Collection of jazz-related songs I have written of the last several years. Much "thanks" to Len Cagle, tenor saxophone, who was featured in many of the pieces.

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Jazz, Blues, Fusion - Dave Heffner

Monday Playlist 11/9/20

Novo e irado: Jazz e Blues

New & hot: Jazz & Blues

THE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES TELL IT ALL (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) Original 2014

Dusted off the trombone for a change of pace with some smooth jazz, accompanied by Len Cagle on saxophone.
Dave Heffner - song, production, trombone, piano
Len Cagle - saxophone
Copyright 2016 David B. Heffner
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Blues Etude No. 2 (feat. Len Cagle - sax, Dave Heffner - piano, trombone)

Third in a series of etudes or studies in jazz and the blues.  Written to a hip hop beat.
Copyright 2016 David B. Heffner

Blues Etude No. 3 (feat. Len Cagle - tenor sax, Dudly Ulysse - drum, Dave - piano, trombone)

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Len Cagle - saxophone, Dave Heffner - piano
Fourth in a popular series of smooth jazz using elements of hip hop and electronic music. Original compositions. See http;//DAVEHEFFNER.COM for more information. Copyright 2016 David B. Heffner

Blues Etude No. 4 "Goodbye" feat. Len Cagle - saxophone, Dave - Piano

Tough one here.  In recent years, I have lost many family members and so many friend.  The deepest cut was the lost of my beautiful 31 year old daughter a few years ago this month.  As members of this human race we all share in these emotions and feelings.  Many, many good days, some sad.  SO IS LIFE

Dreams Don T Go Away (Original)

Written by Josh McAlexander
Produced and Performed by Josh McAlexander

Watching over me

Watching Over Me (Original)

"Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn it into something creative and constructive. That’s something that’s built into the fiber of every human being. And I think that’s why people can respond to it. They feel the freedom in it. And the attributes of jazz are also admirable. It’s about dialogue. It’s about sharing. And teamwork. It’s in the moment, and it's nonjudgmental."
–Herbie Hancock

1. Freddie Hubbard - Summertime
2. Freddie Hubbard - The 7th Day
3. Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments
4. Oliver Nelson - Yearnin'
5. Roy Haynes - Moonray
6. Roy Haynes, Booker Ervin - Dorian
7. Roy Haynes, Booker Ervin - Honeydew
8. Duke Pearson - Wahoo
9. Duke Pearson - ESP (Extrasensory Perception)
10. Grant Green - My Favorite Things
11. Grant Green - Bedouin
12. Herbie Mann - Comin' Home Baby
13. Bobby Hutcherson - Verse
14. Bobby Hutcherson - Una Muy Bonita
15. Herbie Hancock - Triangle
16. Herbie Hancock - Mimosa [Alternate Take]
17. Herbie Hancock - Empty Pockets
18. Herbie Hancock - The Maze
19. Thelonious Monk - Bright Mississippi
20. Thelonious Monk - Bye-Ya
21. Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot
22. Lee Morgan - Gary's Notebook
23. Lee Morgan - Boy, What A Night
24. Hank Mobley - The Morning After
25. McCoy Tyner - Three Flowers
26. McCoy Tyner - Five Spot After Dark
27. Miles Davis - Pfrancing
28. Miles Davis - Teo
29. Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come [Alternate Take]
30. Bill Evans, Herbie Mann - Nirvana

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This is about one of those friends that not only is a great dj, a true music lover, obsessed with photography and politics but always happen to be at a particular place in most of your life-changing sets and shares the same joy, goosebumps and transcends at every beat, bassline, every drop and every mix with you (#nofilter - haha). 

Clovis is one of those people, the type who would sit in a room with me for endless hours listening to a set and sharing that "bass face" of pain....

.....needless to say our music exchange goes beyond dance music. Clovis has been recording some jazz sets lately, ones I listen to all the time. With them and our musical exchange in mind, I asked him if he would record us one of those sets for the mix series and here we have it, the first of this series to step out of electronic sounds and bring us into more organic sounds. 

Thanks Clovis for this amazing set, tracklist and quote by Herbie.

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Soundcloud: @clovis

Full Mix Series: www.toitoimusik.co.uk/mix-series 
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Happy Listening! Thank you

Isis Salvaterra 
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Toi Toi Mix Series 24 by Clovis - Jazz Mix Vol. 3 (Summer 2019)

The title is a humorous reference to the song by John Coltrane, “Giant Steps.” The piece began with me requesting Dudly to create a slow drum track, which I referenced as I created a chord sequence on the piano. Chris Morgan came highly recommended for the resulting trumpet part and Len Cagle improvises to the chord sequence. The whole process has loosely controlled guidelines, but open for improvisation. One of the reasons I like jazz.

Baby Steps (f. Chris Morgan - trumpet, Len Cagle - sax, Dudly Ulysse - drums)

Guitarra solo - Luísa Campelo de Freitas
Guitarra base - Yuri Federsoni
Baixo - Bruno Millan
Bateria - Mateus Nogueira

Arranjo feito pelo nosso quarteto para a música Coisa n.6 de Moacir Santos. No arranjo, por termos modificado muito a estrutura original de big band, selecionamos elementos que nos marcavam na música e fomos recriando e propondo novas ambiências para a música através de seus detalhes riquíssimos. Gravado e mixado por Lucas Maggieri no estúdio da Faculdade Santa Marcelina.

Coisa n.6

Recording session at "Ray Records" studio.

