There's a time in everyone's lives when one searches for meaning, for positive reinforcement and for the unknown.  We've all felt that and for many, music is a big part of that healing process.  I've gathered a series of tunes here - many collaborations - that for me have that deep feeling and soulful purpose.  

The opening tune is by the wonderful singer NayJ, who wrote and recorded Fix Me at the passing of my mother in March.  What a special treat it was to me and I continue to listen to the beautiful words, melody and harmonies that Nay Nay created.  A joy, with the very deepest of meanings for me.  Something I will never forget.

Blues Prayer (for our bigmamma Dee) is a prayer for SoundCloud's Debbie Deijkers that Tom Adams and I recorded.  Bigmama is an inspiration to us all as she continues to try and overcome the many medical challenges that have made her life so difficult, and to the love and prayers that we pass along to her along the way.  Stop by Debbie's extensive gallery and show her your love.

Reverie is an original composition by Michel Martineau that includes two of the finest recording musicians on SoundCloud, who both are dealing every day with significant health issues.  Clarinetist Michel Martineau has been overcoming his battles with colon cancer for several years, and he has created a series of 13 pieces he's recorded during that time with other musicians here to help battle the pain and tell his story.  For this Latin jazz piece he selected David Williams, aka Flutemaker, whose life has been dedicated now almost exclusively to taking care of his wife, who is in very late stages of terminal cancer herself.  Special prayers out to both Michel and David for their pain and for their important battles.  Please stop by their galleries to let them know they are in your thoughts.

Feeling the Blues is a blues tune I recorded while my mother was in the hospital, shortly before her death.  I never played it for her, as it wouldn't have been something that she could relate to - a Bach concerto would have been more fitting.  But I did deep with emotion here and it is an important part of this collection.

Lead Me to the Light is one of two recordings here with the always soulful Joe Bongiovanni.  Joe asked me to play organ on this and of course I obliged.  Deeply spiritual and soulful in his approach to playing, this gospel based tune is a real beauty.

Breathe On Me was a great surprise to me, when Nay Nay approached me and asked if she could create words to a gospel blues piece I had written earlier.  Nay Nay's beautiful voice comes through and elevates my original piece to a very spiritual level.

Blues for Ross is a blues tune that Joe asked me to join him on, which is a tribute to his close friend Ross who had died.  So much meaning here for Joe and he just puts his heart and soul into every note for Ross.

Crying to Myself is a slow original gospel organ tune I recently recorded that speaks to the pain that so many people around the world have due to their internal and external sufferings.  

Soul Brothers is one of my very favorite compositions here on SoundCloud, that was brought to life by two wonderful talents here - guitarist Justin Valente and multi instrumentalist Johnny Pugh, who plays blues harp here.  What a joy this gospel piece is and has been so wonderfully received here among listeners.  The emotion that both players show is remarkable.

Gospel Blues is another gospel style blues that was done all on keyboards, though the lead instrument is an acoustic guitar patch.  Deeply soulful and another favorite of mine.

B3 Groovin' has a little less of the spiritual side associated, but is an uplifting joyful jam on the B3 that concludes the collection in a positive way.  Hammond organs have been associated with Churches and spiritual music for the past 50 years, and with my love for blues and the hammond organ sound, we end the collection on a positive note.


BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Going to Church - with NayJ/Dee/T Adams/M Martineau/Flutemaker/J Bongiovanni/J Valente/J Pugh

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


2016 Releases and Collaborations

JAZZ \ SWING \ BLUES +500

Roots rock

boogie

music festival

blue grass

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

A collection of some of my B3 Grooves.  Enjoy the classic sound.  Thanks for your interest, your listening, likes and shares



Hammond B3 Grooves

Blazo "Fresh Green"

Doc Watson's song Tennessee Stud.  All rights remain with original artists and owners, no copyright infringement intended.  Not for commercial use.

