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Syntaleta 🇺🇦 - Daddy's Lullaby ,  Jamie Rhind, Pinner, Georg Boehme --- Old School

Another composition recorded before the war. I hope one day I will return to my home studio. Any support from you is much appreciated on these extremely hard times for our country, our family. 
I could have recorded much new music for the last 9 months... unless russians came to our yard to "save" us with their tanks, missiles, bombs and war planes at 4 a.m. on Feb 24th. And yes, they saved us from our house, from our normal life, from our dreams and plans. They saved my elderly parents from their home and peaceful life in retiring, saved my daughter from happy childhood, from school, from her friends and vacation by the sea. We'll never forget and never forgive it! I'm sure that russia will get what it deserves - each rocket they launch on Ukraine will turn to another 10 years of disaster for their cowardly people.
 Special thanks to Houman (@houmans) for mastering the track! Please check out his wonderful soundtracks.
Please sub for my Facebook artist page: https://www.facebook.com/syntaleta/

Gone

Created this tune in the style of a favorite guitarist Jeff Beck, whose music with Jan Hammer has been a leading influence on my synth and keyboard playing.  All done with keyboards here....

Beck Home Again

Created this tune to combine elements of rock and fusion, and was looking to set up soloing similar to what John McLaughlin and Jeff Beck did with Jan Hammer.   Norway's superb fusion guitarist, composer and recording artist Ronny Heimdal is featured, and just tears it up.  Into pieces.  Little pieces.  Check out his gallery here on SoundCloud:

https://soundcloud.com/ronny-heimdal

Hope you enjoy our music.  Thanks so much Ronny:)

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Busting Out - with Ronny Heimdal / guitar

Recorded before the war... A big thank you Houman Check out Houman on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/HHxiZ for mastering!

Close To The Rainbow

Frans Beelaard Recorded in Modesto, Ca. Steve Roy Bass, Drummondville, Canada. Sergio Parraga, Congas, Bongos , Bells. Spain.  Featuring Alto Saxophone solo, Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano solo. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Acoustic Bass. Steinway Acoustic Piano Rhythm. String Quartet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bowed Contra Acoustic Bass. Trap Drum set. Percussion Congas, Bongos, Bells, Cowbell, Tambourine, Zildjan 22" Crash & ride  Cymbals.

Cannery Row

Reflections

Frans Beelaard...tracks, Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Steve Roy...Bass, Drummondville, Canada. Sergio Parraga... Percussion, Spain. Horn Section, Trumpet, Alto, Tenor Saxophones. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano solo. Roland Bass Synthesizer. Vibraphone Rhythm. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano Rhythm. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Trumpet solo. Trap full kit Drum set. Percussion, Timbales, Cowbell, Tambourine, 22" Zildjan Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Power House

Oh yes i think this stuff is grooving, great work from my 
Friend Joerxworx,https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
Some old guys shaking there Bones, yeeeaaarrrr, 
Thanks to the big Fish Orchester

Lunatics 127 Some OGs In Town joerxworx & Ratzzz

THE BLUE DREAM

In a dream-like world this track finds it's place, in a way it made me think of the surrealist works from the twentieth century by artists like Dali, Magritte, de Chirico, and Dutch painter Carel Willink, for whose nephew I have worked as architect. I hope I can take you along this little dream journey...

-Dan

Original music played, written and arrangement for three acoustic guitars by Daniël van den Berg, December 2023.

Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015 Recorded using an Apogee MiC. Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch
Cover Art made using Midjourney AI

The Blue Dream | Dan van den Berg

Here's some wonderful new music from the UK's fine Andy "Sterling" McLean.  Andy created the entire tune, playing each instrument and then asked me to join him with a solo, which I did with a piano to match the piano comping he had added.  Andy started this over 20 years ago and broke it out in our new year to suggest the new start to something great.  

Follow Andy's very fine woodwind playing here, as well as his many jazzy compositions: https://soundcloud.com/mcleanaf

And to our listeners, have a healthy and happy 2024 and beyond - thanks for all your time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Andy McLean / Jamie Rhind - New Beginning

Some more fun with Pinner to start the new year.  Check out and follow all his guitar goodness - https://soundcloud.com/pinner  we've recorded over 100 tunes together and always a great time.\:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Rain Dance - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

That's Just The Way It Is - Jamie Rhind

Do You Have A Minute? - Jamie Rhind

The great Elvin Jones use to drive music with his cymbals and power behind John Coltrane and McCoy Tyler.   Joining me here again on a 12/8 modal groove to celebrate the sound of Trane is Cologne's Georg Boehme, a superb Bari Sax and woodwind player.   https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme. Together we remember these great moments from the 60s

Here's a playlist of our recordings together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Step Out - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

thank you everyone for everything. free to use and download

Dollar And A Half

Having some fun again with the wonderful Andy McLean on saxes - such sweet lines, harmonies and sound 

Check out more of Andy's great playing here:  https://soundcloud.com/mcleanaf

Thanks for your generous time listening, for your comments and your shares

Wah Tz Up?   -   Andy McLean & Jamie Rhind

About time Lou and I turned it up a little bit.  Such a tremendous musician in every way - listen to Lou's deep appreciation for the blues - tasty fire.  Always laying it down so well.   Check out and follow Lou's wonderful music, albums and releases:  

https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna



Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your  likes, comments and shares

Inner City Jive -- Lou Taverna / Jamie Rhind

My first work recorded in Kharkiv during the war. They will never steal our peace of mind... My dear Dad was always with me when I was a child, but now we've been apart for over 2 years due to the war. My parents' home exists only in my memory. I wish all the children in Ukraine whose fathers have to defend the country peace and reunion of their families.
Remastering by Houman https://soundcloud.com/houmans. Please check his beautiful music.

