Jazz

best of the Cloud 2022 08 30

Some of my Soundcloud Favourites #40

Monday Playlist week of 9/12/2022

FAST PRESENTATION OF OUR PLANET'S NEW SONGS

Jazz & Blues i suppose

Such a great artist and singer/songwriter.  Real and down to earth
songs that are so relatable.  One of country's greatest.  I love Merle
Haggard and I love this tune.  My thanks to my friend, Lefty Mike,
for his vocals,harp,bass and helping with the recording.  Mike is a 
talented singer/songwriter with great songs on SC.  It would be
a treat to visit his SC page.

The Way I Am  (cover by Chuck Aaron and Left Mike)

After publishing our Collaboration „Multidimensional“ which had been a great success, I have started another one with Special Cecilia based on her vocal track „La meme planete“, where she meets with her lyrics perfectly this new age of a turning point. Thanks dear Cecilia for having created this great track and I hope you listeners will love this work.

Credits: 
@specialececilia
Vocals & Lyrics

@nobsmeyer
guitar (Music Man Majesty Ebony 6 string)
bass (Rickenbacker 4003)
production

La Meme Planete featuring Special Cecilia

La Meme Planete - featuring Special Cecilia

The 12th EP of "past is the verse"

-Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/6gPws8JZrV3K0vVPqgM9uK

-Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/1638301694

-Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0B8S1WLGP

-bandcamp
https://pastverse.bandcamp.com/track/endlessly

Endlessly

Download

Word & Music - Beth Williams
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/vHXABDlW9JE

Unknown album (12/30/2011 2:40:56 PM)

Ruby & John - Beth Williams

Produced, arranged and mixed by Monoceros/Lars W. Hjerpekjøn
Lyrics and vocals by Achazia/Gry Rudshagen
Cover photo by Lars W. Hjerpekjøn (Steinkloss Island, Norway)

My good musical friend, Gry, gave me the opportunity to use some vocal stems and pianomelodies from an unfinished track of hers. I instantly fell in love with the melodies, and her vocal is, as always, stunning. I started the process of producing a melodic trance tune around it, altering vocals and melodies to fit to a much higher BPM than the original. The important thing to me, was to keep the great Achazia-feeling to the track, and combine it with the trance-sound I love. I hope I succeeded in the mission, feel free to leave a comment.
Best suited for headphones for the moment, I'll continue doing some mixing and mastering.

Please support Achazias wonderful music: @Achazia

Music is Life...
...Life is Music

Achazia & Monoceros - My Silent Space

THE 100th MONKEY.   (Ft. Winkandwoo)

====================================

Second time Winkandwoo and I have collaborated.

The idea of musical conception was brilliantly turned by Clive into showing us an interesting real social experiment.

Thanks to my partner, who adopted his incredible tone of voice again, everything made sense.

Link to learn more about all of Winkandwoo's brilliant repertoire.

https://soundcloud.com/winkandwoo

Made on ipad during July 2022.

18 native Music Studio Tracks and forum xewton.
1 Digital Track D1
3 Sunrizer Tracks
3 iMini tracks (Arturia)

Editing Software: Steinberg Music Studio 2.

Music editing (no voice) ......as usual... in my car.

Thank you all for listening and commenting.

Paco.

The 100th Monkey (Winkandwoo & Midisound)

- Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Appasionata Strings - Violins 1 - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Appasionata Strings - Violins 2 - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Appasionata Strings - Cellos - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Appasionata Strings - Basses - Glancing Attack
- Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Appasionata Strings - Basses - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Viola Leader - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Oboe - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Flûte - Legato
- Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra - Harp - Gliss FX
- Spitfire Audio - Contemporary Drama Toolkit - Scratchy Pad
- Spitfire Audio - Originals - Cimbalon - Sustained
- Spitfire Audio - Originals - Cinematic Frozen Strings - Flautando CS
- Spitfire Audio - Fragile String Evolutions - Ambient Tratto
- Spitfire Audio - Angular String Evolutions - Close To Home
- Spitfire Audio - Hauschka Composer Toolkit
- Spitfire Audio - Blankfor.MS - Tape Synths
- Spitfire Audio - Albion V Tundra
- Spitfire Audio - LABS - Tape Piano - Felt Cassette
- BS - Era II - Vocal Codex - Contemplating
- Arturia - Augmented Strings
- UVI - World Suite

