Al Jarreau Medley performed on the Famous E electric piano

[@john_andaman3498]

0:00 Save me 0:17 We're in this love together 1:07 Roof Garden 2:39 Spain 3:28 Alonzo 4:27 My old friend

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much for adding the titles. The first song is Save Me and the third is Roof Garden. The rest is correct! :)

[@john_andaman3498]

@@StefanOlofsson Thank you Stefan! 1, We Got Telepathy → Save me 3, Boogie Down → Roof Garden Sorry, Al. OTL I'll fix it soon!

[@StefanOlofsson]

@@john_andaman3498 Thank you very much for contributing!! :)

[@juniorjunior4087]

the sound takes me back to a very memorable moment of my past...

[@StefanOlofsson]

That's great to hear, Junior. Thank you. 🙏

[@gerryaire]

This, right here. This is what is missing from today's ... uh, "music". If anyone claims they don't hear a difference, send them here.

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you, Gerry. :)

[@Makingdifference100]

Man this sounds so good. I love it. Alonzo was my favorite

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much! Yes, my favorite too.

[@fross1203]

Nice! You nailed the E-Rhodes and the brass lead.

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Ross!

[@MattiaR1]

great! beautiful playing, beautiful E Model sound, wonderful Al Jarreau songs. this is the sound i try to have on my rhodes.

[@StefanOlofsson]

Many thanks, Mattia! Happy to hear you liked them. Tip of the day is The Famous E VST plugin, it just sounds exactly like the original. :)

[@darvasduluka]

Is this one of the patches or your custom one? Sounds fantastic!

[@mrguitar2106]

Thanks for this ! I´m a really huge fan of Al and the hole music, musicians and gear behind it. The Orange Tree Samples of the Modell E is awesome and you play it, like it should be played, very well done ! Greetz to your brother who did an also great job with drumprogramming on SD3 ! You guys rock !

[@StefanOlofsson]

Glad you enjoyed it! And I completely agree about the Orange Tree Samples "Famous E". Thank you very much, sir! :)

[@stephen7778]

Beautifully done Al would clap

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Stephen. :)

[@RolandAndersson-music]

Mästerligt plankat! Verkligen örongodis👍

[@StefanOlofsson]

Stort tack för det Roland!

[@katsafone]

Excellent demo Stefan. Thanks again

[@StefanOlofsson]

My pleasure, Katsafone!

[@constantinespanos488]

Perfect!!! Spain solo as well as Roof Garden were simply Smokin' Hot!!!

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Constantine!! Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ!!! :)

[@barvinokbarvinok8943]

Well done, Stefan! Perfect job! 👏👏👏

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Barvinok. :)

[@AnalogueGround]

Beautifully done Stefan

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, sir!

[@luisreyesTV]

. . . exquisite harmonic fragments feel so good!!

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you, Luis! Great to hear. :)

[@kevinflores9533]

Spain solo and suspended chords 🥰🤝really nice job

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Kevin!!

[@nalou13]

super ^^ bravo

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much! :)

[@tperry5839]

That was amazing

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much! :)

[@martaalasa]

Excellent. I like the changes in your melody performance on the piano. Thanks

[@StefanOlofsson]

Glad you like it, Marta! Thanks for listening. :)

[@funklover24]

Nice chords and you have a good rhythm. Like your soloing on "Spain". The songs you have chosen are wonderful. For sure Al would like you as a band-member. :)

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, man!! Happy to hear those words. :)

[@1970piano]

Great Sound of this virtual „E“ and you are an awesome player!

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much! :) Are you a keyboard player? I highly recommend checking out the E, it was a game changer for me. So clean and playable.

[@1970piano]

@@StefanOlofsson Yes, i‘m a keyboard player, but only semi-professional. I‘ve already bought it, because i‘m not happy with the Rhodes samples in my Nord Stage.

[@StefanOlofsson]

@@1970piano I know what you mean, those samples don't come close IMHO. The Rhodes in the Toontrack EZKeys is pretty good but it's nowhere near the level of the E. Happy to hear you jumped on the bandwagon. :)

[@1970piano]

Yes, but i have some problems with crackles and silent tones when i play it. Same here with the Scarbee ep88. I think, my mac book is to old...

[@StefanOlofsson]

@@1970piano If many plugins share the same problem it's likely the computer or it could be an optimization issue. I run PC so I can't help out on Mac unfortunately, but I'm sure there are many sites on how to optimize your Macbook for music. Before I optimized my PC I had dropouts too. 👍

[@wolfmoon9540]

dude you are smoking these keys. wow

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Wolf!!:) Some very bright people came up with those rhodes parts.