Daddy's Lullaby

Four of Seven

Atmosphere     Prod By Chameleon

summer sunlight on the ground
i still see you fallen down

it happens every day (to the chosen) baby
the wounded find a way hey

every heartache, every fear
just a mistake brought us here

you have the secret knack (deep inside you) darling
the one that brings us back jack

into the weeds we’re going
spinning ‘round
but we’ll be back i know it
watch us now

hey honey don’t you know (don’t you know it) by now
you’ll never be alone, no

we’re grateful for today (we accept it) cherie
there is no other way hey

It Happens Every Day

It's always a pleasure and an honor to add to David's beautiful guitar compositions. This is (for me) a somewhat melancholy glance back at summer and a looking forward to what is to come: the crackle of a woodfire and the different ways the sunlight plays on the floors during the autumn season. I love the changing of the seasons and I thank my Creator for this pleasure.
Hear more of David's beautiful music @david-dunhamuser589535203

Bittersweet Goodbye: David Dunham & Debra Buesking

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/nPK8BsIxIdI?si=hM7vAvYfBhU41Ot5

I'm happy to present soon my new album "Soul Pulse". I started a new job this month, so I'm a bit slow to finish the mix. So here it is a very direct track I just did between yesterday (electronic) and today (bowls), trying to capture the essence of this album. Mainly I played with singing bowls and other meditative instruments like tongue drums, custom percussions mixed with electronic. I was inspired by this kind of electro/techno, with repetitive beats, trying to express the link between body and soul, very organic, a kind of spirituality all pumping by blood, and how everything is connected. And the power of will. It's all about being alive. This is how I would describe this bunch of tracks - and this quick track could be an introduction.

Aorta

Rainy section: 4 soprano saxophones; 2 clarinet drones; tenor saxophone blues solo.
Rain break section: 3 flutes
Raining again section: 2 flutes soloing with 2 tenor saxes; 4 soprano saxes; 3 alto saxes in drone mode.

All other sounds c/o Apple Inc.

Art c/o Pinterest.

DELUGE BLUES

Nothing could be further from the stuff I usually like to do. A bit experimental for me, let's say. I see there are a lot of Halloween tracks; this is my insignificant contribution to the topic. 
Early draft here: https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/base-7-2

Cover picture: 'Trionfo della morte' (Triumph of death), author unknown, 17th century, private collection (Italy).

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Music by Michele Ansani (2023-2024)
Samples are courtesy of DopeBoyzMuzic and Zenhiser.
Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, October 30.

Night Of The Dying Living *

Allegro

Third movement of a "SONATA OF MELODIES" (now complete)

Terzo movimento di una "SONATA DELLE MELODIE" (ora completa)

Melodie(III)

Melodie (III)

V-Roar of His Ignorance

Andy McLean joins me again with his soulful and soaring soprano sax on our original "What's On Your Mind?".  Follow Andy's great horn playing, arranging and composing skills here:  https://soundcloud.com/mcleanaf. 
Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  

what's on your mind?

Freedom / Paploviante Open Collaboration Offer 
Paploviante: E-Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Mix and Mastering
Added electric guitars and final mix by Neno J.
@paploviante-and-friends:
@paul-racle:

Freedom (collab with Paploviante)

Here's some old school soulful grooving with the marvelous Georg Boehme on saxes,  Stephan Pinner Lipinski joining on guitar and Daniele Petrocchi on electric bass - check out and follow these fabulous players and friends

https://on.soundcloud.com/7XvYPHkWzvm6QEFT9

Old School - Georg Boehme / Stephan Lipinski / Daniele Petrocchi / Jamie Rhind

🔮New album: https://ariad.bandcamp.com/album/soul-pulse 
🪬Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ewhX5jr_w 
🩸Learn more: https://ariad-music.com/musique/soul-pulse/

I am glad to finally present my new album SOUL PULSE. It contains 12 original tracks + 3 bonus. I hope you will enjoy this new musical trip. This time, I worked with singing bowls, tongue drums, custom percussions and electronics. This track is the first one, it is based on a tongue drums improvisation and then I added some electronics. Please enjoy!

