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Brian Prunka - 11-15-2005 at 04:25 PM

Hi folks, here's a recording I did with a friend of mine on saxophone. We we basically just improvising over a drum loop.

khaliji

Oud & Sax

spyrosc - 11-15-2005 at 05:25 PM

That's fantastic Brian. I heard oud and piano before and they sounded great. And some Egyptian music with Sax in it with Abdel Halim Hafez singing.

I think you guys should develop it more.

Good luck
Spyros C.

SamirCanada - 11-15-2005 at 09:40 PM

Bravo. That combination has great potential.

Great

LeeVaris - 11-16-2005 at 05:41 PM

Wonderful improv Brian! Lets hear some more :applause:

revaldo29 - 11-16-2005 at 05:49 PM

Brian,

That was insane. Has there been any incorperation of oud into Jazz music? Oud seems like it would fit great into jazz music. Also, what did you use to make that drum loop?

Oud in Jazz

sydney - 11-16-2005 at 11:09 PM

Brian, :wavey:

That is so great and should be placed in the professional sound clips section. I think no one would disagree on this.

good choice on the beat style Brian, it could have been a bit nicer if it was not as load in some parts... Do you agree?

Good work buddy. Way to go. :bowdown:

Very inspiried ...

Emad

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Originally posted by revaldo29
Brian,

That was insane. Has there been any incorperation of oud into Jazz music? Oud seems like it would fit great into jazz music. Also, what did you use to make that drum loop?

Hello Revaldo29,

Oud fits perfecty well with jazz and lots of many other music types.

Listen to Simon Shaheen - Blue Flame . I am sure you'll upgrade to Revaldo30.

Really you gonna love it.

Cheers,

jazzchiss - 11-17-2005 at 12:59 AM

Excellent improvisation!

jazzchiss - 11-17-2005 at 01:02 AM

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Look at this guide Http://www.lutins.org/indyjazz/index.html about fusion of jazz with Eastern musics, specially Rabih Abou-Khalil

Brian Prunka - 11-17-2005 at 11:35 AM

Thanks for all the compliments, guys . . . I'm glad you liked it. I've done a lot of stuff with sax and trumpet, also with drumset.

My favorite recordings of oud+saxophone are Anouar Brahem's Thimar, Ahmed Abdul-Malik's Jazz Sahara, and Rabih Abou-Khalil's Blue Camel.
The jazziest records with oud I've heard are Henry Threadgill's Zooid, and Avishai Cohen's recordings (though you don't get enough oud on those to really satisfy)

Emad, you're too kind. I didn't particularly think the percussion should be quieter, but maybe you're right . . . if you don't mind, could you maybe listen to it again and tell me the specific point where it should be quieter? That would be very helpful.

re. technical questions:
I took a sample of the drums from a recording i had using Transcribe!, a really great software program similar to the Amazing Slow Downer but IMO a little more useful with better SQ. Super helpful for practicing along with tracks that are a tuned higher or lower w/o having to retune your oud, slowing down fast passages to figure them out (or practice along with), or loop difficult passage to practice with.
I recorded using ProTools LE on a Digi001, on my MacG4 dual 867Mhz. I have a pair of Marshall MXL condenser mics, one large and one small diaphragm (these come as a pair for around $100 and are surprisingly good for the money).

mavrothis - 11-17-2005 at 11:49 AM

Beautiful music as always Brian, thanks for sharing again. I love your playing and compositions.

mav

sydney - 11-18-2005 at 06:11 AM

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Originally posted by Brian Prunka
Emad, you're too kind. I didn't particularly think the percussion should be quieter, but maybe you're right . . . if you don't mind, could you maybe listen to it again and tell me the specific point where it should be quieter? That would be very helpful.

Brian,

I think you know by now, I am a big fan of your music.

This one was a hit. :xtreme:

At (1.46 to 2.47)

I felt the need to enjoy the solo oud where you have done a great job proving that the oud fits really nicely with the sax in the back ground.

Also at (4.10 to 6.25)

While listenning, an aussie friend of mine asked "was that a solo Saxphone?" ... because it needed to stand out a bit better. I knew then that what I felt was fairly right. But of course you are the artist and you know why you did what.

I love it and I listen to it more than 5 times a day since I downloaded it. :applause:

I am looking forward to your next "something new"