4/4, 120 bpm

En Résonance

Hello,
I have the pleasure to present you "Noise from Orbit", it's electronic space 🚀 But be careful, it can by very contagious when you get involved 🛸 👽 🙂
Hope it please you, I wish you much fun on this travel!
Cheers
Roger

The complete album GALACTIC ECHO, exlusif on Jamendo and Bandcamp! 
CJR-Music originals | more info also here: www.cjrogersmusic.com

Galactic Echo

Noise from Orbit

HQ License

Original guitar live rec and synth recorded by FPMORINSTUDIO/Francois Pierre Morin

To the beach

I composed this électro rock song especially for Druid667, he sang his lyrics  and played his guitar too! Magic result Druid667. 
Thank you for this wonderful moment.
Check out our collab page Teeth and Bones, we are both doctors ( me a Dentist and him Osteopathe) If only our patients knew about our side passion.

FALLING

Falling (collab Druid667)

Isn’t it amazing how a lifetime passes by – you are a father now and once you were a son
And everyone who knew you then still think they know you now – judge you for all you did not what you've done
I’d like to think I’m drifting on a cloud and looking out upon the souls that I have touched along the way
And like to think their looking back and as they smile they say – Hey man you know what you were okay
And when I feel I’m going nowhere – I’m going nowhere fast I look into your eyes once again
And when I feel I’m going nowhere – I’m going nowhere fast I realize that you're my one true friend
Isn’t it amazing how a lifetime passes by – you were a warrior and you still are now – and everyone who knew you then still think they know you now but because of you I made it through somehow
I’d like to think I’m drifting on a cloud and looking out upon the souls that I have touched along the way
And like to think their looking back and as they smile they say – hey man – you know what you were ok
And when I feel I’m going nowhere – I’m going nowhere fast I look into your eyes once again
And when I feel I’m going nowhere going nowhere fast I realize that you're my one true friend
Isn’t it amazing how a lifetime passes by kids have grown they got their own lives to live
I thank the lord they see me now same way they saw me then but to go back twenty years what I wouldn’t give
I like to think I’m drifting on a cloud and looking out upon my kids who understand my forte
And like to think their looking back and as they smile they say you know what – Dad you were okay

Eric Festa's Album

Nowhere Fast

Debbie adorns my playing once again in this smooth little jazz number.  The biggest challenge was naming it and we went through a list of possibilities.  The title came at the close of one her notes when she said, "I'm easy to please, unless I'm not".  There it was, the perfect title, which sums up both of us to a tee.
Hope you enjoy:) Hear more of Debbie's superb playing, writing, and arranging @debra_buesking

Easy To Please (Unless I'm Not!) Debra Buesking; piano, David Dunham; classical guitar

Lyrics by Tony that inspired Riff are listed below.
Vocals, Music & Production by Riff Beach. (Revised 11/8/22)

WHEN WE'RE GROWIN' UP
WE ALL NEED SOMETHIN'
TO KEEP US ON THE RIGHT TRACK
HIS SOMETHIN' WAS THE CHURCH NEXT DOOR

ONLY A HUNDRED YARDS AWAY
IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT HE SAW
WHEN HE WOKE UP IN THE MORNIN'
IT WAS ON HIS MIND EVERY DAY

(CHORUS)
EVERYONE NEEDS A SYMBOL
OF RIGHT AND WRONG
TO KEEP THEM HUMBLE
EVERYONE NEEDS A SYMBOL
OF RIGHT AND WRONG
TO KEEP THEM OUT OF TROUBLE
HIS SYMBOL WAS THAT CHURCH

EVERY SUNDAY MORNIN'
AS HE WALKED TO CHURCH
HE COULD HEAR THEM SINGIN'
PRAISES TO THE LORD

DURING HIS TIME IN THE ARMY
HE COULD FEEL HIS MAMA PRAYIN'
IN THAT CHURCH NEXT DOOR
EVERY SUNDAY MORNIN'

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(GUITAR SOLO OPTIONAL)

HE WAS BAPTIZED IN THAT CHURCH
MANY YEARS AGO AND IT'S IS STILL
HIS SYMBOL OF RIGHT AND WRONG

(REPEAT CHORUS OPTIONAL)

2022 © Lyrics by Tony Harris

Symbol Of Right And Wrong - NEW VERSION - Collab by Tony Harris & Riff Beach - Original

Gilad Hekselman- Long Way From Home Mix Competition

Made in GarageBand

Tools used:
Bandura Dreams keyboard

Info:
2:09 length
F key (A♯ Major)

Sundown Shiqa - Questionable / Anthony A.

