Thank you for sharing this beautiful music and it's story

@grzegorz-w-oszczyk: thank you so much, Grzegorz.

Beautiful piano melody and magical atmosphere dear Gary ! I love it !

Magnifique mélodie!  remplie d'amour , très touchante ❤!

Some of my best heartfelt Improvisational Piano Performances and Orchestral Fusion Compositions of the last few years. imho. ;)

Peace Up... and All the Best, To and Through you all in 2018!

~  Gary

Improvised and Arranged by Gary Courtland-Miles
   (c) 2018  All Rights Reserved

From the Heart

Nedočkavá

Hallelujah (Original / Psalm 33 )

"Melancholy is the happiness of being sad" 

This is a very Chopin-like composition I made today.

Piano Impromptu no.3

On this AmAzingly Beautiful day...   i Give you this Passionate Piano iMProvisation with Strings that just Flowed through these 'ten little fingers' during a wonderfully rich improv session.  

                                 It was born of Peace...
                                          and  Flow .....

                                            or perhaps more descriptively,  as

                                                    Pause ... and  Flow..........    

for after we Pause ... and we're in 'The Zone', 
   
             May all who love to Listen to Live Music 
                                                
                                                   enJOY !     
 

     (c) Gary Courtland-Miles 2016
     (P) Gary Courtland-Miles 2016

Pause... and Flow

This tune is about 'What We've Said' ... to ourselves and others whilst to-ing and fro-ing in this ol' world. I hope you pick up on the underlying self-deprecating humor in the music. ;)

This also includes what we've expressed non-verbally in the moment, to ourselves and 'others', whether via thought, feeling, or through those invisible cords of connection shared with friends and loved ones around the globe.

That said... here's my latest 'Sound Seed', an upbeat bluesy Piano Improv that came through while jamming with a few friends recently.  

So put on yer Tap shoes... and inJOY!   :)

©  Gary Courtland-Miles   2016
℗  Gary Courtland-Miles  August 7th 2016

What We Said

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.

Chilled Piano with Spiced Rubato

* This is a collaboration between @Gary-Courtland-Miles and @Hverheij

"There is a positive energy that flows from deep within when you reach out to find new connections! Gary's original composition captures this sentiment so beautifully with music attuned to Oneness of soul & spirit. It has been my great pleasure to be a part of this kind of natural flow in this collaboration. It is music that invites the listener into the freedom of artistic expression and transports all who go with it. It was a sheer heartfelt joy, and I thank him! "
 - Hverheij

" Just a note of Thanks to Harry for his amazingly intuitive understanding of my music. He took it to a far more expansive, and transcendent level with his Flute, Sitar, and Orchestrations than i had ever imagined.  So, i say, "Bless your musical heart and soul, Harry! I look forward to many more wonder-filled collaborations with you in the years to come, my friend."  :))
- Anomon

Gary Courtland-Miles  @Anomon:      Composition, Piano, Bass, Drums

Harry Verheijen:          @Hverheij:    Flute, Synth, Sitar, and Orchestrations

(c)2015 by Gary Courtland-Miles

The original piano track by Gary Courtland-Miles' trio on SoundCloud is @  https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/there-ever-we-are

There Ever We Are - feat. Heverheij

There Ever We Are - feat Hverheij

A Very Warm n Cheery Hello to All of you Wonderful folks on Sound Cloud, and beyond !!! (:-D)  What a Fam!  ;)
                                                                                                                                      Yeah...  I still count my lucky stars Every time i boot it up, Listen, Resonate,  and interact with Y'all.   :)                                                                    

So... Write on, Play On, and Sing On, dear friends. 
Let's keep on makin' this crazy ol' world a Better Place One Tune at a time, by simply sharing our Joy and honing our heartfelt Musical passions.   :)

Here's wishing Everyone the  Best in 2018 and beyond!
 
Share the JOY,  Embrace your Peace, and Spread the LOVE.....  <3

Best Wishes always, 
~ Gary    ( a.k.a. Anomon   or as it sounds phonetically, ' Ah Know Man' ).  

p.s.  peeps,
This piece was actually originally my 2018 Musical Christmas Card to every one of my friends and supporters on SoundCloud!

Written and Arranged and (c) 2017 by Gary Courtland-Miles
Vocals by 'O'

Heartfelt

A QUIET MOMENT

I realize it has been quite a while since i last posted.
Since my recent bereavement, I've been remembering, re-balancing, and finding it much more difficult than i could ever have imagined. Paige was the Love of my life, my best friend, and such a character!  :-D
 
But, all things considered, Life is Good! The death of ones beloved, not so much. 
However, the love of friends and family continues to make all the difference as i am on my own again for the first time in 35 years.

So, it gives me great pleasure to release my first New Piano Improvisation since my darling Wife, Muse, and Best Friend, Paige, passed away in my arms so suddenly on the first day of May(2018).   