When I Think Of You (Vitaly Bratukhin)

Osha (Matvey Voynarovski)

POMPEIA - Interlúdio

Jeff Lorber Fusion Juice

"Lyrics of Fury" in the style of jazz, is produced by Jonathan Hay and is a remake of Eric B. & Rakim's classic. Hay's 'Follow the Leader' was released on July 26th, the anniversary date of the original album. 

All 11 songs from 'Follow the Leader' were recreated in the style of jazz, and all the mechanical licenses were granted, meaning, Eric B. & Rakim will be paid in full for this jazz project.

Lyrics Of Fury [Jazz cover] | Endorsed by Eric B. & Rakim (Prod. by Jonathan Hay x Benny Reid)

Homage to Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan
Recorded and mixed by Lukas Meier
Recorded at Living Note Studio, www.livingnote.com

Lenny

Order the 2LP/4LP edition here: www.erasedtapes.com/release/eratp12…ary-celebration

Iconic, innovative and internationally renowned force in avant-garde music The Art Ensemble of Chicago released their 50th anniversary celebratory album We Are On The Edge in April, and Erased Tapes is honoured to produce the vinyl edition of this exceptional body of work. Led by surviving founding members Roscoe Mitchell and drummer Famoudou Don Moye, these brand new recordings involve a staggering array of contemporary artists ranging from across the jazz, experimental and improvised music spheres; from the visionary poet and musician Moor Mother, trumpeters Fred Berry and Hugh Ragin, who have performed with Mitchell for over five and four decades, to bassist Jaribu Shahid, supreme cellist Tomeka Reid, celebrated flute virtuoso Nicole Mitchell and the extraordinary voice of Rodolfo Cordova-Lebron.

The vinyl edition, due for release on July 26, will be available as a double album featuring a meticulous studio session of the newly assembled group of musicians, combining re-recordings of works spanning the last 50 years, some never before recorded, as well as new compositions. The 4-LP special edition also includes their live set recorded at Edgefest, the annual experimental jazz and creative new music festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Having witnessed this exciting new formation around Roscoe and Don live at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Robert Raths was compelled to start a conversation with their US label Pi Recordings, based out of New York, and support this project in any way possible.

“Witnessing this music form in front of your eyes and ears is such a thrill; easily one of the most gripping live experiences I have ever had. The AEC have always had a firm place in my musical journey as they’ve kept reinventing and stretching the definition of not only jazz, but artistic expression itself. And I feel that with the addition of all these incredibly gifted and energetic next generation performers, Camae Ayewa in particular, they truly push current boundaries and raise new question marks; both in radical and beautiful ways. And they don’t do it as individuals, they do it as a collective that embraces diversity, which makes this project so urgent, strong and relevant, truly representative of our time.” — Robert Raths

The Art Ensemble will take their thrilling new live set around the world including Stockholm Jazz Festival on October 11 with more dates to be announced soon.

"50 years on, the Art Ensemble of Chicago is still transforming...the record is a triumph" — The New York Times

"Virtuosic, stylistically eclectic, politically and culturally radical, gloriously freaky and ultimately beyond genres" ★★★★ — MOJO

"Five decades in their existence, The Art Ensemble of Chicago still sounds cutting edge" ★★★★ — Uncut Magazine

"A graceful tribute and a testament to these musicians’ questing vision" 
— The Quietus


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Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
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We Are On The Edge

Mama Koko

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The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Mama Koko

Autum Leaves 8beat IMPROVISATION (Em)

Dream a little dream of me

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MDfgSB9BRcE Photos used in this video are the gardens of our former Queen Anne Victorian house in Pennsylvania. Cover pastel is by my wife Janet Heffner. The music composition was originally written for a ballet production about the artist Henri Matisse. The trumpet was chosen when writing the lead part, since I consider it to be a very colorful instrument. Bruce Klepper's (https://soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1) arrangement skill brings out some rich harmonies in the saxophones and brass sections. He also worked on improving the overall brass timbres. I was inspired in writing this song by posting the word “colorful” over my keyboard for a few weeks.

Colorful (Instrumental, Bruce Klepper - arr.)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3FPJf72lx9c Hike in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado!
This original fast-paced performance contains elements of modern jazz, big band, indie rock, and electronic pop. Thanks to "joerxworx" (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx) on tenor saxophone whose improvisational and tonal skills are clearly demonstrated.

Keep Up (ft. joerxworx - tenor saxophone) Dave - keys, production

Glen Granthem does his best to keep up the speed  of the lyrics and lead guitar to an american treasure...

Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody) TRIBUTE COVER

Version of a Lord Huron Gem created in my own way with all due respect and All of My Love for Dearest Daughter, Lauryn, and Her Wonderful Hubby, D-Rod! Vocal, Instruments, and Production by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Records & Production.

The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Oooooooooooooo.....
I am not the only traveler
Who has not repaid his debt
I've been searching for a trail to follow again
Take me back to the night we met
And then I can tell myself
What the hell I'm supposed to do
And then I can tell myself
Not to ride along with you
I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you
Oh, take me back to the night we met
When the night was full of terror
And your eyes were filled with tears
When you had not touched me yet
Oh, take me back to the night we met
I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you
Take me back to the night we met

Sunny Beaches

The Night We Met - Version

The Night We Met - Lord Beach Version (Slow 'Verb Vibe)

Colorado Songwriter, Electronic Musician, Producer. ASCAP member. Ballads, Dance, Rock, Electronica, Jazz, Hip Hop, with a mix of everything else. All original compositions with live artists on most tracks. Piano study began at 5 years old, continued through university study and incorporated with electronic music since the introduction of MIDI. Have taught, consulted and composed electronic music. Primary platform is Pro Tools, with which I also do training and consulting. Open to collaboration. More information at my website.