The Arrow

Free Jazz genre

Released: 09-06-2022

The Arrow - Sundown Shiqa

A mélange of self-released tapes from Minnesota with a few other tunes thrown in the mix:)

Purple Delicacy

Hello my friends!! Hope everything is great with all of you. After a long break me and Sabrina decided to continue this music journey so here comes "Back Again" Dance & Edm in 128 Bpm.. Composed, Produced and Mastering by me (Robert Lillemäe) and Sabrina (Sabina Larsson)
It is a new dance song we created in 128 Bpm.. 
Thank you Sabrina for taking the decision to continue creating music  and for this song, it could not be done without you... We both hope that all of you will recognize and like the rhythms and melodies from Sabrina and Lillemäe... We don't know what you gonna think about this new project, so please tell us.. We hope that you will like it.. And thank you to all listeners. We hope all of you know that we are so honored for all feedback and awesome comments we get.. you are always our inspiration and source of energy..
Best regards Robert & Sabrina

Back Again With Sabrina & Lillemäe

YOUTUBE CHANNEL: www.youtube.com/user/WrittenForGuitar
BANDCAMP: georgewanat.bandcamp.com/

WANATG@GMAIL.COM

Music Box (Free Download)

TOM HAZLETON- Stanford Theatre- July 5, 1998
ATOS National Convention 1998. 3/20 Wurlitzer. 
Sunday, July 5, 1998. Palo Alto, California, 9 a.m.
Recorded by William O. Schlotter, NorCal TOS/ATOS, on DAT tape. 
Transfer from DAT and slight editing by Matías Bombal, September 8, 2022.
Program:
Introduction- David Packard
The Lady Is A Tramp
You, You, You
Strangers In The Night
Pizzicato Polka
Medley of George Gershwin hits (next 5 selections)
Swanee
Summertime
I Got Rhythm
But Not For Me
Our Love Is Here To Stay
In A Monastery Garden
The Birth Of The Blues
I n t e r m i s s i o n
Introduction to the second half- Ken Double, convention emcee
I Can't Believe I'm That You're In Love With Me
Make Believe (some slight DAT digital dropouts are present) 
Button Up Your Overcoat
Lolita
I've Got You Under My Skin
Brig Fair
Sunday
The Lost Chord
God Bless America/I Left My Heart In San Francisco/San Francisco

Photo: Stanford Theatre auditorium, www.StanfordTheatre.org

I am beholden to those kind folks that have contributed to the Go Fund Me campaign that makes possible my work in bringing these recordings to the internet for your listening pleasure. THANK YOU.
-Matías Bombal

Playback equipment service, maintenance and repair: Mark Pollock

Contributors to the Go FundMe:
Christian Elliott, Jeff Porto, Mark Fontana, Chris Nichols, Mark Herman, Luke Staisiunas, Christopher Attison, Mary Zeppa, Pete Poulos, Donald Binks, John Davey, Frank Vanaman, Richard Glazier, Donna Hill, Thomas Mathiesen, Stephen Ashley, Dennis Wilhelm, Michael Kinerk, Jeanne Nourse and 2 persons that wish to remain anonymous.
Again, THANKS!
Your contribution to the ongoing preservation and digitization of these recordings, that they may be heard in this fashion, may be made here:
https://gofund.me/00ff01ee

Tom Hazleton- Stanford Theatre- July 5, 1998

Salvage your damage a song about a rebound relationship that was beyond repair as the damage was already done in the last one.

