"Top Hat"-Jazz instrumental

**voclizr** · 11-10-2010, 07:06 PM

All Garritan Jazz & Big Band 3 instrumentation
Sequencer/studio-Samplitude Music Studio 2008

Written, arranged & performed by John Bowen

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=9860790

JB

**bionicbub** · 11-10-2010, 07:57 PM

This is a very nice, easy-listening piece, John. It sort of fits the mood I'm in today, having just completed the fanfare... but I'm not going to write another fanfare on this piece!

But you do have some nice thematic material to work with in this one... something people can hum or sing in their heads after they hear it, which is not true of much of my music.

Please keep up the good work!

Arvid

**Michael A. Wiktor** · 11-10-2010, 08:22 PM

John,

I enjoyed the work as well.

"Top Hat" sets a great stage; relaxed, loose, and a bit of glamor and charm.

Liked the "brassy" growl at times.

Very nice...

M

**etLux** · 11-11-2010, 01:37 PM

I liked the easy, laid-back swing of this piece,
John... it's the kind of thing you can just kick
back, close your eyes, and float with.

There's an unpretentious character about this,
real and down-to-earth... nice job on it.

All the best,

David
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David Sosnowski
www.DavidSosnowski.com

**efiebke** · 11-13-2010, 03:52 AM

voclizer -

Nice composition, John. It's been a while since I've listened to anything like a moderately sized jazz ensemble with a 3 of 4 or 5 horns. It's fun writing for these sized ensembles. I liked the voicings that you gave your horns. I also liked how you thoughtfully arranged your piece as a jazz piece. It's a nicely developed arrangement.

Have you ever performed it live? I would LOVE to hear this piece played by live musicians! (I miss going out to pubs to hear good jazz music. It's been a very long time. . . )

Thanks for sharing your music, John.

Ted