelsea was in San Diego, and while she was gone I finally was able to get something recorded for her. The number of ideas, over the past months, that never made it is staggering, but this one made it, thanks in no small part to it’s brevity and lack of lyrics. Despite it’s diminutive length, it still took me nearly an entire day to write, learn and record. Oy!

It consists of the following tracks:

• Rhythm electric ukulele
• Lead electric ukulele
• Harmony electric ukulele
• Electric ukulele harmonics
• “Slap yourself in the chest” bass drum
• Electric bass

Have a listen! (Or download the first bit of it as an iPhone ring tone)

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As I have been exploring what can be done on the ukulele, I have become more and more enamored with the sound of jazz chords on the ukulele. Listening to Lyle Ritz’ remarkable recordings with just ukulele and bass have inspired me. This is an arrangement of my own devising of a song that I have loved for a very long time.

Please excuse the synthesized drum and bass, they are the best I can do. For now…

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I head an old NPR interview with Lyle Ritz about his album “No Frills” where he recorded several jazz standards in Garage Band over synthesized bass lines he entered himself. It was so clean, approachable, and free of pretension that it inspired me to fire up Garage Band and record this song I have been playing with for a while now.

“Love Is a Song” from: Walt Disney’s Bambi:

Words by: Larry Morey
Music by: Frank Churchill
Ukulele: Kala Curly Mango Soprano (Christmas present)
Drum loop: Garage Band
Bass: Recorded in Garage Band using a midi keyboard

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Tonight my friend and fellow baritone Josh Beld came over and naturally, things eventually devolved to multitracking babershop tags. After attempting three different tags, only the first and simplest ended up being suitable for sharing. This was Josh’s first attempt at multitrack recording and he is already better than me. Hopefully this will be the first of many.

When It’s Sleepy Time Down South:

• Baritone and Lead: Jordan Eldredge
• Bass and Tenor: Josh Beld

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