All That Jazz 2024

Best of SoundCloud November 2024

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Tradacoustic series no. 334

Music, mostly recent, a few days, a few months...

created on: 2024/11/28

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Funky tracks series no. 251

creation date: 2024/12/12

These tracks were uploaded to Soundcloud in 11/2024 and 12/2024,
except for the following older ones:

. . - (#__): _ years,
. . - (#__): 1 year*,
. . - (#__): _ months,

[TO BE COMPLETED]

Hugs & Kisses.

* Soundcloud time: 1 year = 12 -23 months.

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'The Three Ps Part 1 - Practice' is the first part of a trilogy of tracks. The first track, Part I - Practice, features Andy Grossart on Bass. The trilogy was inspired by my martial art teacher, Patrick Nagle, who would repeat over and over, "Three P's": meaning, practice, patience and perseverance. Parts II and III will be named sequencially.

Alan Hamilton - Composition, Arrangement, All keys, Guitars, Brass and Winds, Drums and Percussion, Strings
Andy Grossart - Bass

Released by:
    Alan Hamilton
Release date:
    28 November 2024

Alan Hamilton - The Three Ps

winter 2025

Jazz fusion, ambient fusion, smooth jazz, soundscapes, and progressive rock from an incredible musician and composer Alan Hamilton

The Versatility of Alan Hamilton’s Fusion

I am once again honored to have guitarist Harry Jacobson join me on this dual guitar instrumental fusion track titled “CLOCK IS TICKING”.
What starts off as a repeating set of three cool sounding suspension chords accompanied by a simple repeating motif, quickly builds up and morphs in multiple layers of guitar-work by both myself and Harry.
I really enjoyed the many additional musical ideas that Harry brought forth, that helped propel this simple futuristic sounding concept to life.

CLOCK IS TICKING (Audric Jankauskas/Harry Jacobson-2023)

Nirvanna

Trumpet and Studio Work: Arne Hiorth
Vocal arrangement and vocals: Oddrun Eikli  @oddrun-eikli
Piano arrangement and piano: Debra Buesking

Thank you both for your incredible gifts to me!  This makes me laugh out loud.


"Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin.
The song is sung several times throughout Porgy and Bess, and in act 3 by Bess, singing to Clara's now-orphaned baby after both parents died in the storm.

Summertime | Arne Hiorth.  Oddrun Eikli. Debra Buesking

We really hope that you enjoy this Jazz cover of a song written in 1938 composed by J Fred Coots. Lyrics by Haven Gillespie.
Jorg has added a fabulous Tenor Sax solo and jazzbacks provided a beautiful piano backing. Please go over to Jorgs page to listen to some more sensational music  @joerxworx

Sax by Joerxworx
Mixing by Joerxworx

You Go To My Head    (Ft Joerxworx )

I'm happy Vocalatti invited me for a sax improv on this wonderfull cover version,
composed 1938 by J Fred Coots, with lyrics by Haven Gillespie.
__________ Vocalatti: Vocals & backtrack (via jazzbacks - piano, bass,drums)
__________ joerxworx: alto sax, final mix
.... for more wonderful vocals & brilliant tracks visit https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti

You Go To My Head // Vocalatti ft. joerxworx

Good Old Days

We all got them, some just can’t be seen……………cheers for having a listen


A constant reminder
A memory from afar
Now etched in time
My permanent scars

There’s another side to me
That you don’t really know
But if you look real hard
There’s a story to be told

And if it’s not what you wanna see
You can look away
They’re always gonna be there
My scars are here to stay

They been years in the making
Star of their own show
I can’t ask them to leave
Like me they got nowhere to go

A constant reminder
A memory from afar
Now etched in time
My permanent scars

My Scars

The latest Bleep and joerxworx collaboration   - we hope you will enjoy it !
      Bleep - bass, guitar, keys, drums, various percussions and arrangement
      joerxworx - EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) trumpet, tenor sax
* check out: @bleep64

From Berlin With Love (A Bleep & joerxworx collab)

Thanks so much to Timothy McGuire who added his beautiful orchestration to my "Moonlight Dance" piano composition. It is always a pleasure working with Timothy and to hear more of his wonderful work, you can visit his SoundCloud page by clicking here: @tim_mcguire

Moonlight Dance (feat. Fr. Harris)

I search for sounds and assemble them. I purposely switch the order. I try switching different rhythms for each phrase. Usually, a song is born that is like a "poker hand" with no winnings. This time, an image was born. An image that I didn't intend to create appeared. It's a lot of fun to fantasize about where I'm heading.

Images I drew with sounds (305)

An ambient piece that I created over Christopher Walken's "friendship" speech that I sampled from YouTube that he made for a bicycle ad.

