This Masquerade (Leon Russell) - Jazz Vocals and Piano Practice - Geoff and John Peters

I’m happy to share our first time practicing the song This Masquerade by Leon Russell. We think this song is a great one to learn and we are happy to share our continued progress on it over the coming weeks/months.

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So far, the piano is doubling the vocals to aid the vocalist in learning the melody. The bass line in the left hand is a simple bossa nova rhythm.

Vocals – Geoff Peters
Piano – John Peters

Recorded at the end of a 1.5 hour practice session (the first time I have ever sung this song). Recorded in the afternoon on February 28th 2025 on a vacation day from work :)

Technical notes:
Recorded in Vancouver BC Canada using a Zoom H1n, and gently processed/mastered in Audacity. Plugins used include High Pass Filter, W1 Limiter, and MCompressor.

Image courtesy Le Chat (Mistral AI) and titles added using Canva.

Uncompressed WAV audio was uploaded to Youtube in a MOV container, so the only lossy compression was just the one stage on Youtube’s side (thus giving the cleanest, most accurate sound that is currently possible on the Youtube medium).

Piano: A beautiful Petrof Upright Acoustic piano, imported from Switzerland, that was tuned within the last 6 months by Torn Piano www.tornpiano.com/

Best regards,
Geoff
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