[@oakstream64]

Så jävla bra Stefan. Soundet är klockrent och du spelar fantastiskt! Älskar graydons produktioner med Jarreau.

[@StefanOlofsson]

Tack så mycket Jan, väldigt kul att höra! :) Dom har jobbat hårt med att få det här elpianot att låta helt rätt.

[@walidrourou5493]

Stefan "Jay Graydon" Olofsson this is amazing

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Walid! :)

[@kazunojima4045]

Great performance. If you have this full version, I would like to buy it.

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much, Kazu! :) This is the full version I'm afraid. You can find more of our music by googling for State Cows.

[@68caribou]

:: It's crazy how good you are!!!! ::

[@StefanOlofsson]

That's great to hear, thank you very much! :)

[@68caribou]

@@StefanOlofsson: was like an instrumental version= same keys feel, same drums skills too!

[@StefanOlofsson]

@@68caribou Thank you again! We tried to make it close to the originals but not too completely. :)

[@68caribou]

@@StefanOlofsson That's the beauty if it!

[@StefanOlofsson]

@@68caribou Yes, agree! :)

[@fross1203]

Fantastic voicings. The E-Rhodes sounds amazing. What interface are you using? Share your settings. That’s the best Orange Tree version I’ve heard yet. Sounds exactly like Jarreau’s recordings

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you again, Ross! Yes, they really got a great sample on this Rhodes. I think the interface was a Steinberg UR at the time but no audio passes through the interface, it's all in-the-box. I may have used the free chorus plugin from TAL or the "logical chorus" that comes with The Famous E. There's a dip at around 600 Hz courtesy of Jay Graydon. Thank you again!

[@fross1203]

Sounds superb, thank you for that information.

[@darvasduluka]

Hi, great playing! Are you using one of the presets or you made these ?

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you! Using custom patches.

[@richardgoldner612]

Fantasic. Really loved your playing and empathy with the music. As a drummer Im also interested in the few drums tracks you played with, could you share anything about those please. Best wishes from Gold Coast City Australia.

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very, very much, Richard, great to hear!! :) The drum tracks were programmed by my brother Peter on Toontracks Superior Drummer 3. If you like, I can get you two in touch.

[@dikapo3]

👍🙏👍

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you, Albertino! :)

[@imuzikworkstation3530]

Fantastic What midi controller you use?

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much! It was a Nord Stage 2 at the time but I don't have it anymore.

[@SiggeSvahn]

Skulle önska att basregistret var starkare mixat. Annars perfekt!

[@StefanOlofsson]

Tack Sigge! :)

[@JoaLinford]

brilliant, Stefan !!! ... which sound of the NORD are you using?

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you, Joe! :) The sound is not from the Nord but from the Famous E plugin by Orange Tree Samples.

[@MrJsfingers]

Alonzo declared he must reached the heavens.

[@StefanOlofsson]

That's the one. Great tune! :)

[@klausboenigk7937]

Do you really think AL wrote that Song alone lime its given in the Credits of the record? Dont believe So.. He wasnt a keyboardplayer

[@klausboenigk7937]

great man....super voicings and sounds.... greez from cologne germany.....nice medley...I'm Al's biggest fan and also play his songs on the keyboard...good to know that at least sweden's new aor bands know what real good music is...forget the US Pop music today...only shit they produce since the 90ies

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you very much for the great feedback, Klaus! :)

[@klausboenigk7937]

Of course I also like your band state cows...great Songs and playing But the jarreau songs are the bible ...I even wrote my examination paper about jarreau's records of the 80ies at college that time

[@medetkarataev5749]

Мляяяяяяяя . эксклюзив .salam from Kazakhstan very nice.26082021

[@StefanOlofsson]

Thank you, Medet! :)

[@macco000]

What sample do you use? And how equaliqed it? There is a way to have this in nord stage?

[@StefanOlofsson]

It is the Famous E from Orange Tree Samples. I think there's a slight notch at 650hz. You cannot put it in the Nord Stage, it's a vst plugin.

[@macco000]

@@StefanOlofsson maybe in nord stage 3 with filter “dyno 1/2” ep5 bright !

[@StefanOlofsson]

@@macco000 It's a very different sounding piano. The Famous E is fantastic. 👌

[@macco000]

Can we have the song’s names?

[@StefanOlofsson]

Will have to listen through again to check ... 👌

[@StefanOlofsson]

They have been added now in the pinned comment! :)