Good Morning Sunshine

THE RETURN OF LIGHT
The freezing night is still and thick, but it’s darkness will soon be broken,
The end of longest day ahead and the start of a the new day to come. 
Amidst the snow and biting air, the heartbeat holds steady, 
Anticipating Spring ahead and what the new light of day holds unspoken.

The dancing rays, sky set aglow, bring warmth and light, 
Languor and strife come to a peaceful end, 
Bringing in a change, whence the days will start to bright. 
The solstice, half way through the season, gives a happy mend.

The promising return of warm and gold, 
Sparkles of life and beauty, both will unfold. 
The spiral of life and gift of hope, 
Breathes fresh life into the lands that we roam.

-Dan

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All music, arranging, composition, guitars and percussion by Daniël van den Berg, January 2023
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Percussion arrangement in Auria
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch

Solstice - Part 3 - The Return Of Light | Dan van den Berg

Run To The Hills (Original) - Iron Maiden (Instrumental)

From Rufus Reid's "It's The Night I Like" (2/2/24) on Sunnyside Records.

The mastery of an instrument or a musical language doesn’t necessarily mean that a musician must be frivolous in performance with displays of their masterful technique or engagement in superfluous overplaying. Sometimes it is the restraint that shows the maturity and taste of a performer. Rufus Reid and Sullivan Fortner are musicians who have the easy ability to astonish but show their class in their control.

Of course, Reid has been acknowledged as one of the best bassists in jazz for decades, leaving him nothing more to prove. The heralded young pianist, Sullivan Fortner, has a maturity beyond his years and the pairing of the two allows for music making of the highest caliber. Their duo recording, It’s The Nights I Like, shows just what kind of magic can made without resorting to histrionics and letting the music shine.

Reid has long been making music with ensembles of all sizes, not limited to small groups but even for jazz orchestras that he composes for. His artistry has never been limited by ensemble and when he was invited to record an album for Elan Mehler and Newvelle Records in 2019, Reid decided to partner with Sullivan with whom he had been introduced a couple years before after the pianist had won the 2015 American Jazz Pianists Competition. 

In July of 2019, the duo recorded an album at Eastside Sound in New York City that was released the next year on Newvelle. It’s The Nights I Like issues this material digitally for the first time along with two bonus tracks that were live streamed in concert on April 23, 2021. 

The music the duo prepared is a mixture of Reid’s originals and standards or canonical pieces from jazz’s greatest composers, including Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Charlie Parker.

It's the Nights I Like

Always In The Moment

Rufus Reid - Always in the Moment

Iron Maiden - Empire of the Clouds

Ed Hunter

Hallowed Be Thy Name (1998 Remaster)

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A contemplative sketch lasting 11 minutes) If you take into account that you can look at the windy sea endlessly, then this is a very small period of time) I hope you have the patience to listen to this until the end) Music Composed/Produced by Guitarbeard © 2021

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Guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion Productions . By Juan Llamas (Chand)
About me; I was born in Malaga and lived in different cities arround Spain, London, France, So my music get different influences from South to North, i collaborate with main artists doing 100 gigs per year promoting poetry and culture.Last few years living by the mediterranean sea, developing small projects with great singers and fantastic people. My music have a good portion of improvisation, creating soundscapes and trying to emerge from the technic patterns.

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