Brian Prunka
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something new
Hi folks, here's a recording I did with a friend of mine on saxophone. We we basically just improvising over a drum loop.
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spyrosc
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Oud & Sax
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.
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SamirCanada
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Bravo. That combination has great potential.
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LeeVaris
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Great
Wonderful improv Brian! Lets hear some more 
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revaldo29
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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?
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sydney
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Oud in Jazz
Brian, 
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.
Very inspiried ...
Emad
| Quote: | 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,
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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jazzchiss
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Excellent improvisation!
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jazzchiss
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| Quote: | 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? |
Look at this guide Http://www.lutins.org/indyjazz/index.html about fusion of jazz with Eastern musics, specially Rabih Abou-Khalil
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Brian Prunka
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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).
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mavrothis
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Beautiful music as always Brian, thanks for sharing again. I love your playing and compositions.
mav
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sydney
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| Quote: | 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. 
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.
I am looking forward to your next "something new"
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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