| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: dalty52 | |
| shrock -- 06/14/2006, 16:21:18 -- #28056 | |
| Do you still have your website? | |
| dalty52 -- 06/17/2006, 21:58:37 -- #28056 | |
| Yeah, I do. http://www.daltonridenhour.com | |
| jazz jasper -- 06/18/2006, 09:52:33 -- #28056 | |
| what kind of a piano do you use for your recordings? | |
| dalty52 -- 06/18/2006, 10:13:51 -- #28056 | |
| Whatever the recording studio has :o) In the case of the studio recordings on my site, it was a Steinway concert grand. Those were recorded in the 120 room at Eastman.....that's the piano on which I got to rehearse with the Big Band everyday for two years :o) I surely miss that one. You Must Believe in Spring was on a recital using the same Steinway. The Carolina Shout recording was done in a Berklee practice room on a Yamaha upright. His Eye is On the Sparrow was in a different recording studio in Rochester....can't remember. Brighter Day and I Wish were with my Yamaha Motif. Confirmation was on one of the ensemble room pianos at Eastman......I forget which one. As far as what pianos I PREFER...I usually prefer Yamaha for jazz stuff, although, for some things Steinways are great(i.e. solo piano stuff). Yamahas tend to cut through a little better in ensemble situations. I played a Bosendorfer once and thought it was the best piano I'd ever played, but I can't really say it's my favorite, as I would need to play it a lot more. | |
| SolArt -- 06/20/2006, 16:20:03 -- #28056 | |
| Hey I know "His Eye is on the Sparrow". It's religious isn't it? | |
| jazz jasper -- 06/20/2006, 17:04:02 -- #28056 | |
| yes. its also from sister act | |
| dalty52 -- 06/20/2006, 18:17:42 -- #28056 | |
| Yeah. We actually used the Sister Act arrangement in the track on my site. | |
| SolArt -- 06/20/2006, 19:33:32 -- #28056 | |
| Hey, they also did "I Will Follow Him"! Nice song. | |
| Jazz+ -- 03/21/2007, 11:26:50 -- #28056 | |
| Hey dalty, what's your live rig these days? | |
| dalty52 -- 03/21/2007, 17:27:01 -- #28056 | |
| I'm using a Kurzweill SP-88 with a Motif ES Rack. Nice and light, and does the job. I appreciate the feedback you gave when I inquired about it last year. The Kurzweil's interface sucks, but.......once I get it the way I want..........it works great. Most gigs I use the same few patches, so the interface doesn't matter so much. I LOVE that it's less than 30 lbs. AND has it's own internal sounds. Some gigs I don't even use the rack, which is really killin. I really think that the perfect, lightweight keyboard for gigging has yet to be invented. Although, I didn't really check out any of the new stuff from NAMM this year........anything good? | |
| dalty52 -- 03/21/2007, 17:30:36 -- #28056 | |
| Oh, forgot to mention.........I use the Fender Passport P-150 for my amp. It's nice that it's light and folds up into one piece. It requires a few more cables than I would like, but it sounds decent. Stereo sound makes a big difference, IMO. | |
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