Guitar used:
Gibson Les Paul Studio

Plugins used:
Tonex Mesa Boogie Reference Amp Captures 
Line 6 Helix Native
EZ Keys Upright Piano
I added some cassette tape emulation to the track to give it a lo-fi sound. 

Friendships

Mystic Unity is a musical journey that crosses borders and shows the beauty in the connection between cultures. Through the fusion of Arabic sounds and Western harmonies, I want to celebrate the diversity and depth of two musical worlds and show what can happen when we are open to each other.

Mystic Unity invites us to embrace different perspectives and discover the unknown ... melodies and rhythms merge in a unique way. I look forward to taking you on this journey and hope it inspires you.

DAW Cubase
Halion Sonic 7
Groove Agent SE
Retrologue 2
Padshop 2
Colors LoFi Tapes
Framedrum X3M
Transverse
Hybrid Hit
Verve
Kalimba
Moroccan Vocal Phrases
Olympus Choir Elements
Mimi Page
Wave Cre 8
Evo Elysium
Flux
Navi Harp
Habitat by Domink Eulberg
Halion Symphonic Orchestra
Kontakt Etheral Earth
Ocular Sounds

125 bpm

Picture by Ralf Seemann on Pixabay

mystic unity

This new release, Looking at the World Through a Windshield, marks his sixth release and is a heartfelt tribute to his truck-driving father. The album weaves together themes of life on the road, nostalgia, and family, with guitar contributions from his son Blaise Watt adding a multi-generational touch. Its sound evokes the spirit of the sixties, drawing comparisons to the likes of Buffalo Springfield and the Grateful Dead, while also channeling early seventies folk reminiscent of Jim Sullivan. With its blend of Americana, folk, and vintage truck-driving songs, Watt delivers a reflective, soulful journey through time and memory.

shane watt bannd - Looking At The World Through A Windshield. - 07 Post Card Elephant

An edit of 'Chegou Sua Hora Amor (DJ Russo edit)' by MC Lan & MC Pikachu x Hildegard von Bingen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddzKmN2sAp0

This is a love letter to baile funk and to Rio de Janeiro. I hope you enjoy :)

Cover art by Kristian Spears
www.instagram.com/shaderpack/
Letter mark by Michael Wasiak
www.mwasiak.com

redeemer (edit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msogUh4i_hk
https://www.instagram.com/p/DChdtALqzZo/

No More Booze Blues

seethe(v) edit

Martin Walter_organ, Matthias Boss_violin
Escholzmatt, Mai 2024

pasticcio melodrammatico

'The Three Ps Part 1 - Practice' is the first part of a trilogy of tracks. The first track, Part I - Practice, features Andy Grossart on Bass. The trilogy was inspired by my martial art teacher, Patrick Nagle, who would repeat over and over, "Three P's": meaning, practice, patience and perseverance. Parts II and III will be named sequencially. 

Alan Hamilton - Composition, Arrangement, All keys, Guitars, Brass and Winds, Drums and Percussion, Strings
Andy Grossart - Bass

The Three Ps

The Three Ps Part 1 - Practice

The Three Ps Part 1 - Practice (feat. Andy Grossart)

Jazni - Radio Buena Vida 28.11.24

#Hargez #Hargezism #Rap #Pop #R&B #Music #New #Chesh_Sefid 
@Soundcloud #New #Hargez #Song

Hargez - Chesh Sefid 320.mp3

'The Three P's (Part II) Patience' Part two of my trilogy "practice , patience and persevernance" A Jazz Fusion piece of mixed genre really, hence the fusion.

The Three P's (Part II) Patience

'The Three P's (Part III) Perseverance. The conclusion and Part Three of my trilogy 'The Three P's' 
I hope that you enjoy this piece and look forward to reading any thoughts you may like to leave in the comments on the track.
Alan

The Three Ps (Part III) Perseverance

The Three P's (Part III) Perseverance

Based on a collaboration of Indii Wild Moon and Nathaniel Ehrnman found here:
 
https://soundcloud.com/nathaniel-ehrnman/blue-september

Blue September

There are many versions and different traditions of the story of the Magi and about their journey. And about their origin. Pictured on the cover is a drawing found in the 'Catalan Atlas,' a map of the world dated to the late 14th century. Pictured here are the three kings. The caption reads: “This province is called Tarshish, from which came the Three Wise Kings, and they came to Bethlehem in Judaea with their gifts and worshipped Jesus Christ, and they are entombed in the city of Cologne two days journey from Bruges.”
But where was the city (or the country) called Tarshish (Tarsis, Tharsis), whose king was already mentioned in Psalm 72?
No one, exactly, knows.

