Talkin’ Loud

Annotations

The tempo is constant at exactly 116.83 bpm. An unusual tempo choice, but very clearly recorded to a click track. Possibly slowed down from 117 bpm after recording, resulting in a pitch of 439.4 Hz, which does not sound off.

It is very possible that Randy Hope-Taylor did not use those open strings in the chromatic runs in the chorus, but instead played the last four notes of mm. 35, 37 & 39 all on the same string and the first two notes of mm. 36, 38 & 40 on the D string (and respectively in the other choruses as well). He might have also played a 5-string, making the last two notes of the chorus easier to reach on the B string.

Annotations

The tempo is constant at exactly 116.83 bpm. An unusual tempo choice, but very clearly recorded to a click track. Possibly slowed down from 117 bpm after recording, resulting in a pitch of 439.4 Hz, which does not sound off.

Additional resources

• Live at North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands (2003) @35:06
• Live at Leverkusener Jazztage, Germany (2008) @05:46
• Live at Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia (2008) @38:19
• Live at Jazz à Vienne, France (2023) @17:56
• Live at North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands (2026) @00:51

  Various live performances throughout the years. No footage with the original lineup seems to exist.

• Randy Hope-Taylor at East UK (2015) @00:47

  The original bassist playing the verse while explaining what kind of sound he is looking for in those days.