DECEMBER   2 / 2020

Thanks to so many friends from all over the world who have helped shape my music and musical experience in this most difficult 2020.  This playlist is a summary of the 100+ tracks that summarize our collective experience together.

We appreciate your generous time listening, your comments and your shares.   And a special thanks to all the players and creators.

Creating With Friends in 2020

Nouveautés : Jazz et blues

Work Your Magic

These guys can play!   The collection of my recordings here with superb guitar players.  Every one flat out plays! Almost all originals

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A Whole Lotta Serious Guitar

Proud of this stuff.  So much new music with the finest players I know these past 5 years.
  
Thanks to all who have made this come to life.   

Jamie

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Jazz Collection

Let's Groove a Little

Let's Groove (Part 2)

Jamie Rhind's 2020 Collection

August

A Classic Hammond B3 organ jam in the style of the great jazz organ players, including Jimmy Smith and Joey DeFrancesco

B3 Boogie

Kicking back with a soulful Summer organ groove.  This one was inspired by my favorite Hammond B3 Organ players -- the greats:  Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Larry Young.

Hope you enjoy the groove and playing as much as I do.  Thanks as always for listening and commenting.

Jamie

B3 Groovin'

Here's a slow blues in G playing with a fine Jamey Abersold backing track.    Ever have the backseat blues?

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Backseat Blues

Here's an original latin jazz tune featuring three world class musicians and friends.  Joining me on this are Spain's Santi-Caballero Mendez on flute, California's Vivek Patel on trumpet and Holland's Dan van den Berg on acoustic guitar.  Each is at the very top of accomplishment levels and together represent something very special.  

Santi-Caballero - flute https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
Vivek Patel - trumpet   https://soundcloud.com/vivek-patel
Dan van den Berg - guitar  https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
Jamie Rhind - piano, bass, vibes, drum track, composition

Check out everyone's gallery if you aren't already following them - exceptional talents and people.

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Latin Satin - with Santi-Caballero Mendez, Vivek Patel and Dan van den Berg

Here's another original, Get Funky With Me, with grooving jazz guitarist Scott Nelson bringing it home.  We've set the tune up as a soul jazz groove with rhodes and piano, trading off with Hammond B3 organ and Scott's super tasty electric guitar.  Scott is new to SoundCloud, hails from Pennsylvania, and is simply a superb guitarist and musician.  On this track he brings a definitive John Scofield influence, reminding me of Sco's electric work on A Go Go, with organ and keyboard player John Medeski's group.  Check out Scott's growing and wide range of playing on his SoundCloud.  Damn he can play....

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Get Funky With Me - with Scott Nelson / guitar

A treat today to share another original, Fresh Air, with Stephen Lipinski on guitar.  Pinner is simply one of the finest jazz fusion guitarists here on SoundCloud...and you will hear why.    Stephen combines high level ability with taste, rhythm and always an angular, cool line.  Check him out on Together, For Miles, and several other favorites.  Such great playing once again Stephen!  Always a treat:)
Head to Pinner's jazz and fusion at https://soundcloud.com/pinner

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Fresh Air - with Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski / guitar

Wanna Dance?

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Dance With Me

Tom Adams is back with some really heavy playing....some of his very best ever.   This one's our tribute to the recent tragedies in Dallas.  

Check out Tom's fantastic playing and gallery at https://soundcloud.com/better-with-the-blues

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Blues for Dallas - with Tom Adams / guitar

In poker, you double down when you get two aces.  And that's just what we have here...two aces.  Scott Nelson and Mirko Borach.  Both superb musicians and guys who you put money on.  So fortunate to have both here on SoundCloud - Scott https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064 is from outside of Philadelphia, and is a complete master on guitar.  We had to team him up with another master on bass, Essen Germany's Mirko Borach, who is well known here on SC as Stringburner https://soundcloud.com/stringburner.  Full credit to these wonderful players as they bring our original Double Down to life with me.  Follow these guys and head back into their galleries here for so many exceptional pieces.  I've recorded over twenty with Mirko and now five with Scott.  Loved each one and hope you will too.

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Double Down - with Scott Nelson / guitar and Mirko "Stringburner"  Borach / bass

Let's funk a little more...

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Daft Funk

You know that great feeling when you just can't stop the beat...