Doc Watson - Tennesse Stud

August

Blues for ross by Joe bongiovanni and Jamie rhind

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

B3 Boogie

It's hard not to notice when a grand piano rolls onto the Planet Bluegrass festival grounds during a Bluegrass festival. But indeed it did and with it one of the hottest sets of 2014's RockyGrass festival. Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder brought the house down with their Friday night headlining set. 7/25/14 http://www.afterfm.com/rockygrass

RockyGrass 2014: Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder(part 1)

RockyGrass 2014: Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder(part 2)

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'

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Robert Earl Keen - Hot Corn, Cold Corn

Bill Monroe- Muleskinner Blues

Old Town Pickers are from Steamboat Springs CO and are currently playing all across the great state of Colorado.

07 When I Leave This World

Jambalaya (Hank Williams Sr.)

Guitarist Joe Bongiovanni is a blues master, laying his heart and soul into every note that he plays.  It's about the passion, the emotion and the taste for Joe, as it should be for all musicians.  Joe not surprisingly qualified for the upcoming world championship of blues, no small feat, and is simply one of my very favorite guitar players...because of the emotion and tone that comes forth with every measure and phrase.

So when Joe https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni asked me to add my thing to this gorgeous gospel blues ballad, I just couldn't resist, finding a Hammond organ sound that would complement his soulful playing.  Sit back and enjoy our take on Lead Me to the Light.  Appreciate the invite Joe!

Thanks as always for your time listening, your comments and your shares.  And please check out Joe's gallery.  If you are into the blues, into soul and into fine musicianship, Joe's pushing it every time.

Lead Me To The Light - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

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

Feeling the blues right now, as my mother continues to be in critical care and our time together is short.  

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

Feeling The Blues - A Tribute to My Mother

B3 Moonsession 7inch
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7" Vinyl

underwater

Prayer time for one of SoundCloud's most dynamic blues vocalists, Holland's Debbie Deijkers, aka bigmamaDee https://soundcloud.com/thingsfromthepast .   Tom Adams and I have recorded this blues tune to honor bigmamaDee's contribution to the blues vocabulary here, which includes over 30 recordings with Tom, and several that include me.  

For those who are not yet aware, Debbie is suffering from severe medical complications which have limited her ability to walk, to move, and to sing.   Far more complicated that that, but you'll have to go to her wonderful gallery here to learn more.  Her recent hospitalization has us all feeling the blues, and so we've recorded this blues as a prayer for her.  

The comments and support for Debbie and her music are very important to her, and the SoundCloud community is something that provides a healing and soothing during these impossible times.  Please send your love to her, and check out the music she has created for all of us.  

You are in our thoughts every day, Debbie.  This one's for you...




Blues Prayer for our bigmama Dee - Debbie Deijkers / with Tom Adams guitar

There are times when one feels the blues

Thanks for your time listening, your comments and your shares

Crying To Myself

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

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

Rain Song (free download)

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

tuesday tornadoes

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

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A Walk in Madrid

Russian lyrics Aida KALY
Music Francis CABREL

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На Краю Земли

another backstein invazion # 1 & 2
unreleased raw material from the years 2006 - 2014
https://hubertdaviz.bandcamp.com/album/another-backstein-invazion-01-02

Artwork by Daniel Dueckminor
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Snippet by BeatPete
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another backstein invazion # 1 & 2 - Snippet by BeatPete

ALFONSO LLORENTE: VOCALS & 6 STRINGS ACOUSTIC GUITAR



STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (Led Zeppelin)

Break Da Bank

Break Da Bank- prod. Danke Noetic

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somewhere in this silence
i'm still stuck on you
somewhere in this darkness
i'm still caught on you
somewhere in this daydream
i'm still stuck on you 
somewhere in this nightmare
i'm still stuck on you

....................................

Still Stuck On You | RosesAreBlue

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

Time for a little Sunday preaching ...in the style of the great soul jazz organ players like Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff, Joey DeFrancesco and Groove Holmes

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Preachin' on Sunday

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

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'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

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.