a little tension

All We Are

Bossa Nova literally means ‘new flair’ or ‘new trend’ in Portuguese. It is a style that was created in the late 1950’s. It is basically a fusion of Samba and Jazz, using traditional Brazilian rhythms. Here I add a Bluesy Twist to it, hope it works! 
First, you'll hear a clean guitar sound, then introducing a more overdriven one, for the grand final  :)))

Simple Twist of Bossa

Simple Twist Of Bossa

The Light at the End of the Tunnel 
May 2020
Art work: John-Marc Ventimiglia
Duration: 3:00
For strings, woodwinds, brass, harp, timpani and percussion

The Light at The End of the Tunnel

Face

Decided to take the road less traveled, at least for me. I think in these times people sure wish for something like magic to take these troubles away, but as with anything that we don't understand there is a great potential price to pay in these arcane experiments. Enough with the jabbering, take a listen and really hoping all is as well as circumstantially possible in your life.

bandcamp

Magic Stones

That Old Bridge

We  hope you are having a great Summer!  A lonely old man trying to deal with overwhelming loss.  A pretty sad song.😏
Hope you like it!

Lyrics;
The old bridge spans the gully
And still it's standing strong
But no one's been across it
In oh so very long

And this old house I'm living in
Is much more than a home
It shares the sweetest memories
My world's ever known

I see the mountains
On a moonlit night
Where ghosts of the past
Will take their flight

The stars shine in the heavens
As if to to let me know
That I'm not alone
In this old house below

And I know you are watching
From out there up high
You shine with stars
As I look to the sky

Sometimes it seems hard
To get up every day
I miss you in the morning
And the funny things you'd say

When the wind's blowing gently
I hear your name
Close my eyes and see your face
And so briefly feel no pain

Looking out the window
II'll watch the world go by
The seasons come and go
Tears still fill my eyes

And the old bridge spans the gully
And still it's standing strong
But no one's been across it
In oh so very long

That Old Bridge

Bis Zum Horizont

pluperfect

Vocals, Lisa Johansson
drums and guitar Jens Joel Evaldson
Bass And Guitar Magnus Lögdberg

Hall Och Vin

Big surprise I really should have listened
Before upsetting the few that remain
At sunrise I'll re-evaluate my options
Then do it all again

The world is full of fakes and cheaters
I've called them out so many times
Its absurd packing punches with world beaters
The seedy and the slimes

CHORUS
Life is testing and I've tested one and all
Quite perplexing quite how many I've appalled
Muscle flexing - acting big before I fall
There's no proof
I'm the man who cried wolf

Did you hear the one about the fella
That won big and was made for good?
It was me!  Well follow me forever
I really think you should

Your face, the features of an angel
A glow surrounds you everywhere that you go
Such grace but flashing red with danger
Suspicious but don't know

CHORUS

The Man Who Cried Wolf

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Bruce Klepper is a Colorado based composer with thousands of listeners worldwide. Klepper studied music composition in the 1970's and received a degree in music composition and theory.  After writing music for many years and starting a tech company based in Colorado, Klepper retired in 2014 from business so he could devote myself to his true passion, composing music. Klepper's music premiered in Carnegie Hall, September 2022.  Klepper writes music in a number of different styles, including contemporary classical music, jazz, soundscapes using field recordings, ambient music, and ballet music.  Klepper has been composing music for Danse Etoile Ballet (www.danseetoile.org) since 2016. Klepper has been collaborating with Parlando School of Musical Arts (www.parlando.org) faculty Britta De Groot and Sergei Govorov for over a year now, composing and arranging new music for the dynamic piano and saxophone duo to premier around the United States. Klepper's music can be heard on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and SoundCloud. 

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The Light at The End of the Tunnel

Bruce Klepper | Composer