Soul Pulse

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Elevation Particles

https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/7H9vVlhhX5IpTTdLM1qAUf?si=5aaa08603f984703

Internal Excursion 2

Intro

Stream Now

InfinityStones

Logic Inspired

SlyCooper

humble attempt on real Clarinet :-) - original track, with a simple backing ....
I'm better on the EWI with the clarinet sound, because I can use the saxophone fingering. But the real thing is of course the challenge :-)

After the storm

This one is quite a crazy funky fusion track! A great bass player Mirko Borach aka Stringburner(https://soundcloud.com/stringburner )came up with the idea to cover this track by Los Lobotomys, a fusion group that was formed by Steve Lukather in 1989 with some of his friends and talented players, like David Garfield.
Mirko asked Jamie Rhind (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind) and me to join on this one to complete the blend. Jamie brought his Miles' oriented synths, I brought my loud and funk rhythm guitars. We reworked the original, added different sounds and flavours to it, turning it into "Entanglement".  All of us have one solo spot around the main theme. Quite interesting is the turn of events with a more quiet interlude after the guitar solo, something we just had to keep in from the original.

Anyways! We hope to entertain you with this cover of a great fusion track and band. Do check them out if you don't know them already! Los Lobotomys...

Bass and bass arrangements, initial drum programming by Mirko Borach https://soundcloud.com/stringburner

Keyboards, synths and synth arrangements by Jamie Rhind https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind

Guitars and guitar arrangements, drum programming, mixing and mastering by Dan van den Berg

Drum samples from Amplitube
April 2015




Entanglement (cover) - feat. Mirko Borach | Jamie Rhind | Dan van den Berg

Sometimes you just have to let off a little steam (heat).  All created on keyboards.  

Thanks as always for your time listening, for your comments and your shares

Between Rock And A Hard Place

It is a special treat for me to have Anthony Chessells  https://soundcloud.com/anthony-chessells join me on this jazz rock original.  Anthony is from Melbourne, Australia, is one of my favorite guitarists on SoundCloud, and one of the very finest of the many I have recorded with here.  If you love serious musicianship and a progressive guitar sound, Anthony is one player that you just must follow.

I first heard Anthony and was floored by his compositions, by his superb rhythm, his sense of melody and harmony, and for the energy that he brings to each of his tunes.   This is a player who has deep understanding of music and recording, and an appreciation of progressive drums, keyboards and fusion.   You may remember Anthony's outstanding solo on my recent Miles Davis tribute For Miles, and he here has added so much harmony, sound and superb soloing to our collaboration of Flying High.   Take this one through to the end ... it is a special tune for us.  Thinking you will really enjoy it.

Thanks so much for your time listening, your comments and your shares.  

Here's Flying High....with Anthony "Cheez" Chessells.

Flying High - with Anthony CHeeZ Chessells

Featuring special guests, Jamie Rhind on keyboard and Jesse Teague on guitar. 

Jamie Rhind keyboard solo @ 
2:22 - 2:36
2:52 - 3:06
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind

Jesse Teague guitar solo @  
3:07-3:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqhc_pWIKfM

4:26 am (Featuring Jamie Rhind on keys / Jesse Teague on guitar)

Sometimes the extraordinary overcomes the senses.   

This photo of the Aurora Borealis was taken in Lofoten, Norway

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Aurora Borealis

Back with Scott Nelson on guitar and Mirko Borach on bass for some heavy funk.  This time we're doing Heavy Duty Judy, another original.  Gotta love Mirko's wonderful slap bass technique and lines, and when Scott's solos come in we are taken for a Heavy Duty Ride with Judy.

Follow these guys on their SC galleries:
Mirko Borach:  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Scott Nelson:  https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Heavy Duty Judy - with Scott Nelson / guitar and Mirko "Stringburner" Borach / bass

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Preludio

On the Outskirts

How great to be listening to the great Joe Bongiovanni play the blues!  Joe tears this original up, with the super soulful sound he is so well known for.  Several times Joe has been a finalist in the World Championship of Blues, in Memphis.   You'll hear why with his opening phrasing and sound.  Follow more of Joe's great playing:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni

And for a great playlist of the 20+ tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

You're Messing WIth My Heart - Joe Bongiovanni and Jamie Rhind

Tom Adams is back! Check out his wonderful blues guitar work over our original, Back in the Saddle.  Tom is a SoundCloud blues legend, and it's been way too long since we threw something down.  Follow his serious blues playing:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892 And for a playlist of the almost 50 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Back In The Saddle - Tom Adams and Jamie Rhind

Survival

Jazz/Fusion keyboard player, composer and producer.  Marketing, advertising, publishing and sales career.  Originally from Chicago, where I developed a strong appreciation for the blues and classical, and moved to New York, where jazz and the fine arts are so deep.  Key musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, John McLaughlin and the Mahivishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Scott Henderson and Tribal Tech, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Emily Remler, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Young, Buddy Guy, Santana and Earth Wind & Fire.   Former classical clarinet and piano player.  Unless noted, my music on SoundCloud was composed, recorded and performed using only keyboards.  An avid photographer.  Many covers here are my shots.  To see my photography look for Herbiejazz on Instagram or search for Herbiejazz on Google.  And a big thumbs up to SoundCloud and the SoundCloud community, and so many friends who have joined me to create.  Thank you all.