TICKET TO El JEM

I made this little video of my recent trip to Tunisia for my friend Diesel Bodine because I know he likes Historical things. The music was written on the train (A section anyway) and it fitted nicely over the backing track of an Allen Vizzutti song called Sailing. (Actually I thing my tune is prettier) I just wish I had a better sax sound in order to bring this out more. The song is in 3/4 because Tunisian trains do not have expansion gaps between the rails in the same way that Brit ones do. This gives a totally different sound. I recorded this in my friend John Fox's clock workshop and it was freezing. So if you hear me shivering thats why. Hope ya like it. (if you don't, turn the sound down and watch the pictures)

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• Original
• Jazz
• Alto
• Sax
• song.
• Conn6m
• Diesel
• Bodine
• Roman
• Ampitheatre
• El
• Jem
• Tunisa
• Mosaic
• Musuem

[pacepertutti]

The Referece of " What have the romans done for us "

Wouldn't have been made if the person who added it understood the History of the province of Africa modern day Tunisia

The reference should read " what have our ancestors done for us "

Because It wasn't Rome that Civilised Africa, but Africa who civilised Rome, Carthage was a metropolis long before there was any Rome.

Colour Mozaics, Baroque sculpted architecture ..etc were all invented in Africa.

And many Africans Emperos ruled rome

[conn6m]

Thanks for your comment Pacepertutti. I didn't mean to insult anyone. The Reference 'What have the Romans ever done for us' is a Joke from the British Monty python film The life of Brian. I was not being serious at all. I think every one pretty much knows that Rome was a village when egypt was a great empire.

I didn't know that about Carthage though.

Sorry it backfired. I'll be more carefull in future.

[conn6m]

Ps - In case some of you have seen the film and think its an insult to jews (because jews speak it in the film) - it isn't . The phrase is about the British and their constant complaining about anything. The weather, the goverment, why the trains don't run on time etc. - just to clear that up- you have to be British to understand it. My friends all thought it was funny.

[DieselBodine]

Stopping by for another visit to this far away place with the cool music. Such great imagery. 8-)

[conn6m]

That is a great complement from such a superb video maker and musician. Thanks Diesel. P.S America is pretty cool to me.

[Jazzguts]

Great Improvisation Andy(your sax is a little of pitch but I think that's due to the temperture in the clock workshop,I think that wasn't easy in the cold)Like the Images alot,that must be a totally other Culture,liked all those historic places.

At the end you where getting deep in that improvisation,very good,all the best Vic.

[conn6m]

Thanks Victor. Yes Saxophones are designed to be in tune at room temperature. It was about 0c. I was also playing with a new reed that was a little to hard. Also Im not use to playing in 3/4. I think my songs quite nice though.

[princesss690]

wow beautiful video and nice music...i love el jem lol it's my town, very cool video

[wilson531]

Hi Andy,

Very impressive, - cool tune, nice improvisations and a vintage vibe to whole sound. Enjoyed the video, looking forward to your next production,

steve

[Torrquerrone78]

nice!

[Basso9x13]

Ummm... ...the aqueduct?

Loved that reference, loved the tune, loved the video.

*****

~R