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I’ve been playing around with the new live sample tracks in Band-in-a-Box and thought I try another recording of this classic jazz tune. “Softly…” was written in the 1920’s by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II for the musical “New Moon”. It has been recorded in a number of styles throughout the years, including bebop. My version is sort of bebopish. This is one of my all-time fav jazz tunes to play.

Title: Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Composers: Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II
Guitar (Ibanez GB-10 hollowbody): Bert Jackson
Piano, Bass, Drums: BIAB
Recorded: Nov 8, 2009

One guitar track plus BIAB

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Ran a quicky one take of Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg/Hammerstein) with yours truly playing the trusty Ibanez GB-10 with Band-in-a-Box accompaniment. Not the same as real players, of course, but a lot easier to schedule!

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