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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-05-18 00:43
My mama's getting remarried in a few months, and I thought it'd be nice to play something at her wedding.
I'm looking for a backing track (maybe aebersold or otherwise) of "It had to be you". I think it'd be easy enough to play the melody and throw in an improv section. Especially working it up over a few months.
Anyone know where I can get a good quality backing track for this for the DJ to throw in at the wedding?
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2011-05-18 01:15
Hi Alexi,
I have a lot MIDI files that I play along with. In your case, I searched for Jazz Midi Sites It had to be you and found several files.
HRL
Post Edited (2011-05-18 01:17)
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Author: Jaysne
Date: 2011-05-18 02:05
Jamey Aebersold's play-along volume 107 is entitled "It Had to Be You" (and obviously contains that tune).
This is, however, a play-along for singers only, meaning that it doesn't have the tunes transposed into Bb and Eb. But you could do that easily enough.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-05-18 03:22
Hank,
Forgot about midi files, but I'd really like to find it with real instruments in the background. But I will definitely remember that in case I can't find a suitable background track. Unusual I would forget about midi files though since I've used them so often.
Jaysne,
My band has the entire collection of Aebersold (I think). I'll check that one out. I'll also see how bad the transposition is (shouldn't be too bad, and by then I hope to have an A clarinet which would give me more transposition options as well.
Thanks guys.
Alexi
PS - Just had a thought. Maybe I'll see if I can get the chord changes or a book or something and have our jazz combo record a background track. Hmmm....
Thanks for the options.
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Reedirect
Date: 2011-05-18 05:15
Hi Alexi:
You could use "Band-In-A-Box". Define everything by yourself (chords, tempo, style, key, etc.) and let the computer play the "Playalong". No need for an A-Clarinet then. You can transpose the tune wherever you want to.
Best
Jo
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2011-05-18 13:36
The four lead sheets I checked online (original, Eddie Cantor movie, Tony Bennett, Harry Connick, Jr.), all had this song in G. It looks like that must be the "official" key -- probably easier to transpose/improvise on your Bb than it would be on an A.
I agree with you that live music would be far better than synthesized -- or recorded, for that matter. I don't know how the guys in your combo are but, for a friend's mom's wedding, I would be happy to play gratis. If you asked, maybe a pianist (or acoustic guitar or banjo), drummer (brushes) and bassist from your combo would be happy to do it live with you -- particularly if there will be a reception with good eats after the wedding. (A muted trumpet would also be nice.)
Best regards,
jnk
Post Edited (2011-05-18 13:50)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-05-19 00:18
jnk,
I'm an Army musician and as such am stationed in Georgia while the wedding will be in NJ. However I asked the jazz combo and (as expected cause most Army musicians are a tight-knit group) they said, "No problem. Just let us know when and get SGT ____ to record it. We're all for it." Awesome to have that sort of support.
Thanks for the help all. I guess it's one of those things where I had the answer right in front of me and people inadvertently helped guide me to it. Thanks all for the responses though! One of the reasons I really enjoy this board. It's a bunch of folk who generally are trying to help each other out.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Buster
Date: 2011-05-19 15:48
Alexi,
It's great to hear that in some circles that eagerness to help a colleague indeed still exists! As for the Abersold volume, I don't own that one currently, but they generally contain lead sheets of all the tunes in concert, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. If not, then it's a great time to work on your transposition skills. In my early high-school days (freshman?) I was asked to sit in on a gig (on tenor sax- don't shoot me) and handed a stack of lead sheets in C. Sheer terror flashed over me- I quickly learned how to transpose up a step on the fly; or at least fake it well enough that night so as not to offend anybody (try transposing Joyspring and Confirmation at first sight.) A side benefit was that I didn't panic when handed a Beethoven overture on c clarinet or freak out at Mahler's first symphony when handed the music a year or 2 later. Transposing to A clarinet could be more comfortable, just read as it's bass clef and change the key signature.
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