My collection of released tunes and collabs in 2017.  What a wonderful group of musicians who have joined me here, and also asked me to record with them.

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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

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

A little funk.

Thanks for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  The photo was taken at sunset in East Hampton, NY

Check This Out

Time for some Hammond B3 grooving to Jimmy Smith's famous Back at the Chicken Shack.  Jimmy released this Soul Jazz classic in 1963 on Blue Note, and it has been a favorite of mine since I first heard it.  I am playing the organ to a fine backing track by Jamey Abersold.

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Back At The Chicken Shack

Slowing things down...with a little Chill Hoppin'

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Chill Hoppin'

It was with great sadness Sunday that we learned that the incomparable guitarist Larry Coryell had died.  Larry was one of the pioneers of fusion, with his seminal Fusion album Spaces in 1968, and a true leader in the jazz/rock field, in addition to the many other styles which he mastered.  There's no guitar on this Jamey Abersold backing track, but instead I brought out the Hammond Organ as a tribute to this monumental player.  Larry was heavily into the blues, and his son Murali leads a top blues band now.  RIP Larry.  Thank you for so much incredible music.

Check out this video of Larry burning it up Sonny Rollins' classic Oleo with the organ master Joey DeFrancesco to see a little taste of his virtuoso playing:  https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVr.drrBYxGkAw38nnIlQ?p=larry+coryell&fr=yhs-mozilla-002&fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002#id=242&vid=a778d4e2b9f615b41d1710d978ee0389&action=view

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Blues For Larry

Anyone else up for some swinging blues?   Thanks again to a marvelous backing track by Jamey Abersold.  I'm doing my thing on Hammond Organ

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Bluesin with Jamey

Why don't you take in a little latin jazz as you look to the blue waters of the Caribbean...across St. John's stunning Trunk Bay...

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Agua Azul

Messing around with the classic Angel Eyes.  Played on synthesizer 

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Angel Eyes

Sometimes it is better to just listen and think.  Some feel good gospel for you here with such an impressive lineup.  Al Schulman starts things with his beautiful swinging guitar, Scott Nelson is next with more soul and passion, and then back to Al to finish.  Mirko Borach again anchors such a fine bass line and the superb Johnny Pugh jumps in with big time harp.  I'm having a blast with the keyboards here.

Follow each of these wonderful musicians:
Al Schulman - https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman
Scott Nelson - https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064
Johnny Pugh - https://soundcloud.com/johnny-pugh  https://soundcloud.com/johnny-sax
Mirko "Stringburner" Borach - https://soundcloud.com/stringburner

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Amen - with Al Schulman, Scott Nelson, Johnny Pugh and Mirko "Stringburner" Borach

Here's a swinging Jamey Abersold minor blues track and I've jumped in on Rhodes.  

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Black and Blues All Over

Here's the wonderful Al Schulman's beautiful version of the classic standard, Blue Bossa, written by the great trumpet player Kenny Durham and released in 1963.    Al creates some of the sweetest jazz guitar playing in New York and on SoundCloud.  So gorgeous and so expressive.  Follow Al's serious collection of jazz guitar and standards:  https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman and with recordings of Stacey & Alan : https://soundcloud.com/staceyalanjazz , jazz duets with his wife


And for the collection of tunes we have recorded together: https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-al-schulman

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Blue Bossa - with Al Schulman - guitar

You know the feeling...

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A Little Groggy

Had to jump in again the Zurich's master producer and bass player Paul Racle, who created this grooving  track for collaboration. Check out his bad ass bass line.  I've added a bari sax and trombone lines, a rhodes and Hammond organ.  The middle of it really reminds me of the classic sound the Crusaders had in the '70s.   We hope you enjoy it.
Check out and follow Paul's great galleries:  
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante2

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C'est la Vie - with Paul Racle - bass, guitar

The musical world took a huge loss this week with the passing of seminal fusion guitarist and composer Allan Holdsworth.  Joining me on this tribute to Allan is the uncomparable Dutch fusion guitarist Rients Draaisma, who makes a brilliant statement with his impressive mastery and creativity.

Rients' SC gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/rients-draaisma
Rients' website: http://www.rientsdraaisma.com/
iTunes  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ijam-2016/id1218252798?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
For more about Allan:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Holdsworth

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Blues for Allan (Holdsworth) - with Rients Draaisma / guitar

Just waiting ....


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Anticipation

Check this out... having some fun with those organs


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One of those beautiful days where you have that little bounce in your step....

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Beautiful Day

A special treat to be recording again with the superb guitarist Stephan Lipinski and for the first time the young Norwegian keyboard prodigy William Paasche - "Snuppeluppen".  Stephan and I have recorded a lot together here, and he's always bringing such a musical sense to his playing, elevating music to a higher level and creating solos and often rhythm playing that makes music come alive.  Here Stephan has created the angular and explorating head, and then follows Snuppeluppen's outstanding synth solo with splendid guitar.  Snuppeluppen's synth and organ and piano work is nothing short of remarkable, and at the young age of 19 is already reaching for the stars - well outside our atmosphere.  He's headed off to one of Norway's leading schools of music in the fall.  Amazing soloing from both that inspires so many here.  Follow both of these special musicians:

Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Snuppeluppen:  https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen-2  https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen

And here's the large collection of tunes I have recorded with Stephan:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

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Atmosphere - with Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski / guitar and Snuppeluppen / keyboard

You know the feeling...
The gorgeous waterfall was taken in Costa Rica.

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Another Facebook Message

It's Christmas soon !  Time for a jazzy cheerful tune !
I'm absolutely thrilled to present this jam on a very dear song to me and with very dear friends from SC small planet. By order of appearance for the choruses :
- Maestro BJP at the guitar solo (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower)
- Maestro Julien Apelian at the keys (https://soundcloud.com/jules-keys-1)
- Maestro Jamie Rhind also at the keys (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind)
I had the fantastic pleasure to bring the clarinet solo part and to wrap this all up !
Happy a Merry  Cheerfully Swingy Christmas !

Blues Clair (D. Reinhardt)by the Christmas Hot Club de SC (BJP, Julien Apelian, Jamie Rhind, DDJohn)

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.