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Alan Hess
Приєднався 25 лис 2011
Hi, I'm a retired music teacher, now retired and mostly travelling around in my camper van visiting open mic evenings. I am classically trained in theory and orchestration but I play a small accordion with Midi interface. This can be played acoustically in the traditional manner or plugged into midi emulators to sound like a Hammond Organ with Bass Guitar on the buttons.
Meglio Strassera - It had better be tonight. Cover from Pink Panther soundtrack by Henry Mancini
Aqua Vit Duo. Roland FR-7 digital accordion and vocals. Al Fresco at the Brubl Brewery under the Railway Arches in Leamington UK. Open Mic evening.
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Sax Appeal "C'est si Bon". Sax and Accordion.
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An old recording with my pal Jürg on Sax from Switzerland. I'd guess from 2005 and the photos around 2010. Happy days, when we used to go out to play for Jazz brunches and the like.
Green Onions (cover BookerT and the MGs)
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A meetup with two old school pals Roger on Drums and Mike on Guitar after many many years. I'm playing Roland RD64 stage piano in organ sound here, with ope mic friend Doug on bass. Filmed at the RoyalLegion club, Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham UK.
Riders on the Storm (Doors Cover)
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A spontaneous attempt at the doors classic Riders on the Storm without any rehearsal. Michael Bradshaw on Guitar, Patti Cooper on vocals and Gary on drums. Myself on the Roland vAccordion. Filmed at the Walmley Club near Birmingham UK.
Farfisa Syntaccordion!
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My old "Syntaccordion" was cutting edge tech back in 1980!!! Been in storage for many years. Bit of "burbling" from the vintage electronics until the condensation cleared. Working great now. Still sounds good after all these years. Of course, there is a Scandalli normal accordion in there too but I'm keeping the bellows shut to try just organ in this clip.
Amado Mio (Pink Martini, Rita Hayworth et al)
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Spontaneous try out of the classic latin song from the 30s BW film Gilda, latterly made popular by US band Pink Martini. Filmed at the British Legion club, Sutton Coldfield GB.
Angela (Theme from Taxi)
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The theme music from the 70s US TV series Taxi written by Bob James. A tricky number to play..
Blues on the Roland FR-7 virtual accordion
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I don't play this instrument all the time but it's an interesting totally electronic virtual accordion from Roland. The bass sound is particularly good, if you can play the riffs of course!!
Frenesi Cha Cha
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I met up with my school mate Roger Armstrong, who came along to an open mic at the Cavern Rooms in Tamworth GB with me recently. We were in a school band together in the 60s and both went on to be professional musicians.... Was nice to meet up again and Roger shows his talent on the latin rythms.
Smoke gets in your eyes
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A beautiful old standard..... composed by Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach (1933)
September Song (Weil)
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A haunting melody with unusual chords. Composed by Kurt Weil.
I'll see you in my dreams (Jones / Kahn)
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A great song and lyric.... played it because I want to hear it myself LOL
Your Heart is as Black as Night
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A cover of a Beth Hart song by Sue H and myself. Recorded at the House of Manannin, Peel Harbour, Isle of Man.
A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
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"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" is a British romantic popular song written in 1939 and published in 1940, with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin. Here played on a cheap Midi keyboard inside a camper van. Sound via Garage Band on a Macbook.
All of Me - Jazz Standard Accordion, Sax, Trombone
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A spontaneous jam with some friends in Switzerland. I used to play as a Jazz Brunch duo with Sax player Jürg, when I lived in Switzerland. Trombone blurred on request of player.
Parisienne Walkways (Cover of Gary Moore hit)
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Parisienne Walkways (Cover of Gary Moore hit)
Dirty Old Town - Uke and Accordion jam session.
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Dirty Old Town - Uke and Accordion jam session.
