In Time

Charlie Russell
charliehrussell@aol.com
In Time
2015

http://www.jango.com/music/Charlie+Russell

Key=G, Tempo 110, Length (m:s)=3:53

Instrumental Adult Contemporary Smooth Jazz  Big  Band Funk Latin Jazz Classical Blues Smooth R&B  Neo-Soul R&B Funk.

Instruments are : Electric Bass, Electric Piano,  Electric  Rhythm Guitar, Electric Rhythm Guitar with Wah-wah  and Drums with Solos Electric Guitar.

Independent Composer / Producer / Musician  Charlie  Russell, with his infectious melodies and  inventive   arrangements makes my radio friendly  and  artistically  intriguing smooth jazz feel will go   alone ways towards  establishing this sound.  

There are moments of cool soulful grooves, with   hip  rides in jazz improvisation, and the ripping   funk bass,  Sax and Horn lines are both the hot   and cool.

My keyboard work will feel so good, I will shock   you  with my electrically charged guitar solos.

Charlie Russell is a unsigned self-taught  musician  /  songwriter / arranger / producer; his  recordings  are  intentionally melodic, giving you  this highly  enjoyable  first look.

In Time

An hybrid Epic song.

This song is part of a series of songs about an imaginary place : The Horizon Gate.

This is a sister song of "https://soundcloud.com/kamihunter/rain-city-the-new-guardian" and "https://soundcloud.com/kamihunter/the-city-of-rain-the-power-of-the-guardians"

Lost Horizon

The City Of Rain : A Storm Is Coming

Quisquilloso - I Like To Stay Alone

 Operatic Pop

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Quisquilloso ▶ I Like To Stay Alone

Woman in Grey

Get the Album

Waistland (2005) (Short Version)

Written and recorded 15/16th August 2020

My first post-lockdown 'one-weekend' song...

The lyric is based on my experience of visiting the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto in 2018, a magical day that I will never forget.

Photography by Chris Syme

Lyrics:
At the foot of the mountain
I contemplate the journey I'll make
To be enlightened
To be enlightened

I never doubted
That this would be the fate that I'd face
Gateway to Heaven
Now and forever

At the foot of the mountain
I find I'm in a dream-like state
Tranquil and silent
Into the silence

Foot Of The Mountain

@janinelevinson: Inspirational additional lyrics and wonderful vocals
@rick-4-1: Real drums
@burn-it-smith: Real piano
@phil-mcwalter: Other stuff

(New Version of https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter/and-so)

SOUP OF THISTLES 

Returning and turning in the widening gyre 
The falconer holds out a golden ring from the tower 
Captive and burning and full of desire 
The falcon pulls feathers from her wings to count the hours

And so
Ad infinitum 
Is the crow 
Compelled to steal
And so
Ad infinitum 
Are we drawn 
Into the wheel
Into the wheel

Turning and burning in the heat, of hearth and fire 
The feathers, the letters, the fingers form a winged spire
There’s flapping and scurrying aloft up in the rafters 
Where the bats are left to read and the finger moves on higher

And so
Ad infinitum 
We forget 
Why we were singing
And so
Ad infinitum 
The choir cannot lift the ceiling
The spinning wedding ceiling
Stealing
And so
We go

Around and around  and do it over again! 
Ad infinitum
Around and around  and do it over again! 
Ad infinitum

Returning and turning in the widening gyre 
Unseen by the hawk was Icarus flying higher
Why do we love when we know it’s trespassing
A puppet heart managed by the clock – foolish arms flailing

And so
Ad infinitum 
We watch for 
Six jet planes’ trails
And so
We prepare  our soup of thistles
And we settle down to feather 
And we wonder about the weather
Listen for the 
Falcons' bells together and
Cover our eyes with leather
Oh Icarus dear boy
Waxed and waned
Ah Amelia dear heart
Tarred and feathered...

Levinson & McWalter- June 2020

And So

Soup Of Thistles

As we find our new paths and move forward in this changing world we should also reflect on being grateful for what we have. "Slow down and take it in".

Greg Hurley: Lyrics, music, recorded and Mastered

Take It In

Australian Retro-- Perth Band --The Triffids

Grooveclowd Presents---The Triffids - My Baby Thinks She's A Train

Check out a music video of Waves here!: https://youtu.be/NHIK5dOaW0U

Waves is about difficult life moments.  How can we ease the pain? There is a refrain during the course of the song where I repeat this in an almost silent plea.  The song captures the feeling of time moving at a different speed in these moments of sorrow and tenderness when the mind freezes.  A numbness infused with a fierce stillness and a fierce love.

Lyrics
Waves
by David Husted

My mind freezes
Despite this burning wind
Are you my temple?
Or am I grasping  at threads

Time's still ticking 
I feel it crawling on my skin
Stop pretending
You don’t feel this burning fire within

Over, Over
All those things you said
Feel Love's Horizon
Sweet Waves Crashing In

the dell

Waves

Scorched Earth

I know how to blacken out the sun                   
I can make the air weigh heavy
My heartbeat smashes like a drum
You’ve had to learn to be ready

I’m forever not one to die wondering             
Gonna let you know when I see you bad
Cause my spirit does shudder and drain away
Just you having fun can make me crack

I nail you to a cross on fire                             
Blame you but it’s me who’s the liar
How long ‘til I put this scorched earth right       
                                                                                               
I put it on you you’re a sinner
But that’s a lie - a fabrication
My hang ups squirm inside a vice
What’s going to be my salvation?

Gotta face up to my growing up
A family life in a hideaway
I’s a little guy staring up at a roof
How come I never got to laugh and play

Yes I nail you to a cross on fire                              
Blame you but it’s me who’s the liar
How long ‘til I put this scorched earth right        

I got to lay it all out – got to apologise – love you – need you

SCORCHED EARTH

Pleasure working with B. Word again. He is so talented and gracious. I am so honored to collaborate with him.

Check out his profile here: https://soundcloud.com/lordbword

This track is about living your truth in times of struggle and seeking enlightenment.


Headphones encouraged! :)


mastering, music and vocals by b. word
vocals and arrangement by lady of fire poetry

Above All Feat. B. Word

Charlie H Russell

Go to my site  http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/CharlieHRussell 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJqobewR8HhTnYufdviTTA/videos

Independent Composer / Producer / Musician Charlie H Russell, a songwriter with a catalog of 300 plus songs, that cover Jingle Work, Cues, Swing, Big Band, Latin, Smooth Jazz, R&B, Blues, Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Caribbean, Rock, Country and Classical,

I play Bass, Guitar and Keyboards and I compose and record about two songs a week, that I could customize for any opportunity or client.

"His infectious melodies and  inventive  arrangements makes his radio friendly  and  artistically intriguing smooth jazz feel so good and this will go alone ways towards establishing his sound." 

"There are moments of cool soulful grooves, with hip rides in jazz improvisation, and the ripping funk bass, Sax and Horn lines are both the hot and cool."

"His keyboard work will shock you, and his electrically charged guitar solos, Wow!"

Charlie H Russell, unsigned self-taught composer / musician  / arranger and producer, his recordings are intentionally melodic, giving you  this highly  enjoyable first look.