👍🏼 Be Safe - Recordings During COVID

It's been an exciting week musically.  All these are originals and recorded and produced this week.  Love the players who have joined me: 

Ace Ha
Tom Adams
Georg Boehme
Joe Bongiovanni
Andrew Morley

It Was A Great Week

The Upload

Let's Get Funky

On this day, the 25th anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughn's death, I wanted to recognize the huge influence Stevie has had on me and so many other inspired musicians here.   Stevie was one of the greatest blues guitarists ever, combining super rhythm playing, strong vocals, flair, and an aggressive soloing that followed the pentatonic based approach that Jimi Hendrix used, often with serious distortion, superb wah wah, and a unique ability to bend notes.  SRV had it all - until his untimely death in a helicopter crash following a blues festival in Wisconsin, where Eric Clapton was almost on the helicopter too.

So I've put together an extensive collection of blues from many of my favorite musicians here, all of whom have been deeply inspired by the music and genius of Stevie Ray. Many of these tracks I am playing keyboards on and others have been selected because of their blues authenticity and influence by SRV.  Friends included on this collection are:
Tom Adams
BigMamaDee
Joe Bongiovanni
Mirko Borach
BronzedGod
Zach Brown
Derek Cornett
Frank Fois
GuitarPhil7
Willie Johnson Jr.
Scott Jones
Rey King
Gavin McGough
Mike Orzek
Marco Oversteegen
Johnny Pugh
Al Schulman
Ian Tait
Telefan
Daniele Turani
Justin Valente
Dan van den Berg

Thanks to all who have invited me to add my keyboard blues sound to these and other tracks.  Hopefully this music will inspire you as much as it has me and others here on SC.  We thank you all for your time listening, for your comments and for your important shares.

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Thank You Stevie Ray Vaughn - SRV inspired blues from SoundCloud Friends

Here's a fun playlist with some great players jumping in with me too.  Thanks to all here and in my other recordings with such superb musicianship.

Hope you enjoy the music

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Find the Groove

Funky Friday

A collection of the many tunes that world class Ohio blues axeman Joe Bongiovanni  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni and I have recorded together on SoundCloud.  Joe is one of the most soulful guitar players I have ever ever heard - anywhere - and he brings that inner passion and sensitivity to every recording.  His tone, his phrasing and his interpretation are envious.  In fact, for the second year in a row, Joe has earned a finals spot playing in the World Championship of Blues Guitar in Memphis, Tennessee.  Best of luck there Joe.  Wish I could be with you there.

Thanks for being here to soothe the Soul, Joe.  Also included in this collection is the exceptional blues guitarist Justin Valente https://soundcloud.com/justin-valente who we team up with on the super funky Funk and Burn.  Check out their wonderful SoundCloud galleries:  

https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni
https://soundcloud.com/justin-valente

Jammin' with Joe Bongiovanni

The blues comes in so many versions.  Here's a small collection of some of the blues I've had the pleasure of recording.  And thanks to the many many friends who have joined me here and across the others.  Brings joy to my ears.

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

The Blues - with so many friends

Layer upon layer of syncopated funk and fusion


Flip Out

Funked Up

An instrumental version of the blues classic Sky is Crying, made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn.  My first work with Justin, who has been an inspiration and is truly a world class blues guitar player.  Fun to post today on Justin's birthday.   Check out @justin-valente to hear more of his special blues 

Guitars and Bass:  Justin Valente (@Justin-Valente)
Organ:  Jamie Rhind
Drums:  Blues Drums Vol.1 from the Loop Loft

Sky is Crying - with Justin Valente / guitar and bass

Jazzy blues collaboration with blues axeman Joseph Bongiovanni, who brings it home with an accompanying B3 organ groove, in the swinging style of jazz organ great Jimmy Smith.  Think you'll like this one.  Always fun working with Joe, who was just invited to the International Blues Competition in Memphis.  He can play his ass off...

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Walking On Hot Coals - Jamie Rhind and Joseph Bongiovanni

Blues for ross by Joe bongiovanni and Jamie rhind

Loved playing this slow blues with Joe.  He's a real master.  Enjoy the smooth sounds...

I Got The Blues - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

A traditional 12 bar blues with an aggressive solo through a favorite electric guitar patch.  Photo of the The Whailer's drummer from a concert last weekend.  He was terrific!

Electric Blues

enjoy this spring shuffle with Tom Adams.  One of the very finest guitarists on SoundCloud, Tom is the consummate blues axeman.  Love his playing and hope you enjoy too. This is what we are feeling after a three day Memorial Day weekend.  Enjoy....

