a beautiful version of one of my favorite songs, very nice.

The Keith traxler project:
Keith Traxler: songwriter
Steve Wisnoski: all guitars, banjo, arrangement
Rick Reynolds: percussion
Johhny Pierogi: piano
Rusty Wilson: vocals
Jamie: BG vocals
Scott Baker: recording engineer
recorded at Miximus Maximus studios, San Antonio, tx.


Maybe Someday

The Sauerkrauts playing live in Helen, Georgia
Oktoberfest 2007, 

The Dakota Polka

This song long ago vested itself passionately within the ventricles of my heart. Brian Wilson hit many home runs, yet something within the shape and structure of "God Only Knows" is so utterly off the beaten path - it's mystical and profound. I'd even liken it to the most "perfect" of all musical pieces: Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus." 

Is that too far a stretch?

This little solo track of mine from several years ago... I can and will do better and share that with you very soon. Valentine's Day?

One among some of the more atypical approaches I spun around was to play GOK using the figuration from Bach's WTC Prelude #1, which has been, incidentally, used quite famously as a background setting for "Ave Maria" (not to be confused with Schubert's setting). Running Wilson's harmonic structure, voice leading, counterpoint - whatever terminology you prefer - works very nicely in the figuration, and It plays itself, so to speak. Which makes it feel like a gimmick. This true masterpiece of American song deserves better. You dig? 


God Only Knows

Emerald Jazz Quartet, recorded live, 2/07/2016
John LeBec- piano
Earl Leaverton- Bass
Rick Reynolds- cardboard box with brushes
Steve Wisnoski- Guitar
song composed by Miles Davis
Wiz Bang Productions 2016

Four

Keith Traxler, songwriter, vocals, acoustic guitar
Jamie; backup vocals
Brian Evans: bass, engineering
Johnny Pierogi: organist
Rick Reynolds: percussion
Steve Wisnoski: acoustic guitars, lead guitar
Scott Baker; recording engineer
recorded at MiximusMaximus studio, San Antonio, TX.


02 Still Standing

Keith Traxler: songwriter, vocals
Steve Wisnoski: all fretted instrument tracks, arrangement,
Rick Reynolds: percussion
Jamie: back up vocals
Brian Evans : bass
Johnny Pierogi: piano
Scott Baker: sound engineer
miximusmaximus studios, san antonio, Tx. 2013

03 Far Below the Surface

Jazz & Pop Keyboards - Studio Work - Vocal & Band Arrangements - Space-age Bachelor Pad Turbin/Mumu Mixing - Music for Film, TV, and social media - Music Lessons

God Only Knows

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