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I recorded the guitar part in 2018, when bought a Guild (my Washburn had become mute ...), so the track has a lot of noise and imperfections. Then there were several attempts to organize the piece and arrange it. This could be the last one. It came rather long and slow. But long and slow was also that improbable (and hardly true) journey - perhaps one could imagine it by closing the eyes and listening to the music.

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Composed by Michele Ansani (2018-2024).
Bansuri is courtesy of Aaroh; female vocals of Function Loops.
posted on SoundCloud: 2024, December 31

Traveling from Tarshish to Bethlehem * 🎧

The second track from my Echoes From The Wastelands EP!
And the first track to feature sounds from my new synth, the Arturia Microfreak!

Guitars used:
Gibson Les Paul Studio 
Yamaha Revstar 
Fender Precision Bass 

Novation Launchkey 49 MK3 midi keyboard 

Plugins used:
Tonex - Mesa Boogie Reference Signature Collection
Neural DSP Mesa Boogie MKiiC+ suite
Line 6 Helix Native
Arturia Analog Lab V
Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Spitfire Audio - Labs Cassette Synth
Drums - EZ Drummer 3 - Dark Industrial 

Cover photo generated by A.I. 

Bandits

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Flute solo. Fender Electric Bass.Roland Synthesizer Bass. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
(right). Fender Rhodes Electric Piano Rhythm (Left) Baritone Electric Guitar Rhythm. Drums Acoustic Full drum kit set. Percussion Shimmer Chimes tree, 22" Zildjian Crash & Ride Cymbals.

Cannery Row

Firefly

'Just When You Are Not Looking' A mixed genre track of neo-Classical and Fusion. I've called it Alternative Fusion and it was inspired by just how quickly your day can change from enjoying the moment to utter chaos and pain. Accidents happen often when one loses focus and takes life for granted. For example: when washing the dishes, whilst thinking of something else and breaking a glass, and when picking up the broken pieces, cutting one's finger and can't get the blood to stop poring out. Just an example of the myriad things that can change "Just When You are Not Looking"
Is it "mindfulness or mindlessness"
Alan

Dont Smudge The Ink

Just When You Are Not Looking

'An Untrained Mind' is a Jazz Waltz/Fusion track

An Untrained Mind

Con-Fusion

The Shield

In a changing world, certainly in the UK, revolution and civil war are just around the corner. This track is intended to offer strength to those who refuse to accept insult. Drawing Out those amongst us who are prepared to say no, when no is required. To stand against totalitarian governments, quangos. ngos's and any other arms of oppression.
So this is what has inspired this piece.
Thanks for listening and any comments will be gratefully received.
Alan 

Drawing Out

'Shouting Quietly' Is similar to when one is disgruntled about something or someone and mutters under one's breath, this is 'Shouting Quietly'.  

My Drouthy Cronie

Shouting Quietly

Galactica Rush

PLEASE STOP SENDING ME OFFERS OF MUSIC PROMOTION.
 
AI is not an option I use or intend to in the future. All of my music is composed, played and produced using the following equipment:
Cubase 14 Pro on Windows PC
Arturia instruments (full suite) some FX
Native Instruments - Instruments and FX
Toontracks -Superior Drummer 3 and Percussion
Korg Triton Synth
Roland RD800 Piano
Native Instruments - Komplete Control S49 and S61 keyboards
Icon Mixing desk
Yamaha & KRK active monitors
Congas and various  LA percussion instruments.
Various String libraries including: Spitfire/ IK Multimedia/labs/Orchestral Tools and The Crowhill Co.
Orange Tree Samples - Guitars and Flute
Musiclabs Guitars
Spectrasonics Trilian Basses
Soundpaint: Strings/Brass/Wind/Guitars/Percussion/ and a multitude of other things.
Various FX from a multitude of companies.
Various Programs from the Spitfire Original range
My trusted "Drum Stool"
Fridge (for Guinness)!!!!



Now retired from a life 'on the road' as a freelance keyboard player, I compose and record in my home studio, situated in the Carrick Hills in Southern Scotland. My music is mainly instrumental in nature and is a reflection of my life experience, sometimes real and sometimes imagined.
My influences are many and I have quite probably been shaped by listening to the very many "giants" of music, both players and composers. From classical to contemporary jazz and everything in between. My main instrument is the keyboard, whether that be piano, organ or synth. But I also play banjo, flute and percussion. I have a special relationship'with bass, whether upright or electric and use virtual and synth basses from numerous sources, but mainly Trilian by Spectrasonics.


https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alan-hamilton/119498445/see-all?section=full-albums
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2j38dJ8YVPX2nVQcUjaAYx
https://music.apple.com/us/album/time-travel-and-other-journeys/1651782098