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Miles Davis

This tune is named after great friend and world class jazz trumpet player Lewis "Flip" Barnes.  It is in a modal style, with the solo trumpet line moving chromatically in and out of the mode, creating tension and interest.  Flip has spent years playing outside of the changes in William Parker's avant garde group, pushing harmonic boundaries.  Miles Davis helped create and use this style with his seminal quintet of the mid to late 1960s, and continued this tradition until his passing 25 years later.  Thanks as always for listening.  Would love your comments.

Flip Out

Almost All Blues

Enjoy this version of Miles Davis' Freddie the Freeloader, a classic jazz blues groove from the seminal Kind of Blue album.  Freddie was a big fan of Miles who would always try and get in to see him without paying.  This version adds some soul and funk to the original.  An internet backing track sets up the tune while I play the muted trumpet (on synth), piano and organ.   If you haven't heard Kind of Blue, look for it - the most famous jazz album of all time, and an inspiration to musicians all over the world.  Coltrane, Cannonball, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Miles.....damn!


Freddie The Freeloader - Miles Davis

Enjoy this classic jazz standard by Victor Young.  Bill Evans used to play this with his famous trio, but for this I've created a quartet with muted trumpet on the head and solo.  All done on keyboards.  Thanks as always for listening and for your inspiring comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vXB2WKky6M

Beautiful Love

It's Friday so why not throw up some funk!  There is no one deeper than Herbie Hancock, so I created this funky tune as a tribute to Herbie.  Such an important influence he was across so many genres.  Herbie is the consummate musician.  A fellow native of Chicago, Herbie soloed with the Chicago Symphony at around age 12, started producing his own albums on Blue Note before he was 20, joined the legendary Miles Davis quintet in '64, and brought electronic keyboards with the Rhodes to Miles with the famous Miles Smiles album, then pioneering electronic keyboards in the late 60s with In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew.  Miles had an album Get on Up With It, which is where I took the name from - a common phrase back in the late 60s and 70s..that James Brown of course used with his funky Sex Machine hit.  In addition to his incredible influence with Miles, Herbie left him around '72 to form the Headhunters, which then created what still is the best selling "jazz" album of all time - with Chameleon and so many other classics.  Herbie has meant so much to me that we named our first Beagle Herbie Hancock.  And was Herbie amused when I met him at a party and told him that.  Anyway, here's Get on Up.  I've used a real nice backing track with Swiss guitarist Hanspeter Kruesi https://soundcloud.com/music-pictures to set the groove and then added a number of keyboard and Miles like muted trumpet lines to bring it to life.  Get on Up!

Get On Up - Tribute to Herbie Hancock

Thought I'd throw a quick one down for Miles - this out of his '80s period.   I call it Smiles.  All done on keyboards.  Thanks as always for your time listening, your likes and comments and your shares

Smiles  -- dedicated to Miles Davis

Dan van den Berg steals the show here on a Miles type modal groove, while breaking a high E string in the process.  See if you can find where:)  A special tune for us to toast Miles like this.  From the late 60s on Miles always had one or two super serious fusion guitar players on stage with him - John McLaughlin, Pete Cosey, Mike Stern, Barry Finnerty, John Scofield, Robin Ford and Foley.  He would have dug Dan's wonderful playing.  Thanks for you listens, likes, comments and shares.  The stunning photo was taken by our son Cameron at Machu Pichu, Peru

Check out Dan's extraordinary playing at https://soundcloud.com/danarchx

And here's a playlist of the 20+ tunes that Dan and I have recorded together.  Wonderful music:) https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/dazzling-em-dan-van-den-berg

Taking It Up - Dan van den Berg / Jamie Rhind

Herbie Hancock celebrates his 75th birthday this week and so I've created a tribute to him.  Herbie is simply the joint.  

A fellow native of Chicago, Herbie soloed with the great Chicago Symphony at age 13.  From there he went to Grinnell College and then joined Miles Davis to help form perhaps the finest quintet in jazz history.  Herbie pioneered electricity in jazz keyboards in the late '60s, was a key performer on the seminal Bitches Brew, formed his own band the Headhunters in the early 70s, which went on to be the best selling album in jazz history.  Chameleon was on this, to name just one.  Let's just say that Herbie is the man if you are interested in the Rhodes, interested in funk, and a fan of jazz.  

So here's a tribute to Herbie on his 75th birthday....to his Rhodes playing, to his rhythm, to his chromaticism, to his lyricism, to his syncopation, to his modal approach, and to that deep funk that runs so deep within some of us.   I've tried to bring a little Miles into it since they were so influential together.  Hope you enjoy it!  Let me know what your favorite Herbie recordings are.  He means so much to me that I named my first dog after him - which amused him immensely when I told him.

