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Manna XXIX

Life Sax ~ Feeling Funking Blues ~ Jazz Me Up! The new Elite @ Silent Zen series bringing best SoundCloud artists together:

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Forky FuWatt

Junk blues / FuWatt

When The Fog Clears ...

Second Single from our upcoming album A Vague Idea of Reality, it's the track number 4 to be precise.Luckily I met Mo,a guy who knows what he's doing.If enough people demand a download/listen to it,you can have it.
Guitar and Voice:Leon
Percussion,Bass and Production:Mo
see what you feel 
know who you are 
you came so far 
forgot the real me 
I see you know it all 
together we counted the stars 
from the moon to the mars 
See with the backside of your face 
and you will see what you never wanted to embrace 
then you will notice something different but with indifference 
is how it all ends

Mind The Mind

[Original demo]
It is a small song of handmade

Tomorrow Is A Good Thing

My long time buddy Pete from @the-smoking-jackets took the day off of work to write a tune with me.  This is what we came up with. Every folk singer needs a train song...Willie Watson said those words at a concert in Chicago a week ago and here we are.  I hope you enjoy this track. Pete and I will be putting out many more compilations together once he can get his home studio in working order. 

Music and Lyrics written by Pete Kraus and Jason Steen
Lead vocals and first guitar lead - Pete Kraus @the-smoking-jackets
Bass - Carl Thoemmes @carl-thoemmes
Everything else - Jason Steen @dyslexic-soul

First Train Outta Heartache 

—Pete Vocals—
50 degrees in the rain on a Tuesday
Don’t have a penny to my name
Gonna hop the first Santa Fe to anywhere
And play this old 6 string til I sleep

Watchin the plains roll by out my window
This old engine feels alive
Thumpin out this song and feeling alright
And dreaming of where I’ll be tonight

—Chorus—
Takin the First Train Outta Heatarche
And I’m ready to go, From my head down to my soul
Takin the First Train Outta Heatarche
And my only prayer, She’ll never find me there
Takin the First Train Outta Heatarche
And no one can see, what’s inside of me
Takin the First Train Outta Heatarche
And I’m ready to go, From my head down to my soul

—Pete guitar solo—
—Jason guitar solo—

—Jason Vocals—
I’ve had enough of this town for a lifetime
She was all poison in the end
Got the clothes on my back and my 6 string
Rolling along with my Whiskey and Gin

I figured out I couldn’t it all on my own
Got my friends to lend a helping hand
Returning back to the old self I’ve known
A desperate man trapped in this lonesome land

—Chorus—
—Mando Solo—
—Chorus—

First Train Outta Heartache

Drunk Bear

https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein
For those who know the work of Jonathan Beckenstein, I need say no more. For those who don't, please go to the above link and become familiar with this very special, talented recording artist. He is simply masterful.  

Transition - Jonathan Beckenstein/Cw

Done quickly on a friday night, with a Shure and AKG microphone, a Korg D888 (8 track digital recorder).
Picture made with this fine http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-af10-d471-e040-e00a180654d7 digital item from the New York Public Library.
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What have you got
to give away
What do you know
about bow & pray

nobody knows what's coming tomorrow
I don't believe the future is given
what will you be
who will you betray

Monday 's gone
Tuesday's coming

What do you care 
if not for you
how do you dare
if you walk in my shoe

Nobody knows the future is coming
Only fools are fearing the rapture
What have you got
to give away

I see the senseless wasting ways
If only you would listen

What have we here
to think about
What do we need
to twist & shout

How do we live 
if we can't give
What have we got 
to waste away

What have we got

The days were getting brighter
The nights were still cold
Walked up to the Dollar Store
Where dreams are sometimes sold

Went to home and garden
First shipment of the year
Took off my mittens
Green thumb appeared

There was boxes and boxes
Little flowers
Two Dollars
Grow them from seed
Boxes and boxes
Little flowers
Grow them everywhere
It’s what the world needs

I bought two dozen
Gave some away
Most I scattered around town
In April and May

Forgotten places 
No one cares about
Raindrops were falling
They started to sprout

There was boxes and boxes
Little flowers
Better than nothing
Living on dreams
Boxes and boxes 
Little Flowers
Hummingbirds
Fat honey bees

Summer arrived
And everything was alive
Everyday was a surprise
Right before my eyes
Little flowers arise

Baby blue and crimson red
White lace flower beds
Morning glories above my head
Flowers for the dead
When the sun has set

The pavement was on fire
And I heard the cricket song
Seemed like endless summer
Well maybe not that long

Some flowers were blooming
But a lot had faded away
The long night was looming
Soon the wind would blow it away

There was boxes and boxes
Little flowers
Between the cracks
Growing like weeds
Boxes and boxes 
Little flowers
Blowing in the wind
Pretty as you please

Boxes and boxes
Little flowers
Two Dollars
Grow them from seed
Boxes and boxes
Little flowers
Grow them everywhere
It’s what the world needs

Little Flowers

ANGEL / Dedicated To Angelight,Sean,Traci & 7cats ! JAZZ Flavor !

