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This disk is a logical progression from the first three, based on jazz standards. While standards form the bulk of the songs here, there are also classic songs from the '60s and '70s. The focus throughout is to provide an appropriate variety of settings (styles) for timeless melodies, along with satisfying arrangements of each song.

The range of material is reflected in the 15 new styles. So we have '50s style string arrangements of wonderful ballads, a variety of jazz combo styles, new bossa and jazz waltz styles together with styles typical of George Benson, Stevie Wonder, Ramsey Lewis and "Abbey Road" vintage Beatles. The ambience of the disk is punctuated with occasional medium and up-tempo songs in appropriate styles.

These imaginative and varied "arrangements" - as Roy prefers to call them - will form the basis of many hours of pleasure for Band-in-A-Box users.

The enduring appeal of jazz standards - with emphasis on ballads - is proved by continued sales of the back catalogue as well as the most recent recordings by the likes of Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, George Michael and Bryan Ferry!

Here are the 16 great new styles contained on this disk:

• ~beat_it.sty "Abbey Road" vintage Beatles style, with piano, bass guitar, strings, sticks, and Hammond organ on "b"
• ~desert_.sty More recent laid-back Kenny Burrell style bossa, with piano, string bass, nylon guitar, vibes and brushes
• ~gbenson.sty Funky George Benson ballad style; Hammond organ, bass guitar, nylon guitar, and sticks, with strings on "b"
• ~jwaltz1.sty '60s jazz combo jazz waltz style; piano, string bass, jazz guitar, vibes and brushes, with walking bass on "b"
• ~jwaltz2.sty As above, but with no walking bass on "b", for a lighter feel
• ~ramsey_.sty Simple but effective Ramsey Lewis gospel style; piano, string bass, sticks, with Hammond organ on "b"
• ~ramsey1.sty Funky Ramsey Lewis period style; piano, string bass, electric guitar, sticks, with Hammond organ on "b"
• ~souleye.sty Mal Waldron style jazz combo; piano, string bass, vibes and brushes, with guitar on "b"
• ~steamy_.sty '60s popular organ-based jazzy combo with triplet feel drums; Hammond organ, string bass, guitar and brushes; with light strings on "a', more intense on "b"
• ~steamy1.sty As above, but without strings on "a", for lighter, moderate tempos
• ~string5.sty Typical Sinatra-age orchestra with gentle arpeggio guitar; string bass, nylon guitar, brushes, with piano on "a"; light strings on "a", more passionate on "b"
• ~string6.sty As above, but with a slightly more pushy, swingier "b" section
• ~string7.sty As above, but without strings on "a"
• ~swing_b.sty Light jazz combo style for medium and quicker tempos, two-to-the-bar feel on "a" with a bouncy "b" section; piano, string bass, vibes and brushes, with heavy off-beat guitar on "b"
• ~swonder.sty Stevie Wonder electric piano led rock ballad style, with light 'male' voices on "a" and 'female' and 'male' "b"; Rhodes piano, bass guitar, nylon guitar, sticks and voices
• ~swond_1.sty As above but with lighter ballad feel, no voices, and strings on "b"

And the 50+ arrangements (songs) on this disk are:

A Hard Day's Night • All In Love Is Fair • All Of You • All Or Nothing At All • Beautiful Love • Blame It On My Youth • Body And Soul • Broadway • By The Time I Get To Phoenix • Darn The Dream • Dindi • - Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me • Exactly Like You • Feelin' Good • Gentle Rain • God Bless The Child • - How Deep Is The Ocean • I Cover The Waterfront • In The Heat Of The Night • I Should Care • - It Could Happen To You • I Thought About You • I Wish I Knew (How It Felt...) • Lazy Afternoon • Lean Baby • Lush Life • Mean To Me • Moondance • Moon And Sand • Nature Boy • No More Blues • Old Folks • Once I Loved • - Prelude To A Kiss • 'Round Midnight • Since I Fell For You • Skylark • Solitude • Someday My Prince Will Come • Something • Sophisticated Lady • Soul Eyes • Stormy Weather • That Old Devil Called Love • The "in" Crowd • The Masquerade Is Over • The Thrill Is Gone • Time On My Hands • Unforgettable • - Until It's Time For You To Go • Where Or When • Yesterday • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life • You've Changed

Note: Roy prefers to use the term arrangement as opposed to fake, but whatever the name it must be noted that these Band-in-a-Box files do not contain melodies or any other copyright material.

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