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

Happy 75th Birthday Herbie Hancock

Check out Stephan Lipinski (Pinner) on this soon to be released fusion tribute to Miles Davis.  Pinner is an outstanding fusion electric guitarist who grew up in the suburbs of New York, moved outside of Philadelphia now, and who has his instrument down and then some.  An exceptional player who brings a similar angular and harmonic approach to improvisation that John Scofield did with Miles back in the '80s.   Check out Pinner's gallery here on SC at https://soundcloud.com/pinner - wonderful music for sure.  We're hoping you enjoy this small part of a larger track that is coming your way shortly.

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

Miles Styles - with Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski - guitar

Here's one For Miles.  For so many Miles Davis has been the ultimate influence on music.  From the 1940s through his death in 1991, Miles changed music no fewer than 5 times, moving it into new and unchartered territories, and bringing along with him some of the most influential players of each generation and ultimately, the 20th Century.  

For this tribute to Miles I have rounded up the very finest fusion players I know on SoundCloud to participate.  These are highly creative musicians, who understand what Miles has meant, the merging of electricity and jazz, and who are all superb improvisers.  

The trumpet is played by Vivek Patel, who brings with him the lonely Harmon muted sound for which Miles was so well known.  Vivek opens and closes the piece with elegance and with a harmonic and rhythmic edge that Miles was known so well for.  What a treat to have him join us.

Mirko Borach (Stringburner) anchors the essential modal bass line here, helping set and keep that funk groove.  During the 80s, the period from which this draws, Miles was playing with the great Marcus Miller and Darryl Munch Jones.  Think you'll love what German's Mirko brings as always.

The ordering of solos is as follows:

LA's Derek Cornet is a consumate musician, recording so many styles and composing significant pieces as well.  After hearing a fusion tune he recorded that reminded me of Mike Stern's playing (Mike was Miles' guitarist from '81 to '83), I wanted to have his playing on this tribute.  What a great start to the tune!

Australia's CHeeZ tackles the second solo and brings the fire and explosive playing he is know for on SoundCloud.  Anthony hasn't done things with other musicians here on SC and I wanted to give him the change to fly with these other heavyweights.  Wow.

New Jersey's Pinner - Stephen Lipinski - sits in for Miles' other famous early '80s guitarist John Scofield.  And does Pinner bust this out or what?  Bringing the same approach to rhythm and angular soloing that Sco pioneers, this solo is a masterpiece.  

Dan van den Berg follows Pinner with exceptional playing and virtuosity.  Listen how he weaves in and out with the moving chromaticism of my backing horn comping, nailing the movement perfectly.  Wouldn't have don't this tune without Dan, one of the true virtuosos on SC.  

New York based Alto sax pro Matt Criscuolo brings his Kenny Garret sound to For Miles, taking it in and out the way that Miles and Kenny did on stage together for so many years.   

Dutch fusion guitarist Rients Draaisma follows, with what is simply a remarkable display of sound and virtuosity.  This powerful solo showcases why Rients for me is at the very pinnacle of progressive fusion anywhere, pushing the very limits of concept and execution.

Spain's fine multi-instramentalist Santi-Caballero is our second horn, showcasing his tenor playing here.  Santi-Caballero takes it out all over the place here, moving in and out of the mode as Miles and his great '80s tenor player Bob Berg did together.

French keyboard player Julien Apelien is the perfect choice to join the team, and brings a great electric keyboard solo and sound in the style of Miles' Adam Holtzman, using fourths to create tension and ambiguity.

Mirko's fine solo technique is featured after Julien, and he just kills it on this one with his slap bass technique.

Italy's Daniele Turani has the concluding guitar solo and in his playing you will again hear a  superb sense of structure and organization, along with his virtuoso playing.  Such a treat to have him joining this Miles tribute.

For Miles concludes with Vitek's beautiful searching trumpet solo, which showcases his deep understanding and appreciation for Miles, as well as a modern jazz conception that also includes weaving patterns in and out chromatically similar to the great trumpeter Woody Shaw.  What a finish to this special tribute For Miles.

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


For Miles: Patel/Borach/Cornet/CHeeZ/Pinner/vd Berg/Draaisma/Apelian/Mendez/Criscuolo/Turani

So excited to have another opportunity to showcase Vivek Patel's magnificent sound.  https://soundcloud.com/vivek-patel   Vivek is a superb trumpet, flugelhorn, banjo and keyboard player - let's make that a superb musician for short - and here he brings a haunting, searching muted sound over an electronic soundscape.   If you haven't followed California's Vivek, please do - you will be blown away by his creative voice.    

I asked Vivek to lead our recent For Miles tribute with so many of my very favorite fusion players here, and his gorgeous playing helped shape this track... https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/for-miles-1 

Vivek's sound on Check My Pulse again brings such a strong Miles sensitivity and understanding, and mirrors it with Chris Botti's beautiful sound.  What a treat, that just gets better and better as the track evolves.  Stick with it.

