Cruisin' For A Bluisin'

Scorpjammer

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This is a jump blues arrangement based on my posted sketch, SHUFFLIN’ BLUES. Pianist, John Stebbe (ssstebbe...over at iComp) took me up on my offer to collaborate and, man o’ man, did he ever grace this number some fabulous playing. His HUGE contribution left me little choice but to come up with a more creative name than the generic one mentioned above. Hence, CRUISIN’ FOR A BLUISIN’.

As for the tune, I totally reworked the rhythm section, re-recorded my guitar solos, extended the tune by adding a break about half way through, then took everything up a half step, exchanged a couple of solos with John before finishing out in blazing blues fashion.

I hope everyone finds this tune as much fun to listen to as it was for us to record.

My thanks to John for his ‘grand’ talent and input on this tune.

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Hits: 2420
Comments: 43
Fans: 6
Plays: 386
Downloads: 159
Votes: 30
Uploaded: Feb 15, 2005 - 03:37:57 PM
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2005 - 10:05:28 PM Last Played: Nov 02, 2009 - 11:07:45 PM

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Keywords:

Blues Guitar (20), Swing (34)

Hardware:

iMac 15" flat screen, M-Audio keystation 49e, Pre-Mobile USB, beat-up Fender Strat Special with GB effects. GB bass and drums. No loops.

John is playing a Yamaha P-120 digital piano. The piano sound is "Grand Piano" from Sonic Boom Box, not to be confused with GB's own "Grand Piano." The host program was GB.

Software:

Comments

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	great playing You guys can really play. It is fun to listen to you guys jam. Nice. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	great playing Thanks, pgreenstone. Really glad you enjoyed it! :) --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

Tom Atwood	Tom Atwood said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Great life, joy in guitar & keyboard the drums and bass pale by comparison. In fact, they seem almost dead compared to you two. Excellent chops, both of you. Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Great life, joy in guitar & keyboard Thanks, atwood1956. Glad you enjoyed the song. My GB bass and drum work gets the job done, I think. It's definitely a step up from the bass and drum section I laid down on my Shufflin' Blues sketch. --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

	said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Very LIVE!!! Well done gents! Really cookin'!!! It has a sort of an intentional "distance" between performances, which I like. the piano is wrapped around the guitar and drums nicely. Very nice interaction and changes.

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Very LIVE!!! Thanks, Alimar! I guess it's not often you hear a fuzzed out fender strat along side a grand piano, but ssstebbe really plays that piano with passion and skill, doesn't he? I'm glad you liked it. --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Wow Scorpjammer, fantastic guitar playing. and of course Sstebbe is a master on the piano.. cool collab guys lets have more... SlimGirlFat Check out my latest song called Not Enough

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Wow Thanks so much, Slimgirlfat! I originally thought of going with a blues organ sound, but let that up to ssstebbe. I'm glad he came back with his piano tracks. I think his piano playing gives the tune an air of sophistication, don't you agree? --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

bronco	bronco said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	Slamin for a Jamin Hey really nice. It had the feel and soul of the blues as well as the mechanics. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Slamin for a Jamin Thanks, Bronco. I think I got my money's worth on the GB upgrade with this tune. --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

aclarke	aclarke said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	This was just great! As in awesome. As in a rockin' good time! Oh yeah!! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

thetiler	thetiler said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	awsome Playing this tune over again while I'm typin and tappin:) Your guitar is outstanding, great use of the fuzz sound. Not to loud, yippie. That a breath of fresh air. The piano is mixed very well with the guitar. Love that. Sounds like Macboys in there somewhere :) But of course he isn't. Nice going ! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Scorpjammer

Scorpjammer said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)

awsome
Thanks, Tiler. I'll have to try may hand at some blues slide work on my electric git-fiddle one of the days. I'd have to head back to the wood shed before 'going there'. Speaking of slides, I think I found out why you use brass as opposed to glass.... I broke my two glass slides on my basement tile floor this past August. I accidently knocked both them off my desk..shards everywhere! I had those slides for 20 years! Never had a problem with them in any of my past domains. No tile floors in them, until this one. lol! I enjoyed 'Stinger', by the way.

