"Nola," three-guitar Les Paul arrangement

"Nola" was composed as a ragtime piano piece in 1915 by Felix Arndt. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amMz6AAKE4Q for a version of Liberace performing the piece on piano in 1969.

The arrangement I recorded here, though, is the one by Les Paul -- see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzf7Ux9Q6iQ for the classic 1950s recording. Les Paul recorded the high-pitched lead guitar part by speeding up and slowing down the tape, so I used the same effect here. The lead guitar was recorded at half time and sped up 200% to give it that classic Les Paul sound. (The other guitar tracks were recorded in real-tempo, with no speeding.)

NOTE: For some reason the lead guitar video freezes toward the end of the clip. I believe this is due to a bug in Final Cut Express -- couldn't figure out why it was happening.

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• nola
• ragtime
• jazz
• cover
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[Stone2home]

Wonderful playing, I suppose- but the piece was designed for a Nickelodeon, and the guitar is a pale comparison.

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