Mr. P. C. (John Coltrane) - Nord C1 Hammond B-3 Organ Clone Clavia

Описание: Here is my arrangement of Mr. P. C. Intro: A walking bass line with lower manual keyboard 'thumps'.
Chorus 1: The melody.
Chorus 2: The melody, with small embellishments.

Chorus 3: The melody, one octave higher. Palm glissandos (downwards then upwards) are starting the melody phrases. Using a pedal tone the last four bars.

Chorus 4: The melody, played with the pedal tone one octave higher this time.

I'm changing the walking bass line every melody chorus.

I'm using lower manual keyboard thumps as a rhythmic device throughout the song.

Chorus 5: Solo. Starts with a downwards/upwards palm glissando. Then quite a number of different triplets. E.g. the chorus ends with a four bar quarter note triplet phrase.

Chorus 6: Solo. An upwards palm glissando to C, octaved lower. Playing a bit higher up.

Chorus 7: Solo. I'm repeting a phrase, and then I'm using a two finger glissando upwards. The chorus ends with a fast downwards staccato triplet palm 'glissando'.

Chorus 8: Solo. Starts with different two-note tremolos. Then a two finger glissando from high up down all the way to the bottom. A quarter note triplet phrase ends the chorus.


Chorus 9: Solo. Slowing down with a bit more melodic chorus in the 'mid-lower' register.

Chorus 10: Solo. Starts with playing 5 against 4 during three bars. The same 'atmosphere' as the chorus before.

Chorus 11: Solo. An upwards palm glissando, then a few rhythm phrases at the highest register. One phase is repeated on octave lower, and the chorus ends with a 'machine gun' tremolo.

Chorus 12: Solo. Built up on triplet phrases of the same structure, that ends on different whole notes.


Chorus 13 to 16. The melody.

I end the song with a bass phrase while holding a Cm6 chord, and it all comes to a stop holding a Cm Maj9 chord with the bass octaved.

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Mr. P. C. was originally recorded by John Coltrane in 1960. It's a track on his famous record 'Giant Steps'.
P. C. stands for Paul Chambers, who was Coltrane's bassist at the time. John Coltrane plays this song at breakneck speed with his 'sheets of sound' style.

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The organ is a Clavia Nord C1 - a Hammond B-3 clonewheel organ.

Nord C1 Registrations and Settings:
Upper 88 8000 000. Chorus C3. Percussion On, Soft, Fast, Third.
Lower 80 8000 000.
Bass lower manual 80.
Leslie simulator Stop position.
Equalizer not used.
Overdrive not used.
Reverb Hall, Soft, 50%.
Tonewheel mode Vintage 2 (high level of tonewheel crosstalk and cable leakage artefacts).

The sound is recorded line out from the organ. No additional external effects, external amplifiers or speakers are used.
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