---
Scorp

Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

gudkarma	gudkarma said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)
	nice work! nice guitar work! yes, he snazzed that piano. not much i can say, but its really great.....good collaboration! ah....next time let me add vocals.....dont go cruisin' without me! Check out my latest song called Ocean The

Scorpjammer

Scorpjammer said 1727 days ago (February 15th, 2005)

nice work!
You know, gudkarma, I had a feeling that the title would catch a blues lyricist's interest as yourself. It does have a lyrical hook to draw a listener in and a writer as yourself could probably write a catchy song around it. I hope you're not too disappointed in the lack of any lyrics and I hope our playing lives up to the title. If I come up another one, I'll run it by you and we'll collaborate. Thanks for giving it a listen.

---
Scorp

Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

Joanna	Joanna said 1727 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Fantastic! Great musicianship from both of you! That piano is killer -- I always envy great piano players. Way to go both of you! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Fantastic! Thanks, Joanna. I enjoyed your music sampler. What a great idea! --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

MiMi	MiMi said 1727 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Great. The performance was outstanding. The blues are an acquired taste for me, but the playing showcased the joy you guys have for the music. Check out my latest song called You

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Great. Thanks, MiMi! I appreciate your taking the time to comment. Glad you liked the une. Your "Valentine for Macjams" is the bomb! :) --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)

Music to cruise by
Great fun. Love the electric guitar and piano combo, the
early rock 'n roll feel, and the cool Beach Boy looking
album cover. Man, if he played this on a a little 49e, that's
getting pretty nimble; more power to him! Nice title too. A
breath of energy and fun as spring starts to try and climb
back onto the east coast. Liked the key change. Too bad
you couldn't find an acoustic bassist to make it perfect
vintage. Great listening. Thanks for sharing.

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

	said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Outstanding... collab between you guys. Great job mixing it. Great song art. Enjoyed it very much. Thx. 4 x 9

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Outstanding... Thanks X 4, Skipper! :) --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

Cameron

Cameron said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)

smokin'!
Great performances all around -- VERY high-energy!

At first I didn't like the separation of the instruments, then
it grew on me.

It's hard to believe that John played this wonderfully live-
sounding piano on a 49e! (especially with the changes of
range -- he must have been busy with the octave button!)

Your guitar fit well with the bass and drums. I'd say it was
a pretty convincing use of those latter two software
instruments.

Very well done, gentlemen.

Check out my latest song called EPONYM

ChrisSly	ChrisSly said 1726 days ago (February 16th, 2005)
	Lots of fun Great style, great playing. Agree with pretty much everything said here. Was thinking punching the treble in the bass line would liven it up a touch. Great job, and excellent playing of the 88's on a 49! Check out my latest song called La Valse Final Waltz

TennesseeVic	TennesseeVic said 1725 days ago (February 17th, 2005)
	Excellent playing on guitar and piano. Fabulous. Erm, about those drums, they feel a bit like they hang behind the beat. Is there a way in GB to kick them forward just a notch? I know Logic can do that. But hey, with the amount of talent you guys have, you should be able to find a real drummer.... Check out my latest song called Tecmo Superbowl 2009 w/ Dead End (MJRF 2004)

Suzanne	Suzanne said 1721 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	diggity! anything that makes me want to dance gets high marks. swing it! Check out my latest song called Rock The Baby With Voodoo (w/Tobin)

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1721 days ago (February 21st, 2005)
	diggity! Alright! Suzanne's scratchin' some wax! Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment! --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

Musohead	Musohead said 1707 days ago (March 7th, 2005)
	shwwwwiiiing dose blues. You cats were cookin ! Check out my latest song called IceyHot

