[Matt Otto]

Played a session w portland drummer Todd Strait a few days ago - he is amazing and under stated.. Here's one of the tunes we did. Gerald Spaits on bass.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1252848/How%20Deep%20is%20The%20Ocean%20Todd%20Strait%20Gerald%20Spaits%20Matt%20Otto.mp3

 

[davetjazz]

Aww man, your last chorus was insane talk about a quiet burning band. I pitch the solos up 5 Semitones in ASD as it gives ideas for the alto. I need to hit the shed..

 

[David Zakarian]

nice man!

 

[Matt Otto]

Aww man, your last chorus was insane talk about a quiet burning band. I pitch the solos up 5 Semitones in ASD as it gives ideas for the alto. I need to hit the shed..

That is an awsome idea... I've done that with alto solos - put them down into tenor range... thanks for the comment..

 

[DaveR]

Beautiful, it's such a relief to hear jazz played quietly - or any music played quietly nowadays in fact.

 

[Kelly Bucheger]

talk about a quiet burning band

davetjazz nails it. I could listen to this stuff and draw inspiration from it for hours and hours. Thanks, Matt!

 

[Wade Cornell]

Hi Matt, was able to download this, and boy am I glad. Beautiful. Just feels so good.

Love the way you make it sound so easy and fresh. The sign of a real pro.

 

[mrpeebee]

Wow Matt, that's beautiful. Love your dark tone, great improvisation and control. You're a master, thanks for sharing .

 

[NissanVintageSax]

Great communication between you and your rythm section! Beautiful!

 

[Matt Otto]

Hey thanks guys, your encouragment mean a lot to me. Much appreciated!

 

[guido]

Thank you Matt! What a wonderful performance. Deep respect for the tune and filled with invention. Great stuff!

 

[PowerOfSoul]

Outstanding... thanks for sharing...

Howard

 

[jrvinson45]

Loved it, Matt. I don't know why, but the drums themselves are tasty except at about 2:40 the ride cymbal started to burn through my brain like a laser. Maybe it's between me and Zildjan since I noticed the same thing on a Joe Lovano TV broadcast.

Thanks.