Bertland » Softly as in a Morning Sunrise http://www.bertland.com Bert Jackson - Eclectic Guitarist Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:40:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Tune-“Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” http://www.bertland.com/2009/11/tune-softly-as-in-a-morning-sunrise/ http://www.bertland.com/2009/11/tune-softly-as-in-a-morning-sunrise/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:31:21 +0000 Bert http://www.bertland.com/?p=207 100_9316I’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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