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Can't Stop The Beat

How cool of Zurich producer Paul Racle to be making music for everyone else.  You've gotta love the attention Paul throws into Shell Game, from his signature funk bass sound to the crisp funky drumming.  Sounded to me like it only needed a synth line -
Follow Paul's extensive collection of original recordings and collabs: https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle .   This is our ninth tune together - thanks to Paul's outpouring of original music.  We hope you love it:)https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/playing-with-paploviante

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Shell Game - with Paul Racle / everything but the synth solo

It's Sunday and no time better for a little grooving...this one's a little soulful blues and the photo's from the greatest blues club of all, Chicago's Kingston Mines.  When you visit Chicago be sure to go at least one night.  Live blues on two rotating stages from 8p - 4a every night of the year.   And if you can play they often let you sit in.  People all over bringing instruments for late night action.  Named our newest dog Koko Taylor, who's photo in in the poster on the wall - the Queen of Chicago Blues.  

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That Ain't No Jive

Just check out Rients Draaisma's magical fusion and rock guitar playing on this classic 70's hit.   Simply remarkable the ease which he navigates the groove.  Rients is one of the finest musicians and creators on SoundCloud, and such a treat to again be recording with him.  Rients has several great albums out, and plays with mastery that is surpassed by few guitarists.  A musician's musician.
Stick with this through the end for smiles, memories and a true treat from the master

Follow Rients' music here:  https://soundcloud.com/rients-draaisma

Low Rider - with Rients Draaisma / guitar

Let's groove a little.  Soul Jazz style...

Soul jazz comes out of a combination of styles including soul, R&B, blues and gospel.  Often it includes a Hammond organ in an organ trio setting.  Here we double your fun...

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Summer Groovin'

The SC Master of the Telecaster Mike Orzek joins me here on our original, A Mic for Mike.  Mike brings a strong blues and rock sensibility and some great rhythm playing.  Check out and follow his extensive and creative gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/lando-orz

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A Mic For Mike - Michael Orzek / Jamie Rhind

Times Ain't Right

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Times Ain't Right

It's 2020 and the great Tom Adams and I are back with a serious shuffle, Bad Ass Boy.  Tom's a special friend and one of SoundCloud's greatest.  Check out his beautiful blues guitar work.  We've recorded almost 50 tunes together and this one's a favorite!

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Bad Ass Boy  -  Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

Origination

A fresh track here with U.POET.  U.POET creates and tells the important story of individuality. 

U.POET:  https://soundcloud.com/user-814978679

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Be Yourself - U.POET / Jamie Rhind

Always so much fun to be playing the blues with SC's blues master Tom Adams.  He's burning it up again here and has offered up this track for collaboration.  We've done almost 50 tunes together and this one's a favorite:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1
Follow Tom's great blues:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892

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A Hard Night's Blues - Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

The Netherland's incredible Rients Draissma tears up our blues rock original Change It Up.   He's simply one of the finest guitar players we've heard, pushing sound, rhythm and harmony.   Check out Rients' superb jazz-rock fusion guitar and arrangements:  http://www.rientsdraaisma.com - his latest album Guitales is simply burning http://www.rientsdraaisma.com/shop-guitales/, and follows up on so many Tribal Tech and Weather Report influenced compositions:  https://soundcloud.com/rients-draaisma.  Also check out his iJam album, of heavy fusion burners.
I've been fortunate to have recorded a number of tunes with Rients, among some of my favorites here on SoundCloud. 

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Change It Up - Rients Draaisma / Jamie Rhind

Some blues with the exceptional guitarist Tom Adams.  Love what Tom does!

We have so much wonderful music together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

And be sure to follow Tom's gallery of blues inspired goodness:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892
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Birthday Blues - Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

Get up and Dance and Groove ..... Martin Jones has one of the great soul voices on SoundCloud, and he joins Tom Adams https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892band and me on our new blues, Boogaloo.  Gotta love Martin's https://soundcloud.com/ver2xif heart and soul, which pours out over recent concerns, and offers some help through it and through music.  Tom's understated here by our standards, complementing Marin and creating such a feel through his superb electric blues.   It's been so great to find Tom here and now have pushed beyond 50 recordings together.  And though a far shorter list, some of my favorites with Martin too.  We hope you enjoy this one.  Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Boogaloo - Martin Jones / Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