Salvage Your Damage ~Conscience of Kings

Clear And Present Collaboration
Paploviante 2022: Music, Bass, Mix, Picture and Production
IPG1 : Verses
@ipg1
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/clear-and-present-vox-97-bpm-1

Clear And Present
Chorus
I’m on a mission—— so hold tight and feel the vibe 
A new direction——- but still Going to keep it live 
And if you’re itching —-to turn up the volume fine 
Crank it and listen ——-cause I’m about to blow your mind
Verse1
No mistakes —-never hesitate 
No glory—— no prize—— no lives at stake 
I’m gonna keep the faith no matter what it takes 
and it’s peace over war—— so I stay awake
—-🎵Watch every step I take ——plan every move I make 
I was built for love—— and not the hate 🎵
I go hard ——-so why hesitate 
this is the winning team ——time to elevate
—-Got The mindset ——let’s negotiate 
games Tight—-that’s right ——it’s Make or break 
follow me into the light ——time to elevate
another day another night —-nah—-it’s never too late 
to create —-understand and fascinate 
eat it up ——ask for more ——tasty—— scrape your plate 
is gravy to me—— I’mer keep it straight 
everything else ——is a piece of cake
Answer the calls—— from the voices inside of me 
follow the signs ——-that lead to my destiny 
it might take some time ——for all to see 
Fluorescent writing on the wall—-like graffiti 
infusing the track with—- positive energy 
once of paper——— it’s vocal currency 
skill level ——Stone Cold —-A—-prodigy ——-
that’s my legacy——- building a dynasty
Chorus
Never walk the straight narrow —-choose the rules that I obey
forgive and forget (ha—-)that might happen someday 
don’t follow the crowd —-and needless to say 
I try not to —-let my ego ——get in the way 
I’m thankful although—-I don’t kneel and pray 
And I’m truly blessed —-y’all know I’m set in my ways 
but thank you Lord —-for another blessing today 
in the meantime ——-please try to meet me halfway 
please try to meet me halfway
Chorus
Verse1

Clear And Present - IPG1 and Paploviante Collaboration

Ralph towner composition from John Abercrombie/towner record Five Years Later

Half Passed Two (ralph towner tune)

Desert Song

Crime In High Places - Words & music by Pravinand Maharaj

There’s a death in the house tonight
Sorrow running wild
The priest has come and gone
Down the other side
You’re forgiven though you didn’t repent
A part of heaven’s love to you is sent
And all I’m left with are old familiar faces
Shadows deepen like crime in high places

I saw a man brought down
I saw a woman bleed
I saw children robbed of love by hate and greed
A war is raging, the battlefield’s a street
While someone’s staging a show of pure deceit
And in my corner I feel I’m slowly wasted
Darkness descends from crime in high places

I was forced to tell the truth
And swear by the light I pray
I was forced to give my youth
To old age and decay
But it’s alright now
I took a vow
By the hand of God to slay
The thief who comes before the light of day

There are no footprints on the shores of Galilee
By faith alone I stand, by grace alone I’m free
A multitude of sins dwell inside the soul  
There is no god within, just a demon without control
And every where I go there’s evidence and traces
Who does not know there’s crime in high places

Cover Art: Abstract of Crime Scene by S-caruso

Crime In High Places

A great honor it has been to perform on this wonderful composition and arrangement by Matthias Andrä, alias TunesMA https://soundcloud.com/tunesma. An ambitious project that he undertook to have a very interesting crew of musicians with different musical backgrounds perform on it. The result is an exiting and wonderfully varied exposition of styles and music:
https://soundcloud.com/tunesma/shades-of-blue-extended-version-with-mmartineau-morzek-santi-caballero-and-dan-van-den-berg

My pleasure to hear Michael Orzek, Michel Martineau and Santi Caballero Mendéz perform their art on this beauty that Matthias has created.

Here now is my humble addition to a great piece of music...

You can find versions for the other artists on their clouds.

Saxophone and Flute: Santi Caballero Méndez (@santi-caballero)
Clarinet: Michel Martineau (@michel-martineau)
Electric Guitar: Michael Orzek(https://soundcloud.com/lando-orz)




Shades of Blue - TunesMA | feat. Dan van den Berg, acoustic guitar

First track of a new album where I'll try to be more eclectic, with closer approach to some genres. Experimented on this one over-editing vocal line on the left, and getting midi files out of organic guitar melodies, which I could play with virtual instruments. I hope you'll enjoy a different Ruizzoid shape.

