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Topic: Pensativa, a jazz classic |
Mike Neer
From:
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Posted 11 Mar 2021 8:26 am |
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This track, Pensativa, composed by Clare Fischer, one of my musical guides, features my good friend Matt King on melodica and a solo of mine that I am not ashamed of. In a perfect world, I would be having a string arrangement written etc. But in this imperfect world I present this.
I am playing a Rickenbacher B6 once owned by the late Sol Hoopii, tuned to C6.
https://mikeneer.bandcamp.com/track/pensativa
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Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2021 4:08 pm
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Sounds great Mike!, you are in a big creative streak right now, keep it going!
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Mike Neer
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Greg Forsyth
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 10:52 am
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| Wonderful music Mike, and a great morning pick me up. Thanks for sharing. I always love the tone and clarity of the B6, especially played by some one with your skills. |
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Carmen Acciaioli
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 8:47 am Pensativa
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Nice Track , nice solo ! I like hearing steel with different instruments.
I’ve been practicing on my 10 string no pedal C6 , quite a challenge !
You do it well ! |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 14 Mar 2021 2:00 am
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One of my favorites. I love this version, Mike. All great parts.
Clare Fischer came to North Texas in the '70s to teach a master class and played it with the One O'Clock Band in concert. I believe he would like your treatment.
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 15 Mar 2021 3:53 pm
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Love the sound, Mike! Great music.  |
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Richard Johnson
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2021 10:25 am
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| Nice! I haven't heard that tune in awhile. Sounds great. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 22 Apr 2021 5:53 am
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I'll be looking for a chart since it's tricky now that I have my bossa nova machine up and running (Yamaha keyboard).
Your version isn't like the way the One O'Clock band and Shearing, it's more like a samba band coming down the street. Knocks me out.
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 23 Apr 2021 9:45 am
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| It may be a classic, but I've never heard it. I loved it. |
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Jack Stanton
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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 6:24 am
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| You know, you just don't hear enough melodica these days. Great job as usual. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 10:37 am
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That might explain it. I couldn't figure out if Mike was really playing harmonica on a keyboard, or if he was really playing harmonica.
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Mike Neer
From:
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 11:24 am
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That was my piano playing buddy Matt King on melodica. He is exceptional.
The Real Book chart on Pensativa is actually incomplete and terrible. I used a chart from a book of Clare Fischer’s music (there are two volumes of his compositions). There are some incredible versions of this tune that I’ve discovered since I recorded this, one by Terry Trotter and a live video of Clare playing this with some incredible harmony. If I would have heard this before, it might have changed my approach.
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2021 5:15 pm
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That's interesting Mike, Terry Trotter was Larry Carlton's keyboard player for a long time, got to see him many times with Larry and have one of his solo albums!
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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John Alexander
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Posted 29 Apr 2021 10:49 pm
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| Really good, Mike! I share your appreciation of Clare Fischer, and have been paying a lot of attention to his music for some years. |
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Richard Nelson
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Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
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