Alley Cat - Bent Fabricius-Bjerre - Berlin Reed Organ
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- The tune "Alley Cat" is from the 1960s, composed as a jazz piece by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, more commonly known as Bent Fabric. It is a very unlikely piece that you will ever hear on a reed organ, but one needs to have fun once in a while :)
This instrument was made in Berlin Ontario (now Kitchener) around 1897 - it is 100% foot powered, the accents and dynamics are all controlled by the amount of wind that is moved by the treadles.
In first grade, ca. 1965, our school had a dance routine to this song. The kids were in tiger cat suits, swinging their tails. I've been tornemthing my neighbor best friend, because he was on stage then. I've never forgotten it and he wished he could!
I love that "grungy" bass, that no pipe organ can re-create!
Thanks! This organ has a large sub bass that are not found in many reed organs of this size. It sounds even better in person :)
It isxreally for a Hammond.
At times, it kinda makes me feel like I'm riding a carousel. Nicely done, Rodney!
🙋 Very good video, best channel👍👈🎄Happy New Year🎅🎄
Rodney, you really make this Berlin organ SING! It sounds like lusciously full Wurlitzer pipe organ. And... nobody does expressive crescendos and decrescendos as effectively and superbly as you do! BTW - Thanks to Lori, you look well lit! LOL.
Thanks Darryl! My goal is still to convince more people that these instruments are *musical* instruments, and not just whimsical furniture :) Maybe the lights will help LOL :)
Wow! Ha I’m left speechless you are exploring the capabilities of these instruments and this seems a whole new realm. A real tour de force! ! I like the touch of reverb that reminds of the big old municipal organs or ballpark organs.
Thanks Charles! I always find it interesting to play music on these instruments that is out of character and in a different time period, one never will know the result until you try. I was going to leave the recording "dry", but after I heard it with the reverb fingerprint that was copied from our church I just had to leave it in :)
Excellent!!! It's amazing what you can do with a reed organ. Off the grid and ho so much fun!
You should do more popular 1930s 40s 50s and 60s songs I love this song
Boy did that put a huge smile on my face ! Haven't heard in in years, but you have put yourself on my #1 charts Mr Jantzi. I can almost picture Mrs Jantzi dancing around the room! What fun...............keeer up, young man. or should that be "Get Er Done"
Haha, she just might be! :) Thank you very much!
Thank you for your generosity in making us hear you on this nice reed organ. I wish I could give you all the reed organ parts that I have collected over the years in my area. It would be sad to see it all go to waste.
Thanks! It would be a shame to see them go to waste, perhaps there are others that will be interested that live closer to you!
Thank you for revisiting this piece! I still keep the previous video of it on my computer -- puts a smile on my face every time I listen to it =)
That one that I did 10 years ago really needed a makeover. Happy to hear you still enjoy it! :)
Composer known more popularly as "Bent Fabric." What a great tune and masterfully played. Enjoyed it!
Thanks Michael! I forgot to add that to the description, thanks for that!
Wow!! Fantastic sound! Very well played :-)
Thanks Alan!
ROCK ON, Rodney!!
LOL :) Thanks!
Mannnnn that instrument is really great. Bravo!
Thanks!
I Loved it!! A Great Late friend, Tom Hazleton is Smiling Down at that one!! Very well chosen stops!!
Thanks Bill! I take it that your good friend liked Alley Cat?
@@ReedOrgans He would love them all.... Tom was a theater organist so the way you played the alley cat and the sound you coaxed out of that great instrument would have thrilled him immensely!!
Hot stuff! Is there nothing you can't do? Thank you!
Ha! Thanks Ken! I can't tap dance or sing really well... :)
@@ReedOrgans LOL I bet you can!
That was great!
Thanks Daniel!
Have you ever played azcalliope?