Posts filed under ‘Shadows’
Revisiting Some Vintage Instrumentals
I began this blog in September of 2007, back when I was in the middle of my “Vintage Instrumentals” project. That particular endeavor took more than a year, consisted of making Guitar/Bass/Drums trio arrangements, and resulted in over forty songs recorded. (more…)
Pro Tools
I have finally gotten on the mainstream digital music production bandwagon. I am in the process of converting my home recording studio to Digidesign’s market-leading Pro Tools.
One More Vintage Instrumental
“Wonderful Land”
This tune was a hit for Hank Marvin and the Shadows in 1962. It was written by Jerry Lordan, who also wrote “Apache” and “Atlantis” for the Shadows. More about the Shadows in my post here.
Much like the other two, this is a very evocative tune. My arrangement follows the same approach as all the others in the Vintage Instrumentals series — a guitar, bass, drums trio with no overdubs.
Surf Rock/Guitar Instrumentals 2 – Hank Marvin and the Shadows
If you lived in Europe in the 1960′s, then the chances are you are far more familiar with Hank Marvin and the Shadows than with the Ventures. With the same instrumentation (Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drums) Hank Marvin and the Shadows sold millions of records as an instrumental quartet in the UK and Europe.
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