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1707 days ago (March 7th, 2005)
	shwwwwiiiing Thanks, Clownbuster. You're definitley bustin' a move with ICEYHOT. --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

Magritte	Magritte said 1684 days ago (March 30th, 2005)
	This is on a KEYSTATION 49e??? looks at own Keystation, wonders what's wrong with it I can't believe you can get that kind of sound out of this thing. Amazing. Great work, you guys.. Check out my latest song called Tango Macabre

John Stebbe

John Stebbe said 1676 days ago (April 7th, 2005)

This is on a KEYSTATION 49e???
Thanks, Margritte. I didn't play it on a Keystation. I played it on a Yamaha P
-120, which is MIDIed into my Mac, and is my main (OK, only) controller for
GarageBand. It's got 88 keys and feels more like what a real piano is
SUPPOSED to feel like than most real pianos!

I use a MIDISPORT MidiMan USB 2 x 2 interface, to get from my P-120 to
GarageBand.

Check out my latest song called NECAP Test song

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1625 days ago (May 28th, 2005)
	amazing energy Of course the guitar and piano are a lot of fun... this just propels forward with gusto. Nice going --D Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1616 days ago (June 6th, 2005)
	driving blues...... man u guys were tearing it up.....john stebbe did u justice ....and a killer tone on that git ......playa...playa....playa.... Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1613 days ago (June 9th, 2005)
	driving blues...... Thanks, Mcboy! And to think, I almost shelved this tune. --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

Cori Ander

Cori Ander said 1604 days ago (June 18th, 2005)

Wow
Such a beautiful guitar play! And such a lovely tone! I've
tried electric guitar a few times and find it way beyond too
difficult to get anything to sound nice on it. So I
understand that it must be a lot ... a lot really ... of job to
get it to sound like this.

Also I like your guitar temperament. Isn't that what would
be called snappy? Hot anyway. And I can hear how you
enjoy playing. Which also makes it so very enjoyable to
listen to!

Sing a song ... play guitar ... make it snappy!

Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1572 days ago (July 21st, 2005)
	Good blues music Negotiation on guitar and piano. Good blues music. The guitar is a good sound. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

oldlibmike	oldlibmike said 1517 days ago (September 13th, 2005)
	Envious! You have quite a talent for guitar. Was this a remote collab? Sounds fresh like you're in the same room. Check out my latest song called Lama du jour

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1406 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
	Super Cool! Love this. Superbly swingin' tune! Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1402 days ago (January 6th, 2006)
	Super Cool! Hey, Emily. Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. --- Scorp Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

stratcat51	stratcat51 said 1380 days ago (January 29th, 2006)
	Great Tune Reminds me a bit of Duke Robilliard. Like the half step modulation in the tune. Great interplay between all involved. This is a keeper. Great tone and playing. Check out my latest song called Hope

Scorpjammer

Scorpjammer said 1379 days ago (January 29th, 2006)

Great Tune
Thanks, stratcat51.

Duke Robillard is one of my fav contemporary blues gutiarists. I love his jazzy approach to 12-bar blues. His playing is really colorful and soulful.

Another fav of mine is the late Luther Allison. This was inspired by his playing. I used a standard pitch-bending blues lick (he used a lot) for the basic melody and wrapped a tune around it. Luther liked to play his solos high on the neck. I think it complemented his singing style.

You're right. The modulation is something Duke would do. I think that was more a subconscious on my part.

Thanks for checking out the tune and thanks for the encouraging comments. I appreciate it.

---
Scorp

Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

	said 1360 days ago (February 17th, 2006)
	GReat jazzy jammin Scorp, glad I came back to catch up on some more of your stuff, this totally jams. Really like the whole song and especially the guitar exchange with the piano. -Harold

	said 1206 days ago (July 22nd, 2006)
	Great guitarin' Nice tune. The rhythm section could us a bit of work IMHO but it's a nice jam guitar/piano wise!

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