I love the call and response of this. Very groovy bass riff, and some beautiful harmonies. The B part fits right in too. Well done! 👍

Michael, you got that hook running throughout the piece really well. Plus that EP140 was new to me so I added that one to my must learn list. Awesome stuff.

I heard you lick thru out the piece.
Nice composition.

AndréM

Nice one Michael. You could get a job playing at our local seafood restaurant on Friday evenings. Strange how different the Autumn Leaves chord progression sounds in that context. Great idea, and well played!

“Autumn leaves drift by my window”. 🎶 Really interesting piece you put together, Michael. Great use of the lick you chose with a classy intro added. Loved the B section as well. Very smooth transition between the two parts.

James

Jaaaaaaaazzzzzzz! Oh, how sweet it sounds, Michael! Your licks fits perfect and you variations are sharp minded.
Lights.

Great stuff Michael – I liked the Lonny Johnson style lick and you fitted it in perfectly with the rest of your composition. I have to confess I didn’t get the Autumn Leaves reference but I’m going to replay it now and check that out.

That was a nice jazzy blues Michael. Really top notch!

Classy and smoothly played composition. That was a smart move to not only borrow a lick but make it the hook for an entire song. I wouldn’t have recognised either the lick or Autumn Leaves progression if you hadn’t pointed them out. I guess that goes to show how important context and rhythm influence what we hear. Its a good thing too or everything would sound the same 😀

Ah, that sweet sound of your jazzy Taylor, you definitely own that sound, Michael! I could listen to this for hours! The major lick motif still lingers in my head, it worked very well with your bluesy composition. You have become quite a composer on our watch. To me, your music sounded like a good conversation; smart, chatty and uplifting 👌

Michael-Beautiful and melodic. You are really developing command of the fretboard my friend and as a result are an absolute pleasure to listen to. You are playing with confidence and joy! Well done!!

John

Your world is jazz—another excellent performance.

Dieter

It’s so interesting to hear familiar licks in a new setting and how different they sound. You put this together with a lot of thought and played it so beautifully. And the sound is just perfect. A total success!

I’m liking the way you repurposed that lick and used it as a repeating motif , very creative .
The Autumn leaves reference is there in a subtle way and the transition to it is so smooth .
There’s a lot of depth and character to your playing .
Enjoyed it !

Martin

Great walk down!!! Very jazzy and sophisticated sounding melody. Very well put together.

Beautiful composition Michael! The B part inspired ny Autumn Leaves is so well integrated and nice!

That’s a sweet lick which works very well as the main motif. I like the jazzy chord progression underneath, not that I’m a jazz fan or familiar with Autumn leaves but seeing you play it makes all the difference.

Love that smooth playing and that jazzy sound very well played Michael

Some solid blues right there! Loved it

Michael,

glad you pointed out the progression being the same as Autumn Leaves. I would not have picked that out. I was told once that a hanful of progressions cover that majority of music. Your comp sounds really great and you have reall improved over the years. Well done! Pap

Repurposing a ragtime lick that does sound so different in another genre. The repetition of this lick has this welcoming breeze each time it’s heard which is so endearing. Michael, a lot of thought and depth behind this arrangement and it shows. Congrats on your composition.

A classy adaptation of that we’ll know chord sequence. Loved the smooth and luxurious jazz tones. A beautiful submission Michael.

Richard