Post Holiday Blues - With Tom Adams / guitar

We had a blast pulling this together.  Its a simple blues/gospel riff on organ in F, that sets up some wonderful opportunities for heavy jams over the top by Justin and Tom, two of the finest blues players I have ever recorded with.  Tom has the solos with a more treble sound, and Justin boosts his midrange and bass.  Check out their SoundCloud pages if you are not familiar.  They are bad ass, just like this tune.  Let us know what you think!

Bad Ass Blues - with Justin Valente and Tom Adams / guitars

What fun pulling this together with three serious musicians.  You probably know Joe Bongiovanni and Justin Valente's awesome blues oriented guitars, and they stretch out here on this funk / soul / fusion groove.  Burning it up they are.  And joining us on Alto Sax is recording artist Matt Criscuolo.  Look for him at mattcriscuolo.com.  These guys just play their ass off here.  Started with an internet fusion loop, I added many keyboard lines to funk it up to the max, and we added these pros.  Joe takes the opening solos for the first four minutes, Justin follows, and we finish with all the guys trading off.  So much energy.  Positive energy here.  Put this on and relax.  Hope you enjoy the entire tune - an extended play jam.  Damn this is burning.... Thanks for listening.  The guys would love your thoughts....

Funk And Burn - With Joe Bongiovanni and Justin Valente guitars and Matt Criscuolo alto sax

Bringing a soulful sound to SoundCloud with this one.  Lifetime recording artist, soul vocalist, saxophone and harmonica player Johnny Pugh sits in with blues guitarist extraordinaire Justin Valente and me on an emotional Ray Charles type slow jam.  What a wonderful surprise to hear Johnny's beautiful harp lines, which fit perfectly with Justin's raw electric blues energy.  Real proud of this one, as it captures the heart and spirit of why we all love SoundCloud.   Check out Johnny and Justin's music here - you will love their playing.  Thanks for listening.

Soul Brothers - with Justin Valente guitar and Johnny Pugh blues harp and horns

The brilliant Dan van den Berg https://soundcloud.com/danarchx and I are thrilled to share a tribute to two of our favorite bands, The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever.  These seminal bands and their musicians were so important to the merging of rock and jazz, many having come out of Miles Davis' fusion band, and featured virtuoso soloists and creativity that had not been seen before with electric music.  Dan here plays both electric and acoustic guitars, and has added so very much of himself to this modal tune.  The tune features a repeating simple lick, with dueling aggressive synth and guitar solos that these bands pioneered and took to a very high level, with John McLaughlin and Al DiMiola on guitars and Jan Hammer and Chick Corea on keyboards.     Please check out more of Dan's extraordinary music at https://soundcloud.com/danarchx .  

As always, we thank you for your time listening, your comments and your shares.  Enjoy Mahafusionu....

Mahafusionu - with Dan van den Berg / guitars

Here's a tasty blues shuffle with New York's outstanding guitarist Alan Schulman laying it down.  Thanks for joining me on this one Al.  Alan used to tour and record with Charles Earland, one of the top B3 players in the world.  Hopefully I didn't pull him down too much with this swinger.  And don't forget to check out Al's wonderful playing at https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman 

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



Big Al's Blues - with Alan Schulman / Guitar

Yay! We finished it! We all 3 love Hendrix! marco and zach presented this idea to me a while back...Marco provided the structure and backing track..

Marco ;plays the guitars from intro through til the 5 min mark or so..

Zach plays the guitars from there on out

Marco mixed it! ...Zach played around and came up with the cool artwork!!!!!!!!!!

I sing on the whole thing! these cats know how to play! i am honored to be in such company!

Voodoo Child (slight return ..and colab with MARCO OVERSTEEGEN and ZACH BROWN ))

Open collaboration with Tom Adams https://soundcloud.com/ytlblues/weekend-open-collabdownload-and-jam-your-version-then-post

Tom is back on Soundcloud with this open collab.  I added some guitar and vocals to his track.  Hope you enjoy!  

Thanks Tom!

The Texas Bluebell Blues - featuring Tom Adams (Weekend Open Collab)

For a dear friend who passed.Thank you jamie for the beautiful keys

Blues For Roy with jamie rhind

Mike Orzek and I thought we'd break out some blues here, and created this 12 Bar blues to let off a little steam.  (12 am Bar Blues).  It's the standard form for the blues, and we've got a lot of guitar and organ in this one.  Mike has done so many fine collaborations with people on SoundCloud, and his command and understanding of the blues is impressive.  Some of that is from his years living in Dallas, Texas, where he lived just a few blocks from a serious blues bar and was able to perform there regularly.  

Check out Mike's extensive gallery at https://soundcloud.com/lando-orz .  

