More Funk

Hi M G,

Thank you! I really had a lot of fun doing it. I've never played much Latin in the past, so it was a bit of a challenge. However, the themes were somewhat easier to write because most of them simply follow the bass pattern and the trumpets and tromobones sort of answer each other. It did take about 50% longer to do than Funky Tonk, though. No, it is not really finished! I have already changed the trombones part in measures 42-50. My wife hated that section, and so did I, really. She said it sounded like foghorns, so I got rid of the tenor sax there and the sustained notes. I have also removed about 600 drum sounds that did nothing to help the song and the notation will be much cleaner.
The intro thing is just there because my wife likes bull fights. It won't be repeated elsewhere in the song. I did find a way to make the trumpets sound crisper, but it will take a long time to change the whole thing, so I think I will just save that sound for later pieces. Also, I recently came in touch with one of my old drummers. He could never read a lick, but is now a master at reading. He is providing me with a lot of tips on how to write drum parts on the keyboard. I have a chart with all the sounds, but it is slow going. Lots of fun, though! I would like to get back to doing some more ballads. I have drifted away from that lately, I'm thinking about a samba. Thanks again for the encouragement!
Cheers,
Fred