Now, all i can do is continue to Share my Love, my Music ... and to Remember and Cherish the Fullness of All we inJOYed during the many years we adventured together.  <3 

In-deed, i pledge to continue Creating and Sharing the humble musical gifts i have been blessed with, in remembrance of the amazing love we shared. 

Rest in Peace, and continue to Be yourSelf wherever you may Be, 'My love, my fair one.' Our Love is Forever! <3

Love is Forever!   <3 

~  Gary

© Gary Courtland-Miles 2018
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2018
                                                      ***
  
The Video below was a gift from @Arcaans 
It's a synchronous beauty, and i thank him deeply. 
May you inJoy.  :)

youtu.be/weLffF0yO7g

Resonant Memories and Magical Moments

Remastered by Houman (https://soundcloud.com/houmans)

Show your support

Ghostly Dance

In this track i used acoustic guitar, Irish flute, piano, tin whistle, strings, electric bass and acoustic drums.
Thank you for listening :)

Composition: Julien Apelian
Recording studio: Audio Colors
December 2019

British Isles

One of 13 pieces; 
composed by Volker Freidel/played by Stefanie Maschke; 
available on CD; spotify or youtube :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWfa4UZ89usPrgybkfVxDvA?app=desktop

"Air" for piano solo

Dear Friends, it is useless, in my opinion,  to tell you about my state of mind and my soul in consideration of what is happening in Italy and other countries of the world. 
This impro  is dedicated to those who are fighting alone against the disease with a very heartfelt wish to heal.
 In it there is loneliness, it is true, but also some hope.
 Good luck to everyone and thanks to all the nations of our world who are helping us out.

Alone

Prélude. (Le jardin d'hiver)

Colours in the Dark

There's no doubt about it, Music animates my Soul, and as an enthusiastic student of Life and a passionate Improvisational Pianist &  Composer,  as far as I'm concerned,  our lives would be impoverished without it ! :)  Composing is all about 'Sharing the Joy, Passion and Angst' we experience in Life, as well as connecting up with Musicians and 'Creatives' worldwide. This makes it even more wonderful!  That willingness to engage in whatever way makes SC an ever-expanding Movable Feast that nourishes and inspires on so many levels. 

Music Communicates the Emotional and Informational Content and Context of Heart, Mind, Spirit, and Soul. And 'Letting it Flow' is 'Where Its At' as I hear it!  

Over the past few years since becoming part of the SoundCloud Family, my 'Joy in and Passion for' Creative Musical Expression has increased exponentially as has my appreciation of all the wonderfully passionate Musicians and Creatives worldwide who have devoted themselves to Letting It Take Form! 

Here's a bit of a bio, if anyone is interested.  

Somehow, my MUSE got my attention at a tender age. About the time I was completing my Royal Conservatory training. 

My memory being poorer than most, I began improvising in the passages I had forgotten. And while the audience seemed unaware, my teacher chastised me indulgently, saying, "it appears I have a budding composer on my hands"!  And thus began my Odyssey into the wonderful Vibrational world of Sound!:-) In-deed, I have been an ardent, attentive and appreciative acolyte of my Muse ever since. 

During the early 1970s I had the pleasure and honour of a three year friendship and Master Class with the then Octogenarian Composer Manoah Leide-Tedesco , one of Tone Poem giant Richard Strauss` favorite pupils and friend of Maurice Ravel and other 20th century composers such as Stravinsky (whose music he helped popularize). Since then, whether Improvising, listening, studying composition or devoting myself wholly to the visual arts for years at a time, I have been deeply aware that sharing my musical insights , teaching, and or mentoring young aficionados came with the territory!   I love it, although I am afraid that as my consciousness expands...that I know less and less each year! :-)  

The Tonal Oasis called SoundCloud is a fine and wondrous place in oh so many ways.  And with your support and appreciation, I de-Light to share my music with an ever widening audience. I call what i upload ' Sound-Seeds'.  Most of these 'bed tracks' call out to be fleshed out by passionate soloists who somehow Resonate with my Soundz and Ideas.  So please drop me a line, as i am most interested in letting them bear more fruit through collaboration, interpretation, re-mixing or use in other media.    

And on a personal Note, a Huge Thank-You to each and all who listen, inJoy, and Re-Post onwards what finds it's way thru me! :) Bless y'all.  It's my Joy to simply 'Let' the Creative Spirit find expression through this instrument of Body, Mind, and Heart!  I hope you will find some peace, joy, and rest, in at least some of my improvisations, compositions, or soundz. 

Insofar as playing, and composing  ... as you continue on in Your journey into  the infinite 'Cave of Wonders' we call Music, I wish you all the very best in all Your creative endeavours. 

So Be Kind to yourSelves and one another. Be Audacious, Ready to Play, and above all, share the Joy of being able to express whatever you're feeling. 

In-deed, may The Muse continue to 'Sing on and Play on' through each of us !   For this is one way this 'ol world is lifted up, and Changed for the better - note by note, and smile by smile .  

 Yes, may we simply Let our Creativity flow forth without concern for results.
                                   Peace

                                    Gary *+*

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