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

12 (am) Bar Blues - with Mike "Land of Orz" Orzek

If you are looking for a great groove, check out Uptown Groove by Boston's serious funkmaster Master Tony D https://soundcloud.com/mastertonyd . Tony has his funk down solid, and I've been loving his vibe ever since I found SoundCloud last year.  Tony asked me to join him on this great groove, and I of course jumped in with a few synth tracks, doing my Herbie thing.  
Check out the groove Tony lays down here - outstanding for sure.  And check out his large collection of funk originals  https://soundcloud.com/mastertonyd

Thanks for the invite Tony - LOVE what you are doing....

We thank you for your time listening, for your comments and for your great shares.



Uptown Groove - with Master Tony D / keyboards

It's been too long since Ohio bluesman Joe Bongiovanni and I recorded a tune together, so I wrote this one with Joe's soulful and lyrical playing in mind.  Joe has several times been a finalist at the World Championship of Blues Guitar, and it sure shows in his beautiful playing.  This is our 13th tune together, and I'm really proud of what we have recorded.  Check out Joe's wonderful gallery at https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni

The photo is one of my favorite sunsets I have ever shot, in beautiful East Hampton, NY.  

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 - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/barcelona/id1071251143

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

Feelin' Blue - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

For those of you who haven't discovered Orlando "The Don" Lund, here's your opportunity.  Orlando is a serious pro, having built a career as a writer, multi instrumentalist and producer in London during the '90s Soul Funk era, leading and creating with some of the finest contemporary jazz and funk musicians in Europe.  You can hear many of their great tunes here at https://soundcloud.com/orlando-lund.  If you are into grooving music, almost no one does it better.

Orlando approached me about playing on a tune I had released here, What the Funk, quickly sending 5 tasty tracks to me - a solid grooving bass line, a congas line, two rhythm guitar tracks and a George Benson style guitar solo.  I've worked them all in here, adding them to all my keyboard parts, creating some sweet soul jazz for your listening pleasure.  Check out Orlando's wonderful Palma Groove Project recordings on his gallery - really special creations.  

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

What The Funk - with Orlando "The Don" Lund

Time for some more funk.  A special thanks to the very kind and knowledgable G-Deed, who jumped in with final sound editing and compression, creating a better overall sound and balance:).  He loves great funk and soul and groove, so check out his gallery here....https://soundcloud.com/g-deed

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

I Don't Funk On The First Date

(She's) So Fly... a funked up modal fusion groover.  Enjoy the ride...

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

So Fly

Cissy Strut is a funky, New Orleans type groove recorded initially by the Meters, and then performed and recorded by so many musicians.   Scott suggested the tune and we've decided to style it after a favorite version recorded by John Scofield.  We've lined up some great great players to bring Cissy Strut to SoundCloud - Scott Nelson and Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski on guitars, Mirko "Stringburner" Borach on bass and Alpha Roots with his signature djembe sound.  Scott's got the first solo and plays sweet rhythm guitar over the track, Pinner takes the second guitar solo, and I follow on Hammond Organ.  What fun this was for all of us.  
Follow each of these serious players:
Scott Nelson / guitar:  https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064
Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski / guitar:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Mirko "Stringburner" Borach / bass:  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Alpha Roots / djembe: https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots

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

Cissy Strut - with Scott Nelson, Stephan Lipinski, Mirko Borach, Alpha Roots and Jamie Rhind

Scott Nelson, Mirko Borach and I are back with a real sweet original funk track...Coffee Grind.  Scott and Mirko have recorded so much with me  - more than 30 tunes each - and here's another great example of SoundCloud working across continents.  Scott's a deep creator, a fantastic bass player as well, and goes to town with the hot opening and solo work.  Mirko's on fire again, in his funky element and just grooves and grooves here.  Follow these fabulous players:

Scott Nelson - guitar   https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064
Mirko "Stringburner" Borach - bass  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner

and links to the tunes we have done together: 
Scott Nelson:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stylin-with-scott-nelson
Mirko Borach:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with

We thank you for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Coffee Grind - with Scott Nelson / guitar and Mirko "Stringburner" Borach / bass

Urban Funk is a funky track with some awesome musicians on Soundcloud:
Bass: Mirko Borach @stringburner
Guitar solo: Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski @pinner
Synth solo: Jamie Rhind @jamie-rhind
Rhodes solo, rhythm guitar, organ: Julien Apelian @jules-keys-1
Horns and drums: samples from a software called "City Funk"
We hope you like it, thank you for listening !

Urban Funk - Mirko Borach, Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski, Jamie Rhind and Julien Apelian

Funk Yeah!