Folsom Prison Blues - Uke and Accordion
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Folsom Prison Blues - Uke and Accordion
Green Onions Live at Feather's Inn Lichfield
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Green Onions Live at Feather's Inn Lichfield
Mike and Al - Folk and Blues - Open Air in Switzerland - Full concert
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Mike and Al - Folk and Blues - Open Air in Switzerland - Full concert
Blue Blue my love is blue (Paul Mauriat)
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Blue Blue my love is blue (Paul Mauriat)
Ferrofish B4000 Hammond B3 Organ Emulator with Accordion
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Ferrofish B4000 Hammond B3 Organ Emulator with Accordion
Ukrainian and Polish Polka - hej od krakowa jadę
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Ukrainian and Polish Polka - hej od krakowa jadę
I have a 48v hohner i would like to fit midi to bass only. do you have any knowledge of well made midi available Alan
in which country do you live. My system was from Blueline Germany.
Muy bonito los felicito
Wonderful music! 😃👍🏻👍🏻
can someone please type out the bass solo, this guy us useless. gets half way and gives up
Greetings from Poland! Mirek 😀
Schade das das Schlagzeug alles andere platt macht. Da ist di Position des Mircos ungünstig gewählt. Aber was man so raushört...hört sich stimmig an.
Ja eine Frau in Publikum hats verfilmt. The Lautsprecher waren auch nicht günstig positioniert. War trotzdem Spass einfach loszuspielen und ganz ohne Üben im voraus.
You are absolutely amazing teacher... thanks 🙏🙏🙏
Marvelous delightful
🎉🎉🎉. TRUMPS SONG!!!
Nice to hear that instrument. I played a Cordovox back in the 70s. Darn thing had 2 large cases needed to perform. One had over 50 tubes and constantly needed a trip to the shop for fixing all manner of issues. The other one held 2 10 or 12 inch speakers. And talk about heavy! It's been quite a trip watching electronics evolve the way music is made over the decades. I just purchased a new "analog" Petosa Little Pro xT. It's a joy to play something again that doesn't need to be plugged in. The Cordovox went the way of the dumpster. The Petosa replaced my old student accordion, which I seldom played.It's also 4 pounds lighter and sounds wonderful. I play the Petosa almost daily and perform shows for a local Care Center on a weekly basis. It is a crowd pleaser!
I need this.
nice
Grooooooovy sir!
Well done! Thanks
Great! Awesome!
Que lindooo
It is lovely hearing Solveig's Song on the accordion, the soulful sound of the instrument really brings the music alive in a different and special way. Thank you for playing this so beautifully.
i love accordion and i love this music! it's my favourite i think thank you for sharing your version
You haven't lost it Al. That was lovely. Grahame
Very professional and fun to hear.
Very well played, Alan. Great skills on that instrument.
Great video Alan.Do you give lessons ?
Sorry... I travel around in my motorhome RV and am seldom anywhere long..... best wishes...
Yes very speciall chords, nice one, thanks
i absolutely love it. The accordion tickles my brain, and so does Found Harmonium. Excellent performance, and thank you!!! 🥰
Thanks I liked it a lot
Well in your case, I'll visit you in my lucid dreams?😄
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Really nice sound
Nice job, sir. I enjoyed your playing very much.
Fantastic , so easy coming from you, l am new in this hobby
Damnnn❤
Wonderful song, wonderful performance! :)
❤❤❤❤❤MAGANDA🎉🎉🎉
Very nice thank You
Super
Very helpful demo, thank you. Love the bass licks.
Very nice song. Bravo.
Very nice!👍🏻
Thank you! That's what I needed.
Sehr schön ❤ vielen Dank!
Hi Alan hi Alan, do you know any Accordion players who might fancy a jam with an “improving !” Rhythm guitarist in the Cardiff area ?
Fascinante ,me encanta
Love it🥰 Liebe Grüße S
Very Nice
Horrible sounds like someone playing a cheap Casio keyboard on horseback
Al, You definitely haven't lost it - could you please tell me the secret! Meet me in the Tynny für TT du hast mein nummer. G
Cool 😀
🎉
Still Fabulous to see you guys. God bless you/I'm just about to have a crack at some of these songs myself after all this time. Keep going my friends/
Cool Alan!! Frohes neues Jahr für dich!!🍀♥️
What a great show! Good on you. Lads.