Time Speck
https://soundcloud.com/samprock
https://soundcloud.com/hankbeukema
written by Sam Prock (most instruments) and Bob Porri (guitar)
featuring Hank Beukema on vocals (spoken words)
copyright 2016 by Sam Prock and Bob Porri

THE JOYS OF WORK
The joys of work rejoice the king 
The time has given up on him
[king: ] - “Stay still, stay here!
… show me the way!
… to catch the moment!”
[time: ] - “Sit and pray …”
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Time Speck (Sam Prock and Bob Porri featuring Hank Beukema vocal on spoken words)

Friends of legendary SoundCloud blues vocalist BigMamaDee  https://soundcloud.com/thingsfromthepast have come together to celebrate BigMama, recording Elmore James’ classic Dust My Broom.   You’ve probably heard this one before, and we know BigMama has.  But BigMamaDee couldn’t join us to lead this recording, because she just can’t sing anymore.  A rare muscle disease has gradually taken almost all of BigMama, sapping her of almost everything she has… except her exceptional will.   Recently Dee wrote a note to her many worldwide SoundCloud followers, stating she was leaving SC because she no longer could record, sing or participate.  In fact, our BigMama now needs full time help to simply lift her arms and so much more.   So many have been praying for Dee, and despite the hope we have shared, life has become too difficult for her to even socialize in her favorite pastime.

Dee has been giving proceeds from the sale of her many tunes on CDBaby to an important medical research charity in the Netherlands, Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds, a group that is deeply involved in scientific research for neuromuscular diseases such as BigMamaDee’s.  

As friends of so many here on SoundCloud, the ten performers here would like to ask each of you who listens to this track to click on the link to buy one or more of BigMama’s recordings, which can be purchased individually by track.  www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Bigmamadee

In doing so you will be helping bring a little joy to BigMamaDee, and also to the important research group that is working to solving the riddles of over 600 neuromuscular diseases.   Also provided here is a link directly to the charity itself, where donations in Debbie “BigMamaDee” Deijkers name can be given in any size.  
Chantal Luijendijk is a contact who can help facilitate any donations:  C.Luijendijk@spierfonds.nl

Please take a minute now to help those who are suffering to improve the future lives of those affected.

Joining us on this tribute to BigMama are great friends from around the world.  Thanks to all of you for your generous time in recording this, for your friendships and for your love:

Tom Adams / guitar
Roger “B-Train” Chandler / guitar
Chris O / vocals and slide guitar
Gary Reeves / drums
Jamie Rhind / piano and organ
Alfonso Llorente Sardi – guitar 
Chris Scheri – flute and vocals
Justin Valenti - guitar
Robyn Youlten – vocals and guitar

Please share this tune, to spread the word and to help us gain additional exposure and funding for this critical medical research.

Please Buy Dee's Music

Dust My Broom - w. T Adams, R Chandler, Chris O, G Reeves, A Sardi, C  Scheri, J Valenti, R  Youlten

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJTknlfpIQ4
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I am happy to announce the release of my new album - "Yet Another Love Story"! This is the first album recorded on my acoustic grand piano will be released on 29th of March - The Piano Day, 88th day of the year (http://www.pianoday.org/)! The album is available for pre-order (I have a small lot of CDs to sign):

BandCamp: https://milana.bandcamp.com/album/yet-another-love-story
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/yet-another-love-story-live/id1210505002
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Yet-Another-Love-Story-Live/dp/B06XC8NQ26/

There is no love story that is unique, yet no love story is the same. My love happened to be deeply intertwined with music and with my husband. When he asked me to improvise different feelings on my piano, I didn't think it would end up as a story of our life: from the anticipation of the first date, from the surprise and joy of new relations to the moments of doubt and fear, disgust and anger, followed by guilt, sadness and contemplation. But above all it always comes down to trust and love. 

I let my piano play and it sang me this song, jazzy and romantic, swinging and rocking, lush harmonies and memorable motifs. Starting today, I will post videos of each track every week, unveiling  this love story chapter by chapter.

From me to you, 
    into eternal story,
        with love in every note I play.
        
            Milana

"Anticipation" for the Piano Day 2017 by Milana

Just a brief liner note here. 

I decided to let this Chilled Piano piece with a dash 'Spiced Rubato'* flow on a while.... 

Hoping you can easily Re-lax into it into this JazZy ,Contemplative and Mystical vibe that emerges.  :)

So yeah...
unwind.......
and just Let your mind 'n heart fill in the visuals,
as you Join me in my latest Tonal Rhythmic Adventure.  

~  Gary

*One interpretation of the musical term, 'Rubato', means 
'Stolen Time'.

This, the first of my 2017 improvisations is 
℗  and performed by Gary Courtland-Miles 2017

Thank you.