Originals

Misty  (song of Errol Garner)

Vocal by Leilani : https://soundcloud.com/leilani-roosman
Music played by Pierrou

Misty (Cover by Leilani & Pierrou)

Lyric & Music composed by James Higgins

James Higgins: vocals, Juno DI
Alfredo De Pietra: electric guitar

Cold December

A Glow

music/lyrics: James Higgins
vocals, Juno: James Higgins

outside the cathedral
a bride in the rain
her father is sobbing
cos he's losing his wean
inside the groom waits
a lifetime it seems
he prays she's coming
and no run away
then a tune so familiar
that everyone stands
they all turn to look
and gasp......at her beauty
at her beauty
at her beauty
she floats down the aisle
a glow all around
he's holding his breath
and feeling so proud
he takes her hand
looks in her eyes
a glow
all around them
they say their vows
exchange their rings
and kiss

A Glow

Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock)
Vocals by Monica (https://soundcloud.com/monicafalco)
Clarinet by DDJohn (https://soundcloud.com/stevee101=
Musics by Pierrou (https://soundcloud.com/pierrou)

Watermelon Man (Cover by Monica, DDJohn & Pierrou)

The first new song of the 21 century :-)

Co-write with Walter Davidson

The One
Lyrics and Music:
Walter Davidson, Fredden

Winter days, early nights
Christmas tree, Christmas lights
A fairytale, a rednose deer
It's the time of the year

Chorus: And you, the one for me
I'd rather have you near

People shopping in the square
Happy children everywhere
Hear the sleigh bells... Santa's here
It's the time of the year

Chorus: And you, the one for me
I'd rather have you near

Now let us gather the family
Presents under the Christmas tree
Singing choirs are what we hear
It's the time of the year
Chorus: And you, the one for me
I'd rather have you near

Winter days, early nights
Christmas tree, Christmas lights
A fairytale, a rednose deer
It's the time of the year

Rock - Ballad


The One

Taking Us Over to the Other Side

(Words & Music: James Higgins; arrangement: Alfredo De Pietra)

there's a boat that's sailing on the morning tide
and it's hold is deep and it's deck is wide
and it's taking us to the other side
i just hope to god that we all survive
and it's taking us over to the other side
well we've paid the piper and the captain too
and we're sharing quarters with the cabin crew
and we'll step on shore in a week or two
if we don't drop dead with the spanish flu
and it's taking us over to the other side
where all men are equal in the eyes of god
where men are free to live their dreams
a place where we can live in peace
where we can hold our heads up high
and it's taking us over to the other side
well we're crosing over the deep blue sea
and the fog's so thick that i cannot see
and i'm stood in bilge up to my knees
and i hope to god that we'll soon be free

Taking Us Over To The Other Side

No Bridges Burnt (5 Janvier 2015)

Words & Music: James Higgins

electric guitar, bass: Alfredo De Pietra
vocals, Juno DI, piano: James Higgins

hey look at that big sky
it's as far as we can see
and will you step up to the plate
and face what's coming your way
with your head held high
with your head held high

hey look at that big sky
don't it make you feel small
just remember everyone you've touched
and loved
will have a memory of you
when you stepped up to the plate
and faced what came your way
with your head held high
with your head held high
you made a difference
you left your mark
with your head held high

hey look at that big sky
it's as far as we can see
but i will always remember
i will always remember

Big Sky

Music: Alfredo De Pietra
lyrics & vocals: James Higgins

Where Did All Our Heroes Go

We all watch from afar for just a little sign of light
But the curtains are drawn and they're pulled close tight
From the highest of the high to the lowest of the low
Where we once saw hope we can only find fear and hate
From hope to fear to hate
Oh where did all our heroes go
From hope to fear to hate
Oh where did all our heroes go
From the Hollywood hills to the Bowery slums
We've searched high and low but there ain't no one
Oh the silver screen has a verdigris sheen

Countless million carbon atoms floating round the sky
But in god you trust the truth you do deny
We used to look to you as a guiding light
But your just the same let the blind lead the blind
From hope to fear to hate
Oh where did all our heroes go
From hope to fear to hate
Oh where did all our heroes go

We all watch from afar for just a little sign of light

Where Did All Our Heroes Go

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Just because it's Christmas.

[J.S. Bach, Composer]

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Almost Blue was written by Elvis Costello apparently for Chet Baker. Both Elvis and Chet have great versions of it, and I came about this tune from playing it with some great friends of mine. We even named our band after it, and this version is very close to how we played it at our shows.

Almost Blue

Cole Porter is probably one of my all-time favorite songwriters and composers. I don’t think I’ve heard a tune of his that I don’t like… this one you’re going to hear next, was written for the musical “Born to Dance” in 1936 and has been sung by crooners ever since. Like many of Cole Porter’s tunes, he gives away the title in the first line!
I guess my version, like many, is based off of Frank Sinatra’s recording from the late 1950s. I learned to sing it in a duet version, but here it is in solo form.

I've Got You Under My Skin

This "Big Band" tune was written by Duke Ellington and Bob Russell in 1940. This version is inspired by a vocal/guitar rendition I heard recently from Fiona Apple.

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Someway inspired by the hard times Italy has been living these years.
Performed with a Godin ACS SA, going through a Roland GR-55 Guitar Synth.

Fratelli d'Italia (for solo guitar)

une chanson de Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)

STEAL YOUR HEART AWAY

La sensibilità è l'abito più elegante e prezioso di cui l'intelligenza possa vestirsi.

Quando - Pino Daniele - Jazz piano A. Napolitano Improvisation

Born in 1955 in Potenza, Italy, lives in Palermo, Sicily, since 1972.
General practitioner (family doctor), amateur guitar player and home recordist.

Thanks for listening!

Fratelli d'Italia (for solo guitar)

Alfredo De Pietra

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