Jamie Rhind's Fusion Collection

2016 has been a great year musically already.  Here's my growing collection of tunes released so far, including several fine ones where I have been asked to join the fun.   Thanks to the extraordinary musicians and friends who have joined me - I owe so much to them to what they each bring to the party, for their creativity and their collaborative spirit:
Alpha Roots - guitar and djembe
Tom Adams - guitar
Julien Apelian - keyboards
BITs - keyboards
Joe Bongiovanni - guitar
Mirko Borach (Stringburner) - bass
Jörg Calaminus - keyboards
Dean Clark (Alex Rand) - keyboards and bass
Rients Draaisma - guitar
Simon Reich - keyboards
Giuliano Ghisi - guitar
Ms. King - vocals
Rey King - guitar
Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski - guitar
Mel Lopes - trumpet
Orlando "The Don" Lund - guitar, bass, congas
Michel Martineau - clarinet
Claus Maurice - guitar
Santi-Caballero Mendez - sax
Jeff Michaels - guitar
NayJ - vocals
David Nederland - keyboards
Scott Nelson - guitar
Mike Orzek - guitar
Marco Oversteegen - guitar
Tony "bluestone' Pappas - vocals
Aleck Rand - guitar, keyboards, bass
Luis Reniu - bass
David Rhind - trumpet
Dan Rosati - tenor sax
Hidefumi Suzuki - guitar
Ian Tait - guitar
Les Thomas - guitar
Justin Valente - guitar
Dan van den Berg - guitar
Milana Zilnik - una corda

And for those interested, I have just released Barcelona and I Believe, 2 CDs of my own music and a few jazz standards. SoundCloud's Dan van den Berg and Al Schulman wrote the liner notes for them. Here's a link if you are interested in checking them out - itunes.apple.com/us/album/barcelona/id1071251143

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


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2016 Releases and Collaborations

Jamie Rhind - Cruise Control

Jazz And Classical

Thanks for all the love from our Soundcloud friends.  This collection of almost 500 tunes includes so many of you - enjoy the variety, the fabulous friends and players from around the world, and the many styles of playing we have incorporated here.  Each of these tunes has 150+ likes on Soundcloud - in no particular order.  

And another thanks for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  

Jamie

Best of Jamie Rhind

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

And appreciative of your generous time spent listening, your comments and for your shares

Jazz Collection

August

This one's for you Santi...
Two months ago our dear and wonderfully talented friend and musician Santi Caballero Mendez was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident in his hometown of Barcelona.  Sam and I had recorded over 50 tunes together yet we had never spoken.  To honor Santi, we have created our tribute Missing You - with 17 different musicians around the world who had recorded with Sam in my music.  The music brings out so many emotions for me, sadness, joy, passion, playfulness, and of course the incredible latin spirit.   Each section of the piece has different musicians, and so many musicians appear and reappear throughout the piece - but often with different supporting casts.  In the end, a moving tribute from so many of Soundcloud's very finest.  Thank you all for joining in as we honor Santi - and thank you Santi...we're Missing You:

Sennid Simon - vocals -https://soundcloud.com/sennid
Annie Smart - vocals - https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1
Sergio Parraga - congas, bongos, cajon, timbales - https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga
Georg Boehme - alto flute, soprano flute, soprano sax - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Mirko Borach - bass - https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Manuel Muzzu - bass - https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu
Daniele Petrocchi - bass - https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi
Vlad Glavchovski - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/vlad-glavchovski
Stephan Lipinski - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Al Schulman - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman
Hidefumi Suzuki - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/boon-suzuki
Lou Taverna - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/louis-taverna
Daniele Turani - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani
Dan van den Berg - guitar - https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
David Nederland - keyboards - https://soundcloud.com/david-nl
Will Paasche - keyboards - https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
Jamie Rhind - keyboards

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  RIP and thank you Santi. https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero

Missing You - for Santi Caballero Mendez - with 17 Soundcloud friends

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

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

B3 Boogie

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:)

Busting Out - with Ronny Heimdal / guitar

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'

Song - Never Let Me Go - Jazz Funk
Produced and composed by Paploviante
Drums Ricky Lawson
Piano Miles Black
E-Piano Jeff Lorber
Sax Eric Marienthal
Guitar Carlos Eduardo Arellano
Bass Alex Al

NEVER LET ME GO - PAPLOVIANTE - Jazzfunk

Back with Pinner with some new jazz fusion - Above The Clouds.  Love what Stephan does.  Again and again.  Follow his wonderful playing here on Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner

And for a playlist of now 120 tunes we have recorded together!:  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

Jamie

Above The Clouds - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

In The Middle Of You & I
Music and crowd People / Paploviante
Vocal and mix NayJ  https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2
Lyrics:
I'm stuck in the middle of you and I ooooooh
Stuck in the middle of you and I
Mm mm I gotta choose between what you want 
And what I need Oooooooh

You want me to be there every second of the day
Oh but I, I really need to get away 
Wooooo I'm stuck in the middle oh of you and I

You say I'm the only one who can really make you smile
Oh, but to smile, for me 
Oh you know it's been a while
You say dedicated 
I say complicated
You and I oh you and I

I I I I'm stuck in the middle wooo, stuck in the middle wooo
Stuck in the middle of you and I eeeeeee
Woooo I gotta choose between what you want and what I need
Cause I'm stuck in the middle ooooooooo of you and I eeeeee

You want me to be there every second of the day
Do but I really dooooo need to get away
Every now and then

So, I gotta choose between what you want 
And what I need

Don't mean to hurt you but
I choose what I need

In The Middle Of You & I - NayJ / 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

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

DREAMER (JAZZ)

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

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

Backseat Blues

Back with some new fusion for the summer...here's beatnik

Beatnik - Sergio Parraga & Jamie Rhind

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

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.

