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One Night In Chi-Town - Remastered


I posted this one 7 or 8 years ago. It's one of the favorite instrumentals I've put together over the years I've been here. It's all BIAB. I no longer have a list of the tracks, but as I mentioned, it's all BIAB . I'm playing nothing on it. I simply remastered the final stereo WAV file, which I found recently - but there was no additional info with it.

Most of you already know about Di's recent medical emergencies, so won't repeat all of that. Just that she's home and relatively stable. I've not had any time for composing new stuff since she's come home from the hospital, so I hope you don't mind me posting an old one once in a while for the near future.

I'm listening to your music as often as I can, but I seriously doubt I'll be able to get to everyone's recent posts - but I'll listen and comment every chance I get.

Ya'll take care.

Alan

PS: The piano gets a little loud in a couple of places, but I EQ'd it down quite a bit from the original and lightly compressed the entire song.

Alan,

Glad to hear Di is stable. You are both in my thoughts.

Love this piece. The new mastered version is great. Clear, present and it has a very cool "live" feel.

Excellent!

Bob

Hello Alan
It's a jazzy style that I like a lot with a very beautiful guitar in front.
The best for you and your wife.
Laurent

What a wonderful tune for jamming. Cool stops, contagious swing, and I like how the bass walks out in parts. Very dynamic arrangement, Alan.

Love to you two!!

Alan,

As I've been away I did not know about Di's health issues. Please know I will be praying for her healing and comfort and guidance for you both!


I agree with Marty's assessment. Typically, since I am a lyricist addict, I rarely listen to full instrumental posts in this forum, however, this one caught my fancy immediately and I enjoyably stayed for the whole performance.

Na zdrowie!

Dewey

You are the KING of BIAB instrumentals.
Not a hair out of place.

A true delight for the ears.

...of course, I have no hair and these ears are older than they have ever been.
So take that with a grain of alcohol....

fj

Me likes! Very nice guitar tone. Great BIAB band!

Hi Alan,

Even though we don't know each other, I sympathise with your family situation because we're also going through a complicated ordeal, my wife's cancer and the chemo sessions she started a fortnight ago... You absolutely have to keep on playing music because it's an outlet for all the stress that comes with it. I really like what you're doing, this track but also ‘Bourbon county stop’ (I love bluegrass) and ‘In the corner’ to name but a few! Excellent tracks!

This is a super BiaB performance, maestro! Those lead lines that combine single notes, octaves and chords are really cool, and I've never heard them before, or at least not like this. Very crisp mix and nicely crafted musical journey. Much enjoyed!

So glad to hear Di is doing relatively well. Hope you are looking after yourself, too. Take care, Alan!

That's really excellent smooth, cool jazz, Alan, but just reading your post made me think of this as it might be useful for Di, particularly the final part about chatting up your immune system as done regularly it works. This is a shortened, edited version of an FB post I wrote in 2016 on what can be called either self-observation or energetic field meditation:
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… The relaxation technique is very simple. You can do it laying down on the floor or in bed, or seated in any way which is comfortable for you. When seated, you first anchor yourself in your pelvis and butt. You basically next go through the entire body, initially very slowly, starting with the toes then working up to the pelvis; then from fingers to upper arms; then from the waist up in stages to the shoulders, the neck, the facial muscles and whole head. You can start with fingers first or whatever suits you.

Taking it from the toes, you relax them and feel the tension in the muscles 'evaporating', initially taking this very slowly, but also of great importance is to feel the energy within the toes. You next move on up the feet, the ankles, calves, and so on, but always keeping your attention on the energy you feel as bit by bit you become aware of your entire energetic presence. In the 90s I taught this to individuals and twice I had people say re the energy or sensation, "But that's just the nerves." I then reminded them that amputees still feel pain, itches and other sensations in the missing limbs, so it's clearly not just the nerves. Once the whole body is entirely relaxed and you can feel your entire energy field, you can then centre your awareness in the solar plexus - you make that your centre - and then you easily (meaning without concentration) scan around your body with your amazing perception and you slowly begin to perceive the currents in the field. By doing this thoughts tend to still themselves - more so over time of course as you get used to the process - while in other systems most people really struggle to attain or keep a still mind. A good sign of progress is feeling a tingle in the solar plexus, and even a kind of pulse. You'll also feel the energetic link and flow between that and the heart centre. Many people can feel very centred in the heart, but the energy flow is upwards from the solar plexus. …

People tend to think of qi or prana as being exotic and difficult to perceive, when in fact it's ludicrously ever present experientially, but we don't perceive it because our frontal awareness is continually projecting all reality externally. Humans are always missing what is primary as the ego - the focal point of externalising consciousness - is always fixated on the secondary. …

I'm so used to the above techniques that as soon as I wrote "Taking it from the toes, you relax them" I felt mine instantly twitch as the tension was released - I can feel it now just writing this - and I can get into my entire energetic field within seconds. In bed at night I do this, plus I chat up my immune system, calling it 'gorgeous' and 'wonderful', etc, as it's always doing such a miraculous job 24/7, plus most of it is non-human micro-organisms doing the labour. I'm sure that's one reason I'm very rarely ever ill. In early spring I had a one day long minor cold which was gone the next, but the last real cold I had was sometime prior to 2006. Another important point which Tolle points out is that is that wherever on or in the body you place your attention it revitalises the cells.
© 2016 Chay Tana
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Although I now have typical ageing problems I've only had one cold since 2016.

Well done on the remaster.
Lots of energy, lots of space force each player.
Very cool.

Hi, Alan.

Nice swinging tune.

Sounds great, Alan, excellent job on the arrangement and mix.

Best to you and happy to hear that Di is doing a little better.

Alan, don't worry about the forum, you have more pressing needs.
You and Di are in my prayers

Great use of RTs in this super cool jazz song
Great mix

Sounds great Alan.

I hope everything gets better.

You will remain in my steadfast prayers.

I wasn't in the forum when you first posted this all those years ago, so I'm glad you reposted.
Cool track. I felt like I was sitting in a jazz lounge sipping a cocktail.
Glad to hear the Di is stable and at home.

Thanks Bob. Sure do appreciate those very kind words. The remaster brought the drums a little more forward and gave the bass a less boomy sound, yet more than enough to carry the load.
Many thanks.

Alan,

Routou

Thank you very much for your very sincere comment. Mine and Di's heart goes out to you. We wish the very best outcome for your wife - and you, too. My wife had it very difficult. Myself, our son, and our granddaughter were all diagnosed with cancer within 45 days. My wife had all that on her mind, plus her own medical issues. Our granddaughter and I are doing 12 years later, and it looks good for the future. We wish your wife everything good. She has you for support, so she's in good hands. We'll pray for her.

Thank you for the very kind words on those songs. That means a lot. We appreciate it very much.

Hopes and prayers for your wife - and your family.

Alan

PS: Feel free to contact me by PM if you would like to do so.

Man, I'm sure glad you posted this again. Like Scott, I wasn't around the first time you put it on. It's easy to see why this would be one of your favorites. These tracks really come across well together, and you sure have the magic touch when it comes to this stuff. I understand the business taking care of Di, and I'm sure glad she's doing a little better now. Your efforts are much appreciated in both the medical and musical world.

Brad

Thank you so much, Bob. Your constant support and kindness always put a smile on my face ... and warm my heart.

Alan