Excellent idea and tracks. I'm really short on time, but I'm tempted to try some guitar soloing over this piano track, maybe a few days from now :) I love the idea of collaborating like this, maybe we should set up some pages on the linuxaudio wiki or topics on linuxmusicians forums to document these efforts, link to the different takes on the tracks, explain chords progressions and ideas, etc... About the track itself, I love your piano playing and style. Sounds very effortless and has a great flow to it.

On Mar 21, 2016 10:32 AM, "Glen MacArthur" <info(a)bandshed.net> wrote: As I responded to Glen personally (not to the list), I didn't use a metronome nor strict beats-per-minute (BPM) for the Latin Jazz composition for collaboration, because it generally seems to me to sound more like a live performance if the beat, although regular (not too sloppy), is not too strict, UNLESS the composition is built around and up from a percussion track. However, I'll bet that many drummers prefer not to adhere to too strict a timing either, so that they can relax into a comfortable "groove" which might actually sound better than a strict timing. In the case of this composition, I'm hopeful that the piano part, which introduces the piece without the necessity of percussion at the start of the piece, will provide enough rhythmic cues, clues and regularity for percussion or lead-instrument collaborators to adequately time their own instruments and contributions "by ear." If that is not the case, I would be happy to rerecord the entire piece using a strict beats-per-minute and a metronome. And a note to Glen, great music at your website-- Rated: Blue http://www.bandshed.net/ratedblue/ :-) Steve --- --- --- https://stephendoonan.bandcamp.com