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Art of the Jazz Ballad: tromba / cornet soloist Peter J Blume mixes the Jazz Standard 'Polka Dots & Moonbeams' with an interpretation of the Elvis Ballad 'Can't Help Falling in Love'

I hope you enjoy this unique combination-tribute to the influences that sax-players Jimmy Hill & Vinnie Gugleotti (both RIP) have had on my own music development.

If interested in more info on Jimmy & Vinnie, please see my blog,
"Polka Dot's & Moonbeams: a tribute to Jimmy Hill, saxophone"
at this link:
http://peterjblume.com/?m=201405


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The audio recording portion (only) of this video is copyrighted by Peter J Blume, © 2014. It was arranged & performed by solo trumpeter Peter J Blume.

for more information, please visit: http://peterjblume.com/

Although not the 1st take, it WAS done all in 1 take—without any overdubs or punched-in corrections. There are also no electronic enhancements—other than some straight reverb that was used directly at the time of the recording. Hence, my recording here is obviously far from perfect & there are some spots that are definitely not articulated as clearly as I would have liked. But the trade-off value is that I felt something in its authenticity would have been lost if I started poking myself back in to try & clean things up; & thus to me the benefits of just leaving whatever is there in the original take far outweighs the alternative. Just like Jimmy & Vinnie would have, I recorded this 'Old-School'.

Thanks for listening & hope you enjoyed...

-peterjblume.com