nothing wrong/bad ending up in a honkly-tonk bar! Liked that image! Great vocals - love the rich harmonies supporting your lead vocal.  Sax or no sax, a mighty fine vision! with that organ interlude! Great job!

Bruce, this is such a beautifully crafted piece smoky, soulful, and full of heart ❤️ Jazzabilly feels like the perfect description. The melody is wonderful, and those backing vocals, organ, piano, give it such emotional depth.  There’s something so special about making music with family, it brings a kind of warmth you can’t manufacture. The organ solo standing in for sax is wonderful, can’t wait to hear the updated version if the sax comes through.  The Blue Room is a place I’ll happily visit again and again. 🎶

A very nice, relaxed blues groove with just the right touch of jazz. Excellent arrangement and instrumentation!

Oh studio version of the live performance with the neat Sax[honist.

very beautiful original version, superb voice and orchestration :)

Your Mix 2

"Distanced" is a reflective ballad that captures the beauty and heartache of a long-distance relationship, drawing parallels with the infinite expanses of space, and the need for connection stifled by the realities of time and space. With spacey guitar tones and melancholic vocals, The Day Afters blend wistful lyrics with a modern indie sound. Perfect for late-night reflection.

Lyrics:
It’s the Distance - and the time we squandered, the days we found were- quickened.
A rhythm - as we break in two again, smash into ourselves - listen….   

If you want it - you get it - you get you let it go
When  you see it - it’s never what you’re looking for
You can dream - for more and more
What’s real is here, you feel it near - that’s yours

Absence - makes the heart grow fonder But my thoughts still wander - still with you
This system - demands you follow, Makes you swallow - puts us in this queue

If want it - you get it - you get you let it go
When you see it - it’s never what you’re looking for
You can dream - for more and more
What’s real is here, you feel it near - that’s yours

I Miss you - the earth is harder, the sun feels farther than it used to - and we’re just passing through

Trying to read you - I can't tell
Trying to reach you - No one’s there

Void Century

Distanced

The Night Fall

***See version 2 of this song, w/sax & Hammond, here***
https://soundcloud.com/bruceavery/the-blue-room-version-2?si=3976cab678424394950e6c2b27429883&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Blue Room – smoke and whisky and tears….

The original idea was a smoky, jazzy, late night club-for-lonely-hearts kind of thing.  But since my “jazz” piano always ends up honky-tonk, and I can’t seem to lose the backwoods in my voice, the final product – though still smoky & late night – is more lonely hearts beer joint than jazz club.  Jazzabilly maybe.  Redneck Blues. 
								
But there is a plan to give the song a little jazz credibility.  I play an organ solo mid-song that I actually wrote for saxophone.  I’m sending the song to my little brother, longtime Atlanta musician Herb Avery, who says he knows a sax player who’ll take it on.  So if Herbert can make that happen, I’ll upload the new version later.  If he can’t, I’ll be looking for a sax player out there. 

My daughter Julia helped out vocally on the choral refrain.

So here we go.  Come set for a spell in The Blue Room…..when nobody loves you.

The Blue Room (orig. version)

If there is a God

Emisarios   

La noche me encima queriendo desanimar.
la lluvia decide trayendo un tesoro
Es agua del cielo, me dijo prestá atención.
Sos hijo del suelo, sos savia, sos bendición.
hablan sin hablar, cuando estamos solos.
y a su corazon recibo igual.


El tiempo me envuelve, sumando me arrastra,
Mi alma y el cielo, son fuego que basta.
Son flama que grita, son guerra sin rendición,
son  furia del trueno, caida y resurrección.
Hablan sin hablar, cuando estamos solos
y a su corazon recibo igual.

Hablan sin hablar, cuando estamos locos
y a su corazon recibo igual. 

Letra y Música: Pichy Sotomayor
Picture: Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki (1997)

Emisarios

Track # 7 from my LP Called "Songs for Peace, Love and Understanding. Like many of the songs on this album , this song developed just from some meandering thoughts while I was either biking or walking. I had just retired and was feeling happy and hopeful for the future. Memories passing by and I was enjoying the moment and the music i was making at the time.
Lyrics:
 Lost in the haze of the midnight sky
Whispers of the wind, memories pass by
Take my hand, let's leave it all behind
Dancing in the moonlight, we'll find what we've been trying to find

Give yourself over to the journey
Let the music of your heart lead the way
Surrender to the unknown, let the rhythm carry you
Embrace the magic in each moment, let your soul sway

Through the mountains and valleys, we roam
Listening to the whispers, never feeling alone
In the silence, our spirits intertwine
Captivated by the wonder, we're on the verge of divine

Close your eyes, feel the beat of the earth
Let go of fear and doubt, embrace rebirth
In the stillness, we're free to be
Connected to the universe, feeling totally free

Whispers of the wind, guiding us home
In the symphony of life, we're never alone
Embrace the journey, let your spirit soar
Forever dancing to the melody of the core

Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk Copyright 2024,2025
Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea 2025
Image: Gemini

Whispers of the Wind (Remix)

I've been on this kick lately posting short isolated tracks of previously uploaded full songs, just to highlight certain parts. In this one, it's an isolated section of the vocal track & harmonies, with a bit of percussion. Here's a link to the full song, a cover of the infectious "It's All Right" by Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions. I'm really not much of a fan of my own voice, but had some fun playing around with this one. :)

The full song details are at the linked page:
on.soundcloud.com/JG34TadM9uxvzEmi9

More goodies in the "ISOLATED TRACKS" playlist:
soundcloud.com/user-432503709/sets/isolated-tracks

thanks for listening!

It's All Right (ISOLATED vox)

Old references and maybe too 
sentimental…uh

Winger and Cage

Want me to pick two?
Eah, Nicholas Cage has made a lot of rubbish, but sometimes he’s good
Debra Winger made an impact on Shadowlands
But I’m still waiting for a character that will stir up my ordinary life
 
Movies are grand but they fade to black
Life keeps rolling and it won’t cut back
A hero’s arc or a villain’s delight
I’m stuck in the credits of a quiet night
 
Maybe it’s not on the silver screen
Maybe the drama’s in the in-between
A stranger’s smile or a storm in the sky
Something to make me feel electrified
 
Nicholas Cage with his wild-eyed grin
Sometimes he flops but sometimes he wins
Debra Winger left her mark on the screen
But where’s the spark to wake my routine
 
I’m still waiting for the plot to unfold

Winger and Cage

Golden Sword (2025)

Know What Is Sacred

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. - Psalm 5:1 (KJV)

A Midnight Prayer

Special thanks to Cecilia for her a cappella ...of which I modified the tone in order to fit perfectly with my arrangement and atmosphere

EQUALITY FOR ALL.  🎧

Promise

I’d Give My All for You

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https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/album/ultraviolet-cosmos

The Blue Room (orig. version)

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