I wrote this just after the World Trade Center went down. Pattie Brooks is on lead vocal, with Rosemary Butler, Michael Brady, Ron Preyer, Lori Jordan, Erin Becker and Pattie Brooks on backing vocals. I  play guitars, bass, drums, and synthesizer, with Robby Robinson on Hammond B-3 organ and piano, Willie Ornelas and Danny Ursetti on field drums. Words, music, orchestration and production by Charles Crews.

America, Proud and Free

Mi Y'Malel

Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

Frosty

Maoz Tzur

Silent Night

Safe Harbor

True Love

Crossfire

A Child's Claim to Fame-Your Better Think Twice-Pickin' Up The Pieces

More "Spanish", albeit 'rock' guitar.  Of course I didn't write this, but I adapted it.  I played it with the great Latin pianist Esquivel, who was my mentor, many years ago.  I hope I did it justice.

Malagueña

I wrote this song for my friend Chris Montez, a.k.a. "Ezequiel", or Zeke.  Chris had big hits on first Monogram, and later A&M Records.  At one point, the Beatles were opening for him.  True story.  Meanwhile, he used to drop in and see me play, and he'd ask me to stop by on the way home.  I generally would, and we'd go upstairs to his music room.  He had all these "minus one" CDs, featuring great jazz recordings, minus the guitar part.  And he had these books with the missing part written out.  He'd play the guitar.  He was a great player . . . then he'd take the guitar off and say, "Here, you play it."  So I'd pick the guitar up and he'd start the song over.  After maybe 20 or 30 seconds he'd say, "No . . . watch this", and he'd take the guitar and play the heck out of it, then give the guitar back to me.  But before long, he'd have the guitar back in his hands, again saying, "Watch this."  He'd rip out a solo, then he'd hand the darned guitar back to me.  This went on and on, night after night, and finally I got tweaked and went home and recorded this song.  I even borrowed his jazzy big hollow body guitar and his Polytone jazz amp.  I tried to emulate different guitarists, Carlton, Benson . . . just to get his attention, just to say, "See, I can do this."  Well, sort of, anyway.  Finished, I delivered it to Chris.  So, this is "For Zeke".

For Zeke

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