here's a song about my beautiful daughter.

You And I

'Ice Rain' is a Smooth Jazz Fusion track.

Bring It To The Table

Ice Rain

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"WENN DER SCHNEE ERZÄHLT" IST EIN RUHIGES, ACHTSAMES WINTERALBUM ÜBER NÄHE, ERINNERUNGEN UND DIE STILLE, DIE ENTSTEHT, WENN DRAUßEN ALLES LEISER WIRD. DIE SONGS VERBINDEN JAZZ-POP, AKUSTISCHE WÄRME UND POETISCHE BILDER. VON PLÄTZCHENDUFT UND SCHLITTENFAHRTEN BIS HIN ZU NACHTWELTEN, LICHT, INNERER TIEFE UND VERÄNDERUNG. EIN ALBUM FÜR WINTER VIBES, COZY MOMENTS UND GEMÜTLICHE ABENDE. MUSIK ZUM ATMEN, FÜHLEN UND HEIMKOMMEN. 

Der Ruf

Lyrics
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Poor Tom is in the dark 
Grabbing hands grab his heart 
He never knows which way to turn 
Oh my God, he’ll never learn 

Barbara waits at the top of the stairs 
A vision in blue 
Her light it always shines 
It keeps the wolves at bay 
Prevents the catastrophe 

Well, that was the overture 
And this is the symphony...
 
If you don’t see the hand of God in this, you’re blind 
Let’s go out in the garden and rest for a while 
In this suburban heaven 
We built a life together 
Some people leave home every day 

This is Tom’s philosophy 
He wants to feel something real 
Doesn’t care if the curtains twitch 
It’s the Spirit of the Blitz 

He’s had enough of being told 
Exactly what to do 
Told what to say and think 
Told how to live his life 
And what to believe is true 

Well, that was the overture 
And this is the symphony... 

If you don’t see the hand of God in this, you’re blind 
Let’s go out in the garden and rest for a while 
We’ll talk over the fence about the things we’ve done 
And watch the animals play in the midday sun 
In this suburban heaven 
We built a life together 
Some people leave home every day 

Tom is thinking about the end 
When the harvest lets them down 
A winter of discontent 
There’s no money to pay the rent 

Barbara sits on the kitchen chair 
Waiting patiently 
Sometimes a man needs to be a child 
'That’s what you get for trying to be different'

Well, that was the overture 
And this is the symphony... 

If you don’t see the hand of God in this, you’re blind 
Let’s go out in the garden and rest for a while 
In this suburban heaven 
We built a life together 
Some people leave home every day

Tom & Barbara

Cave waters is a four-part piano suite memories of my travels.

Cave Waters Suite in four parts: Part 2- Water flows and currents

Back when the world was old style 'normal' and I was young and mad for love i knew this girl.......... 


You say that you're a goddess......I could have told you that,
as you adopt a position on your yoga mat.
I'm on my knees, I've got one eye on the door,
little queen of heaven, lying on the floor.

Standing in the river where the fishes swim,
waste deep and dappled, you've got freckles on your skin.
Flowers in the meadow, big bird in the sky,
thunder in the mountains, and laughter in your eye.

I trace the patterns, on your summer dress,
just to feel you tremble, and just to make you guess.
Living in the moment, we've got nothing planned,
an extraordinary woman and an ordinary man.

An Extraordinary Woman. Stevek

Date de publication: 29/09/2020
Musique, arrangements, claviers, mastering: Cyril MENDEZ

© Cyril MENDEZ 2020, All Rights Reserved.

Troisième souffle

Trying to capture the sonic attitude of Chuck Mangione - part of the instrumental Jazz Fusion (Cinematic Jazz) album featuring compositions by Gregor Theelen - newly arranged with added instrumentation by Peter Heckmann. 

The album mix is intentionally crafted with a distinct "live recording" vibe and not overly polished -  a sonic homage to the contemporary Jazz Fusion style of the late 1970's & 1980's (Weather Report, Stanley Clarke, Pat Metheny, Branford Marsalis etc.)

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Saxophone performances by the fabulous Dutch soloist Leo Janssen (@leo-janssen)
Background vocals and vox fx by Yucca Rose (@yuccarose)

Added instrumentation, arrangement and production by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing (2021)

Mix / master by Peter Heckmann - all tracks licensed through Anthology Records

Album cover artwork by Yucca Rose

Dancing Leaves

Tribute To Chuck

Buy at Bandcamp

Dancing Leaves - 6. Tribute To Chuck

Musique / arrangements: Cyril MENDEZ
Instrumental Complément, Mixage et Mastering: DAN-DT
Voix: Sha SUPANGAN

Dan-DT:  https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3
Sha: https://soundcloud.com/crazylittleasian

Musique originale: https://soundcloud.com/canm/nightfall

© Cyril MENDEZ / Dan-t / Sha SUPANGAN  2020, All Rights Reserved.

Too Late (Collaboration avec Dan-DT / Sha)

Sunlight for your sins
written by TJG January 2021
give this song a chance - it gets a bit better by the end ;-)
mix1: Jan 24, 2021
cover art: TJG

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Guitars
Rhythm 1: Guild DV52
Rhythm 2: Les Paul Standard
Lead1: Les Paul Standard
Lead2: Fender Stratocaster
Bass: Fender Squire

Percussion: Pearl Cajon Mach 2 – I tried to play it with brushes ;-)
Mics: Neumann TLM 67 (vocal) and AGK 414 & Shure KSM44 on guitars and cajon
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape. I used an input and output transformer to give some additional harmonic distortion.

Lyrics

Verse 1
I don’t see a way you could find it here….

refrain
You got the sunlight on your skin
You’re looking for a win
Nothing heals your sin
Babe it’s time to go
Babe it’s time to go
You know it’s time to go
Again

Verse 2
See the rain
on the window
Crashing down again
Three miles from where we began…

refrain
You got the sunlight on your skin
You’re looking for a win
Nothing heals your sin

Babe it’s time to go
Babe it’s time to go
You know it’s time to go
Again

Verse 3
Well the rain keeps falling down
Nothing left to see in this old town
So much sin bringing us to the ground……

Refrain
You got the sunlight on your skin
You’re looking for a win
Nothing heals your sin

Babe it’s time to go
Babe it’s time to go
You know it’s time to go
Again

Outro
I see the sunlight now
I see the sunlight now
I feel the sunlight on my skin

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Well I Know
Well I know
I feel the sunlight on my skin
Well I know
There’s something happening here