We're all On the Lowdown these days, trying to understand the significance of the issues around us.   And I couldn't think of a better way to spend some time than to bring together some of my very favorite musicians I have met from around the world, with our original On the Lowdown.   Special musicians contributed to this - two exceptional guitarists from the Philadelphia area - Audric Jankauskas and Stephan Lipinski, Barcelona's Sam Mendez on tenor sax, and Germany's Mirko Borach playing the beautiful fretless bass.  Audric has the first guitar solo and Stephan the second.  The final mastering was done by Audric.  Follow these wonderful players and creators: 
Mirko Borach bass:  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Audric Jankauskas guitar:  https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas
Stephan Lipinsk guitar:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Sam Mendez - tenor sax:  https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero

And please keep your community safer by remaining On the Lowdown

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On the Lowdown - Mirko Borach / Audric Jankauskas / Stephan Lipinski / Sam Mendez / Jamie Rhind

Available here: https://www.beatport.com/track/oosh-extended-mix/14238124

Paul Thomas - Oosh [UV]

Reach For The Sky is one of those collaborations that brings it all together with great musicians and great friends.  A big project that in total was more than 1GB, this soulful original gives everyone a chance to make statements and a chance for some fine ensemble work too.  Scotland's highly versatile Annie Smart so emotionally adds her voice and harmonies, Germany's Georg Boehme is on Bari Sax on this track, and Spain's Sam Mendez plays the flute.  Both weave in and out between the vocals, and above the wonderful bass of Italy's Daniele Petrocchi.  And playing guitars is Daniele Turani, also of Italy.  Everyone's in such fine form and it all gels so beautifully.  Follow each of these great players and creators.

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Reach For The Sky - G Boehme / S Mendez / D Petrocchi / A Smart / D Turani / J Rhind

On our new soul jazz original, Work You Magic, I'm joined by Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski grooving on guitar, and Jahn Neu's searching trumpet, as we navigate the blues.  I've done over 80 recordings with Pinner, and this one has me especially fired up over his sound, his drive and his superb playing.  In top form, Stephan pushes and pushes and his deep love for the blues comes through again.

My first recording with Prague's superb trumpet player and composer, and Jahn's sound here reminds me of Miles Davis, where the space becomes more important than the notes, and a unique sound the most important of all.  The listeners' ear searches for the beautiful trumpet sound, as Jahn's ambient, understated voice comes through softly, blending in so well with the groove behind it.

Follow these superb musicians and their own music:
https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://www.youtube.com/user/pinsk94
https://soundcloud.com/kofein-1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUq5n6md3B6rFVtuu54L8Ow?view_as=subscriber

And for a playlist of the 80+ tunes Stephan and I have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

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Work Your Magic - Stephan Lipinski / Jahn Neu / Jamie Rhind

112 KBPS FILES - DON'T BE A DUNCE!

Having previously released on RNT as part of duo Balako, Diogo https://soundcloud.com/strausz now makes his solo debut on the label with an absolutely stunning offering of electronic Brazilian jazz. A São Paulista now living in Paris, Strausz made international waves earlier this year with his piece ‘Pausa,’ a grand and sprawling orchestral work written and recorded by musicians around the world in isolation. The two songs on Strausz’ new Emancipação EP showcase his gift for instrumental composition that feels at once both fresh and timeless, informed heavily by the classic Bossa Nova and Samba repertoires of his native Brazil, yet translated through a modern production lens, and executed with exceptional musicianship. The end result is an undeniably unique sound that will fit equally well in the collections of jazz and MPB aficionados, as in the crates of modern DJs and listeners alike.

Emancipação EP

Diogo Strausz - Emancipação

Some searing new blues with guitar master Tom Adams.  Check out Tom's simply awesome sound here on our original, What You Say?

Check out Tom's fabulous gallery of blues inspired tracks:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892
And for the extensive playlist of the almost 60 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

Happy Holidays to all - be safe, be well and here's to a better 2021.  We have a long road to go.

