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

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Jammin' with Joe Bongiovanni

Purple Smoke - with Joseph Bongiovanni / guitar

Now You're Talkin' - with Joseph Bongiovanni / guitar

Jaming With Jamie by joe bongiovanni and jamie rhind

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

Loved putting this tribute to Carlos together with guitar master Joe Bongiovanni.  Santana has meant so much to the musical and spiritual world, and we hope that you find this tribute to be fitting.  Enjoy and let us know what you think.

Senor Carlos - A Tribute to Santana with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

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

One of the all time classic jazz grooves.  Joe Bongiovanni takes the lead on guitar and brings his always soulful sound.  Hope you enjoy!

Sunny - With Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

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

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

Blues For Roy with jamie rhind

Rock Me Baby is one of the classic blues standards and we've gathered my favorite blues players here for a huge SoundCloud Blues Explosion. Thanks to everyone for your contributions on this tune and on the many others we have done together.

You will recognize each of their distinct sounds, and I love how each has interpreted the music differently, bringing their own unique voice to the jam. I'm excited also to have our son Tyler joining Johnny and sitting in on Tenor. Check out everyone's galleries here - and follow each of their great sounds:

Vocals - bigmamaDee and Martin Jones (Netherlands and US)
Tenor Sax - Johnny Pugh and Tyler Rhind (Spain and US)
Harp - Johnny Pugh (Spain)
Piano - Julien Apelian (France)
Organ - Jamie Rhind (US)
Guitar - Alan Schulman, Tom Adams, Mike Orzek, Joe Bongiovanni, Justin Valente, Kev Steier (all US except for Kev - Australia)

This tune was made famous by BB King in 1964, and was recorded by so many greats including Jeff Beck, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Robin Trower, Frank Marino and Johnny Winter.

And as always, thanks for your time listening, your comments and your shares.

Rock Me Baby - The Global Soundcloud Blues Explosion

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

Real pleased to have Joe Bongiovanni with me here on this soulful, bluesy piece I wrote for Joe.  No one on SoundCloud pours more emotion into his guitar than Joe, and we hear it again with this great recording.  Check out Joe's great gallery at https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni.  Joe is a several times recent finalist at the World Championships of Blues guitar in Memphis, and it shows in his deep appreciation and understanding.

We thank you for your continued generous listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Joe - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

Always having fun when the fabulous Joe Bongiovanni pulls out his guitar.   Here's a little dance music to get your head bobbing and feet moving, our 14th tune together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1

Check out Joe's world class guitar playing on his SoundCloud gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni

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

Ibiza - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

Ohio blues guitarist extraordinare Joe Bongiovanni's three word note to me today of "got any blues?" is a little like asking a chef if there's any food in the kitchen.   The answer was not at the moment but an hour or so later I was sending him this fun original ..Smokin' with Joe, created for the moment 

There are very few guitarists who can bring what Joe does to the blues - he's a many time finalist performing in the famous International Blues Challenge in Nashville, TN.  So an honor to be asked and then recording with Joe again.  Gorgeous playing as you will see - Joe's playing his Les Paul here - and I follow it up with a little Hammond Organ.  
We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

Check out Joe's soulful and emotional playing here:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni

And here's a playlist of our tunes we have recorded together here - so many favorites. https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1  

Keep asking me Joe.  Smokin' Joe!

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

Smokin' with Joe - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

Often there is sacrifice for freedom.  Bringing these emotions to you is Ohio's superb guitarist Joe Bongiovanni, who tears out his heart and soul again on this blues.  Joe's a many times finalist at the World Championships of Blues competition and brings with him a sound as sweet as it gets.

Follow Joe's wonderful playing at https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni and the 17 tunes we have recorded together here 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

Freedom Blues - Joe Bongiovanni / Jamie Rhind

When you want to hear music from the soul, turn to Joe Bongiovanni.  Joe's one of the all time greats, a master blues guitar player, fine vocalist, composer and superb musician.  In fact, the world blues championship in Memphis has included Joe as a finalist for the past several years!  This may be his year to pull it all in.   Joe and I are back here, opening up our hearts a little.  

Follow Joe's world class blues guitar:  https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni
And for a collection for the almost 20 tunes we have recorded together so far:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1

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

Rebound - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

I love getting Joe Bongiovanni fired up, and this little blues here did just that.  Joe's one of the most soulful musicians here on Soundcloud, playing with such warmth and fire in every note.  He's a many time finalist in the International Blues Challenge, Memphis' world famous competition held along historic Beale Street.  Hoping Joe can pull off the championship this year - he certainly deserves it.  Check out Joe's fantastic gallery of music here: https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni and for our collection of almost 20 recordings so far:  
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1
We'd like to dedicate this one to great SoundCloud friends Alpha Roots https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots and BigMamaDee https://soundcloud.com/thingsfromthepast , who are in real need of your thoughts and prayers.  Stop by their sites and drop them a note of best wishes.  And may this blues be a little inspiration to all of us.

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

Lift My Spirit - for Alpha Roots and BigMamaDee  with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

Gotta love Joe's blues!.  The most soulful of all.  How great to have him out here again.  

We've done over 20 recordings together and here's a link to the collection:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/jammin-with-joe-bongiovanni-1

and for a link to Joe's fine gallery:  

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

Bring Us Together - with Joe Bongiovanni / guitar

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.