Don't take this lightly.  Save lives

Pinner's on fire again with our safety blues.  Follow his great playing:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner

And for a playlist of the more than 60 tunes we have recorded together.  That's crazy:)

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

Wash Your Hands!        Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Everyone has a new view of the world.  This one speaks to the tension that rests in every home and every step.  Barcelona's wonderful Sam Mendez https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero  joins me here with his beautiful flute playing to navigate the uncertain.  Sam's now in the Canaries, laying low.  We encourage you all to just lay low.  The thing of the world right now.  And for a playlist of the almost 20 recordings we have made together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero
Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

The View - Sam Mendez / 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

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

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

Anyone wanna dance?  Joined here with Stringburner and Pinner on our funky original, Stay Low.  The right message for the time, with the worldwide social distancing and isolation priorities.  But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a solid groove.  This one reminds me of John Scofield's classic Uberjam.   As always, Mirko's bass is driving the bus, and Pinner just can't help himself, pushing it inside and outside and creating that infectious syncopated groove.  It's my 61st and 70th tunes with these special friends!

Follow these great musicians:
Mirko Borach: https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Stephan Lipinski: https://soundcloud.com/pinner
And for playlists of the tunes we have recorded together:  

with Stringburner https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with
with Pinner:  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

Stay Low - Mirko Borach / Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Check out Joe Bongiovanni's super nasty sound on our electric You Stay Home!  Joe's a several time finalist at the World Championship of Blues in Memphis, and pushes this one hard.  
Visit Joe's Soundcloud page:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni
A Playlist of our 30 tunes recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1
https://www.facebook.com/joe.bongiovanni.528

Here's You Stay Home!  Please do

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

You Stay Home!    Joe Bongiovanni / Jamie Rhind

Joined by the wonderful trumpet of Andrew Morley on an original blues.  Andrew's a marvelous player and the purity of his tone says it all.  Check out and follow his jazz inspired performances, many of which he plays piano on as well:  https://www.andrewmorley.net https://soundcloud.com/user-605559559

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  And keep those masks on, social distance and more, and VOTE.

Political Blues - Andrew Morley / Jamie Rhind

Always great to be creating and recording with the legendary Tom Adams, who is resurfacing on our slow blues original, What Happened To Us?  Tom's been touring the country this summer and so nice to have him jump in with more serious blues.  Follow Tom's wonderful collection of blues inspired work:  https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892

And for an extended playlist of our recordings 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.  Stay low, mask up and be safe.

What Happened To Us?  - Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

fabiano matiolla - Bass, Guitar, keys and samples drum
Record set 17, 2020

◆Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/50f0ZjNtEjeu7Scknq6EtB?si=9cd91fc2177b4fae
◆YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Faluyv-WWEY&feature=share
◆Tidal: tidal.com/browse/album/174008326
◆Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/mjZQXZHJC7hTbtzw6
◆AppleMusic: https://music.apple.com/us/album/holiday-instrumental-instrumental-single/1552835050

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Escape

Here's a tribute to the great John Coltrane, entitled Trane of Thought.  I'm joined by Cologne's superb Georg Boehme on Baritone Sax. Just love what he's added to our 12/8 modal original.  Follow Georg's expansive collection of woodwind oriented jazz:  https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

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

Trane Of Thought - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

Joined by LA Producer Uncle Ace Ha on this funky groove.  Uncle Ace https://soundcloud.com/ace-ha is one of my favorite Soundcloud artists,  creating so many grooves across a wide variety of influences.  Here he's added some spark to the beats and bass.  Check out his sly portfolio and sounds:  https://soundcloud.com/ace-ha

Thanks for all your generous likes, comments and shares
Be well and be safe.  We're Going To Beat This

We're Going To Beat This - Uncle Ace Ha / Jamie Rhind

Blue eyes pierce through the sunlight
True eyes penetrate the soul
Blue eyes burning ever bright
In my eyes you're lifeless like a doll

CHORUS
Fading, wading through all the muck and gunk we made
Saving the best years of my life
Craving, waving goodbye to all the times you stole
Saving the best years of my life

Shallow eyes see what you desire
Feigned eyes let out a single tear
Blue eyes that cloak you as a liar
In their eyes you're feeble and you're dear

CHORUS

The Best Years Of My Life

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Some new funky goodness with the superb Joe Bongiovanni.  Joe's got more soul than anyone and adds such great drive with his electric blues sound.  Joe's been a several time finalist at the world blues guitar championships and it sure shows.

Here's a link to his great music:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanniz

https://www.instagram.com/bongiovannijoe/

And to the playlist of our more than 30 recordings  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

Get Your Funk On - Joe Bongiovanni / Jamie 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.