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What You Say?     -     Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

It's Christmas soon .. .not a usual Christmas coming up... Maybe not everyone will gather with loved ones ..However let's share the joy of this unique time of the year ..with fun and hope ...I thought the authentic swinging style so well carried in its time by Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington would fit in these times so well ...
..hope you enjoy this one made with hope for better times ...my humble and sincere way ... All the best Steph

Christmas Blues

Romance Recipe

My Funny Valentine

Next up on Redux Red we are very happy to present ' One Day ' from Jayface.
Dark Progressive tones lead the way with crisp drums and a dark heavy bass working with layers of catchy melodies progressing to break which opens up with spacious pads and popcorn synths bring ' One Day ' to an epic climax.

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Jayface - One Day [Out Now]

Mr. Turner is back with an Afro Jazz Funk Edit for Gouranga.
Turner is known under many other AKA’s as Audio Editor, Remixer, DJ, Ghost Producer and Label Owner.

Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat (groove), electrified sounds and an early prevalence of analog synthesizers. The integration of funk, soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the creation of a genre whose spectrum is quite wide and ranges from strong jazz improvisation to soul, funk or disco with jazz arrangements, jazz riffs, and jazz solos, and sometimes soul vocals.

This Afro Re-work has been beat driven as an classic extended version from Mr. Turner for your dancefloor.

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Kizunguzungu (Mr. Turner Extended Version Edit)

Just a little more groove.  Joined by the wonderful Stephan Lipinski on guitar...our 84th recording together:))

https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Back Grooving - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Some heavy fusion for some heavy times...
Audric is the consummate musician, a musician's musician, and the top guitar expert in Philadelphia.  So I was again thrilled when he joins me here on our original, It's Not What It Seems.  With a handoff of the framework, Audric went to work - completely inspired - and turned it into this.   Not only the guitar, but additional keys, percussion, structure and ideas.   There's a lot to listen to here - from the spectacular initial guitar work to the harmonic structure and lines.  
And check out Audric's impressive galleries:
https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas
https://soundcloud.com/audric-and-friends
The award winning photo of an ice cave in Iceland was taken by our son Tyler

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It's Not What It Seems - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

Some new goodness with the superb Al Schulman on guitar and Mirko Borach on bass.   How nice to have such musicians here joining me on our jazz original, Cosi Bello.  Both these guys so deeply involved in music and on so many levels. You won't find a single person who knows more about fine guitars than Al, and he's so humble too:).  We hope you enjoy the sound...
Be well, be safe and continue to mask up!

Cosi Bello - Al Schulman / Mirko Borach / Jamie Rhind

Check out Harry Jacobson's pro guitar work on our funk fusion original, On The Edge.  Harry's a senior faculty member of the National Guitar Workshop, teaching advanced students across many styles of play.  I love what he's done with his rhythm playing, his fills and his superb edgy and bluesy electric guitar soloing - contributing so much to the syncopation, groove and sound here.  Follow Harry's superb SoundCloud recordings and playing:  https://soundcloud.com/harry-jacobson.

On The Edge - Harry Jacobson / Jamie Rhind

We're excited to bring some new hot fusion to SoundCloud.  World View includes so many of my favorite players here, coming together to create a sound that take me back to the wonderful epic days of Weather Report, one of the seminal instrumental bands of our lifetime.  Five simply superb musicians and friends helped bring this original to life - Germany's Mirko "Stringburner" Borach on bass, Spain's Sergio Parraga on percussion, the US's Stephan Lipinski on guitar, Spain's Sam Mendez on tenor sax, and Norway's Will Paasche joining me on keyboards.  And oh can they play.  Stringburner lays down such a fantastic, grooving bass line reminiscent of Jaco, Sergio brings his world percussion sound on Congas, Bongos and Timbale, Stephan Lipinski adds his inside out guitar work, Sam Mendez with his always beautiful tenor sax sound, and Will Paasche with the effortless synth solo.  I've jumped on a classic flanged Fender Rhodes sound that Weather Report's Joe Zawinul used so well to help create the syncopation and add to the churn.  We've captured an almost live sound over this modal fusion, letting the cats stretch out and let loose.  Love what everyone does here on this tribute to Weather Report and to their all world sound.
Follow each of these exceptional players:
Mirko Borach https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Stephan Lipinski https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Sam Mendez https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
Will Paasche https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
Sergio Parraga https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

We hope you dig this as much as we do.  Be safe, be well and mask up.

And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  This one's for you Tyler...

World View - Borach / Lipinski / Mendez / Paasche / Parraga / Rhind

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.