Someone to Watch Over Me

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 18 Sep 2012 1:10 pm

This is another standard written by the Gershwins.
I have included the opening verse, which is so often overlooked.
Hope you enjoy it.
Sez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2z6VxLYWr4

Mark Greenway · Post by **Mark Greenway** » 18 Sep 2012 3:20 pm

Great job on that piece.

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 18 Sep 2012 3:38 pm

HELLO SEZ,

I enjoy your playing very much.
The Gershwins wrote so many great tunes.
Keep on posting these pop/jazz type tunes.

Roger

kevin ryan · Post by **kevin ryan** » 18 Sep 2012 3:39 pm

Really nice....Love your playing and tone.

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 18 Sep 2012 4:01 pm

I bet Sez could make Red Solo Cup sound good.

Chris Dorch · Post by **Chris Dorch** » 18 Sep 2012 6:18 pm

Brilliant!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 18 Sep 2012 6:33 pm

Another beautiful rendition, Sez! Just great.

Have you considered publishing your arrangements? I'll bet a lot of folks would be interested in purchasing them. I know I would!

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 19 Sep 2012 1:12 am

Sez does it again !
Love it

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 19 Sep 2012 3:44 am

NICE! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! When did the next comes?? Maybe it's time to look up a dubble again!!

Regards

Bosse

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 19 Sep 2012 7:10 am

That's some of the sweetest sounding C6th I've ever heard. Great work, Sez - thank you!

And yes: that verse section is so often forsaken in favour of the bit we all know; I love all of the tune!

Nigel Mullen · Post by **Nigel Mullen** » 19 Sep 2012 1:26 pm

Just beautiful Sez. I look forward to hearing your work everytime you post. Thanks Nigel

Jerry Gleason · Post by **Jerry Gleason** » 19 Sep 2012 9:48 pm

Beautiful. I loved hearing the verse, too.

Ferdinando Ghidelli · Post by **Ferdinando Ghidelli** » 19 Sep 2012 11:46 pm

Super...Super...Superb...

John Lacey · Post by **John Lacey** » 20 Sep 2012 4:10 am

How do you attain that tone? Is it a simple matter of rolling off highs? Amp used? Lovely stuff.

Neil McCollum · Post by **Neil McCollum** » 20 Sep 2012 5:22 am

The Master has 'spoken' again! Great job, Sez.

Anders Lindby · Post by **Anders Lindby** » 20 Sep 2012 11:28 am

Really nice playing...got me inspired just to say i miss the other neck...only S 10 at the moment here but lookin for a D 10 again.

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 21 Sep 2012 8:33 am

Sez, such lovely lush voicings. The integrity you keep in the melody is beautiful and refreshing. Really great pedal steel guitar playing! Thanks for posting.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 21 Sep 2012 10:52 am

So great Sez! As always!!!

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 21 Sep 2012 11:13 pm

Thank you all for your very nice comments.
I appreciate them very much.
There were a couple of questions.

I am plugging straight into an applemac laptop (equipped with Logic software) via a sound card. My feeling is any decent sound card into any computer equipped with appropriate recording software will do a good job. Eg; Applemac with Logic software, or Garage Band; windows with Protools or Cubase. There are other software platforms that I am not aware of.
I use the built-in software to bring down the treble on the top strings. And I add a little chorus & delay. If anybody wants more detail on this, please pm me, and I will be happy to oblige. I use the parallel output on the volume pedal to take a second lead out to a little amp for monitoring purposes. I hardly use the volume pedal at all on C6th. For my ears, I don't think it has much relevance for the kinds of arrangements that I am playing.

Jim asked about the arrangements. I seem to have ended up with a non-standard pedal/ knee lever set-up. This through long hours of experimentation, and trial & error. My arrangements are all worked out with this in mind, and are not readily transferable to different set-ups. I have it on an excel spreadsheet, but don't seem to be able to post it on the forum. I am a bit of a techno-dinosauer. If anybody wants to volunteer to put it on the forum, I'll happily send you the spreadsheet.

Jim, I'll send you a couple of arrangements, and you can try them out on your set-up if you like. You can let me know how you go with adapting them to your own set-up.

I have a question. What is 'Red Solo Cup'? I am curious.

Many thanks to you all.
Sez

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 22 Sep 2012 4:07 am

Sez, red solo cups are inexpensive, disposable vessels, not used for a good single malt, but for fountain soda. I would say E B paid you a very high compliment.

Peter Nylund · Post by **Peter Nylund** » 22 Sep 2012 4:15 am

Gary, why don't you show up in Dublin to see Mr Adamson live?
Peter

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 22 Sep 2012 5:18 am

Sez, if you want to send me your copedent, I'll post it for you on this thread.

Looking forward to seeing your arrangements; thanks for offering, Sez.

Jim

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 22 Sep 2012 5:55 am

I have a question. What is 'Red Solo Cup'? I am curious.

Sez, "Red Solo Cup" is an annoying 'top 40' country song by Toby Keith that makes most musicians get up and change the channel. When Earnest said "I bet Sez could make Red Solo Cup sound good"... he was saying that your playing is so fine you could make even that song sound good.

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 22 Sep 2012 6:51 am

Sez's set up...

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 22 Sep 2012 6:56 am

'top 40' country song

just shows ya what I don't listen to...