We thank you as always for your time listening, for your comments and for your shares

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

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)

Vocal https://soundcloud.com/floras-1
Sukhwinder Flora 
Manchester
Please visit her site, amazing music and spoken words.
I was so happy to be part of this track, Fever is classic track. There is many versions for this track, but we hope you find something new for this one :)

Fever - River Soul & Moon Dust ( Cover )

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os5luKy0s1U
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Please enjoy my improvisation on "Etude-Tableau (op. 33, no. 8)" by Rachmaninoff. I appreciate your comments and sharing my music with others!

"Not Rachmaninoff" by Milana (Acoustic+Video)

Here's a funky modal groove for your listening pleasure.   Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

I'm pleased to have just released 2 CDs entitled Barcelona and I Believe, which include my own music and a few jazz standards. SoundCloud's Dan van den Berg and Al Schulman wrote the liner notes for them. Here's a link if you are interested in checking them out - itunes.apple.com/us/album/barcelona/id1071251143

Cruise Control

Here's a classic jazz standard A Foggy Day.  A Foggy Day was composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. Never saw the movie but the beautiful tune has stuck with me for a long time.  It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.  So many greats have recorded this, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, George Benson and even David Bowie.

This recording was all done on keyboards.

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

A Foggy Day  - George Gershwin

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

Let's go for a stroll in Madrid....  All recorded on keyboards.

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

A Walk in Madrid

Here's a pretty one to get in that positive weekend frame of mind...

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

A Positive Mind

Nothing like the thrills of the '70s Muscle Cars.   How 'bout a '72 Camero...

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

'72 Camero

1971 was an important time in music, where electricity was changing the landscape and Rock, Funk, Soul and Jazz were all merging into psychedelic grooves.  Marshal stacks were often taller than the players, the players were higher than the Marshal stacks, Strats and Les Pauls were the axes of choice, Hammond B3 Organs and Fender Rhodes keyboards could compete for volume with the guitars, and the hair was even longer than the jams.   Woodstock was a recent memory, Jimi Hendrix had just passed but had moved into the funk and soul inspired Band of Gypsies period, Sly & The Family Stone was heating it up with heavy funk and soul inspired grooves, and Miles Davis had just released the seminal Bitches Brew fusion double album that literally changed music.  This was where it was at, with each of these musicians and bands being influenced by each other.  Great stuff that produced legendary sessions and recordings and pushed music forward with power, energy, groove and volume.  

1971 commemorates this time and mindset, and recreates the feel with friends from around the world who continuously exhibit this spirit, energy and hair in their playing:

Alpha Roots - djembe  Stuttgart, Germany  https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
Rikard From - Hammond B3 organ  Umea, Sweden  https://soundcloud.com/rikard-from
Stephen "Pinner" Lipinski - guitar  New Jersey, USA  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Scott Nelson - guitar  Pennsylvania, USA  https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064
Marco Oversteegen - guitar  Almere, Netherlands  https://soundcloud.com/marco-oversteegen
Justin Valente  - guitar  New Jersey, USA  https://soundcloud.com/justin-valente
Jorg Calaminus - Dusseldorf, Germany - mastering

A couple of words on each of the players:  ALPHA ROOTS - Alphio was the perfect choice to add his soulful African djembe percussion voice.  One of the most prolific and inclusive musicians here on SoundCloud, always speaking with a positive voice.  Check out his often reggae and dub inspired recordings.  RICKARD FROM - my favorite B3 player here on SoundCloud.  We haven't recorded before but wanted his beautiful sound and also wanted these other heavy cats to be introduced to his Jimmy Smith type playing.  STEPHEN "PINNER" LIPINSKI - one of the hottest jazz fusion guitarists on SoundCloud, bringing more modern Scofieldesque jazz lines and harmonies to 1971.  SCOTT NELSON - another burning jazz and fusion guitarist, Scott sound combines elements of the contemporary guitar masters - Scofield, Metheny and Martino - to create his extraordinary playing.  MARCO OVERSTEEGEN - no one on SC has a closer overall sound to Hendrix, and we needed Marco's fabulous rhythm playing and soloing to anchor this 1971 mood.  JUSTIN VALENTE - Justin's my favorite blues rock guitarist, and just had to be a part of this summit, bringing us that heavy electric sound of Jimi, The Allman Bros, Freddie King and Stevie Ray Vaughn.  

So here's 1971.  Again.

Thanks to these great players for joining me and contributing so much to 1971, and also to all the listener, for your generous time, your comments and your shares.  And a special thanks to Jorg Calaminus for taking the initiative to master the sound for us to give you this real fine mix.
  

1971 - Alpha Roots, Rikard From, Scott Nelson, Marco Oversteegen, Pinner, Justin Valente, Jamie

It Can't Get Any Funkier Than This...

Times sure are funky.  Be safe and respect social distancing.

These guys are all so great.  Check out all their music!  Georg is all over that Baritone Sax, Stephan on the grooving guitar and Daniele simply nailing the bass.  Couldn't be more fun for me.

Georg Böhme https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Stephan Lipinski https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Daniel Petrocchi. https://soundcloud.com/daniele-petrocchi


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

It Can't Get Any Funkier

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.