Nathan and I wrote this song, subtitled "The Courtship of Bill & Marge" for our album "Beverly Taft Meets the Nathan Hiltz Orchestra."  It's about the 1955 romance of my parents, and features Nathan on guitar, Artie Roth on bass, Sly Juhas on drums and Rich Underhill on alto sax (and me on vocals).

03 Gay Repartee at the Ski Chalet

This bebop blues by Nathan and me was arranged by Nathan for the four horns in the Nathan Hiltz Orchestra, and is on our indie album.  The band is Nathan on guitar, Artie Roth on bass, Sly Juhas on drums, William Carn on trombone, Shawn Nykwist on tenor sax, Jake Wilkinson on trumpet, Rich Underhill on alto sax (and me on vocals).

05 Bouncin' Round My Brain

Nathan and I wrote this bossa, which features Jake Wilkinson on trumpet for our album "Beverly Taft Meets the Nathan Hiltz Orchestra."  The rest of the band is Nathan on guitar, Artie Roth on bass, Sly Juhas on drums (and me on vocals).

04 Behind The Clouds

Nathan and Jordan joined me for this fun song by Joao Gilberto, one of the songs that we perform as "The Bossa Nova Project."

Bim Bom

This ballad, also called "If You Never Come to Me," is one of my favourite Jobim compositions.  Jordan O'Connor plays bass (arco) and Nathan Hiltz plays guitar.  We recorded this in Jordan's basement about four years ago.

Inutil Paisaigem

This is a song Nathan had already finished when I showed up for our session.  It sounded like a happy love song to me, and that’s what it is.  This is a Hiltz arrangement, natch, and you’ll hear him on guitar, Artie Roth on bass, Sly Juhas on drums, William Carn on trombone, Shawn Nykwist on tenor sax, Jake Wilkinson on trumpet, Rich Underhill on alto sax (and me on vocals).

09 Trav'llin Along

Iris Haussler Interview Feb - 2016

This ballad was inspired by a week's stay on Howe Island.  Nathan HIltz played guitar, wrote the melody and harmony, and William Carn is the featured soloist on trombone.
The rest of the band is: Artie Roth (bass), Sly Juhas (drums), Rich Underhill (alto), Shawn Nykwist (tenor) & Jake Wilkinson (trumpet).  
This was an early demo recording, and the CD is now out.  Thank you for your support!

Beautiful Listener HiltzTaft

I showed up for our writing session and Nathan had already written this one.  There's a clock above his kitchen table, and the repeated opening note took me to this title and the lyrics.  He wrote the arrangement and played guitar.  Rich Underhill solos on alto, and the other horns are: Shawn Nykwist (tenor), Jake Wilkinson (trumpet) & William Carn (trombone).  Sly Juhas on drums and Artie Roth on bass round out the rhythm section.  Lucky me!

Say, if you'd like to support our plan to make a CD of these tunes, please visit: http://www.kapipal.com/beverlynathanmusic

Clock Tickin Blues HiltzTaft

If you've been to this city, I hope you'll recognize it in these lyrics.  I told Nathan a story, and he wrote this song in just a few minutes.  I mulled over the lyrics for much longer.  Soloists are Jake Wilkinson on trumpet & Shawn Nykwist on tenor.  Other horns on Nathan's arrangement: Rich Underhill (alto) & William Carn (trombone).  Rhythm: Nathan Hiltz (guitar), Artie Roth (bass) & Sly Juhas (drums).  
This is an early demo recording of this song, before we made the album.  The album is out!  Thank you for your support.

Soft Colours By The Seawall HiltzTaft

My dad is 90 and has a great enthusiasm for food.  Most of these messages are about grocery store specials or meals he's planning (hoping) we'll eat.  I put this tape together for his 90th birthday celebration this past fall.
He's also a very competitive tennis player who played in the Seniors National Tennis Tournament last summer, and had been planning to go to Montreal this summer to beat the 87 year old who defeated him last year.  Unfortunately Dad recently fell and broke his hip, so the re-match plans are on hold for now.
In the meantime, hope you enjoy four and a half minutes of Bill's food-love.  Happy Valentine's Day!

Phone messages from my Dad

A memory ballad by Nathan Hiltz, with lyrics by me, about a trip to the Portrait Gallery in London - played by Mark Kieswetter on keys, with violin solo by San Murata, recorded at NUmber Nine Studio in Toronto.  