Dedicated to Germán Coppini’s ‘Golpes Bajos’, one of my favorite groups of the Spanish ‘Nueva Ola’.

Pic: “Trapped in the past”, taken by me casually in the street.

Lyrics (original/translated):

NO TODO ACABA (JUGUETES ROTOS)  /  NOT EVERYTHING ENDS (BROKEN TOYS)

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba,  /  Make me think that not everything ends,
hay cosas en la vida que no cambian nada.  /  there are things in life which don’t change at all.
Hazme pensar que no estás gastada,  /  Make me think that you are not worn,
que el paso de los años no te cambió nada.  /  that the passing years didn’t change you at all.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

Juguetes rotos, muñecas olvidadas,  /  Broken toys, forgotten dolls,
la imagen de mi espejo parece cansada.  /  the image from my mirror seems to be tired.
La voz de la noche ya no me llama,  /  The voice of the night doesn’t call me anymore,
me  resisto a pensar que todo se acaba.  /  I refuse to think that everything ends.

Hazme pensar que lo nuestro no acaba  /  Make me think that our thing doesn’t end
cuando despierte por la mañana.  /  when I wake up in the morning.
Hazme pensar en ti con calma,  /  Make me think about you calmly,
hazme creer que te tengo amarrada.  /  make me think that I get you tied up.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba,  /  Make me think that not everything ends,
hazme creer que aún estoy en casa,  /  make me think that I’m still at home,
hazme pensar que duermo entre sábanas,   /  make me think that I sleep between sheets,
hazme pensar que nada cambia.  /  make me think that nothing changes.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

ER31FI01 RUIZZO©1996 – FRANCÉS RECORDS®2016

No todo acaba (Juguetes rotos)

Jazz Session

SANTA FE EXPRESS  (July 2020)
Right in the middle of a wonderful solitary road trip heading out to the great South-West, I wrote a tune which I decided to title “Santa Fe Express”.  Even though it was about 3 years before I actually had the opportunity to finish this track in 2020, I still remember the moment this musical idea came about  (May, 2017) while noodling around with some motifs on my travel guitar.  After a long 10-hour day of highway driving, I was finally settled into my hotel room in the town of Springfield, Missouri.  At this point I knew my final destination, Santa Fe, New Mexico, was only a couple days away. Even though I was a bit exhausted, I was also very much excited about the discoveries and fun that I knew would come my way in the next couple weeks. I was anticipating how I was going to be reuniting with my wife, and other family members and friends, in which we all would be exploring the beautiful area surrounding Santa Fe.  I guess that emotional energy inspired me at that moment. 

When I compose music, I often like to paint a picture that represents an experience in life. “Santa Fe Express” is, in my opinion, a good representation of that experience as I embarked on that exciting four day journey from Philadelphia, PA to Santa Fe, NM. 

For those musicians out there that might appreciate details about this track… I think one of the coolest things about this composition is a curious shift from a minor mode to a major mode that takes place halfway through the tune.  Even though the underlying motif (or the suggestions of the motif) exists almost throughout the entire track, the first half is based in minor (which for me represents the first couple days on the road that had it’s moments of trepidation). After the obvious bridge (symbolizing my recognition of progress), the track propels forward with a more uplifting major feel (which for me represents the joy coming from the anticipation of all the cool things that I have yet to experience down the road).

Along with the many awesome discoveries that followed after arriving to my ultimate destination, I found out there is in fact a train named Santa Fe Express (a.k.a. Rail Runner), that has daily runs back and forth to Albuquerque, NM. Just coincidence… but somehow a confirmation that this tune was meant to be.

For various reasons it took a few years to finally have the time to complete this project.
Better late than never!
I hope you all dig and enjoy my latest track!

SANTA FE EXPRESS (Audric Jankauskas-2020)

If you want to use this song in other media (videos, games), you can buy it at Pond 5
https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75894625-groovy-jazz

Groovy Jazz

comp. Michael Spielmann
all instruments Michael Spielmann

Stille Ueber Dem See (stillness on the lake, Michael Spielmann)

Written by John Fogerty
Performed and Arranged by me

Have you ever seen the rain

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.