Thanks as always for your time listening, your comments and your shares.



Check My Pulse - with Vivek Patel / trumpet

Here's perhaps the classic jazz blues tune of all time - Miles Davis' All Blues.  It was recorded first on Miles' seminal Kind of Blue album in 1959, and has turned into such a famous standard over the years, incorporating so many styles.   I'm lining up jazz musicians to rerecord this shortly, but thought I would issue now a version that was all done on keyboards for your extended listening pleasure.  I was fortunate to have seen Miles perform in the 80s about 10 times but by the mid '60s he was not performing this anymore, leaving it for everyone else to play and record.  

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares. 

All Blues - Miles Davis

Have always wanted to record the classic Miles/Marcus Miller '80s groove Jean Pierre, and we've now done it.  Joining on this wonderfully simple funk fusion tune is the outstanding Santi-Caballero Mendez (Barcelona) on tenor sax, relative newcomer and marvelously funky guitarist SC Les Thomas (San Francisco)and my younger brother David Rhind on trumpet (Chicago), the ultimate Miles fan and follower.  Such a treat to have all three of these serious musicians and friends with us as we celebrate Miles' modal funk period.  Think you will really enjoy what each of these players brings here.  Jean Pierre was a staple of Miles' early '80s band, that featured Marcus Miller on Bass, Mike Stern on guitar and Al Foster on Drums.  I was fortunate to have caught Miles about 10 times in the '80s and our fusion band then also performed this.

Check out more from Santi-Caballero  https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero , and Les Thomas https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas .  Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Jean Pierre - Miles Davis  with Santi-Caballero / sax, Les Thomas / guitar, David Rhind / trumpet

What it Is was one of Miles Davis’ hottest grooves from his early ‘80s band. Recorded on his classic ’83 album Decoy, it featured the driving bass of Darryl “Munch” Jones, who went on to play with Sting and still now the Rolling Stones, and the unreal two guitar lineup of Mike Stern and John Scofield.  I was able to see this seminal band with both guitarists in Chicago, and it stays in my mind to this day as one of my favorite concerts of so very many, including 10 of Miles.  

Germany’s wonderful slap funk bassist Mirko “Stringburner” Borach came to me last year to ask if I could join him on What it Is, sending me the  outline recording we have here of this heavy chromatic funk fusion classic.  I was thrilled and quickly asked the superb fusion guitarist Stephan “Pinner” Lipinski to join us, with his perfect Scofield sound and approach.  But we needed a second guitarist to take Mike Stern’s place, and the remarkable Scott Nelson accepted.  Check out the incredible lines that Stephan and Scott create here for this.   Miles’ band at the time also featured Bill Evans on saxophone, and so we’ve grabbed the finest alto player I know to join us, recording artist Matt Criscuolo, who is just all over this.   As luck would also have it, my brother David Rhind is a fine trumpet player and Miles lover at the highest level - he has more than 400 Miles CDs in his collection - volunteered to handle and create the opening and closing trumpet lines.

Our recording of What it Is is truly special to me because of significance of Miles in my musical growth, and also because of what each of these superb musicians and friends means to me.  Please stick through to the very end to hear exceptional musicians playing their hearts out:

In order of appearance:

Mirko “Stringburner” Borach - bass  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Jamie Rhind - keyboards
David Rhind - trumpet
Stephan “Pinner” Lipinski - guitar (head)  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
Matt Criscuolo - alto saxophone  matt criscuolo
Scott Nelson - guitar  https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064
Stephan “Pinner” Lipinski - guitar

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What It Is - with Mirko Borach, Matt Criscuolo, Stephan Lipinski, Scott Nelson and David Rhind

When it comes to famous jazz tunes, nothing beats Miles Davis' All Blues.  This classic originally appeared in the seminal 1959 Kind of Blue album, featuring both John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly.  So for this recording, we are featuring two exceptional pro sax players - Matt Criscuolo http://mattcriscuolo.com on alto and Santi-Caballero Mendez https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero on tenor.  Matt, who's been a friend of mine for over 20 years, opens things up with his gorgeous alto playing, while Santi-Caballero, one of SoundCloud's finest horn and flute players finishes things up with his big tenor sound and great playing.  You can follow Santi-Caballero here on SoundCloud, and for Matt's 7 CDs, go to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/matt-criscuolo/id76858044

Santi-Caballero and I have recorded 7 tunes together here: https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero

The attached photo is of the stunning Citicorp building in Manhattan

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All Blues - with Matt Criscuolo / alto sax and Santi-Caballero Mendez / tenor sax

Here's my take on Hammond Organ of George Gershwin's classic 1934 standard, Summertime, which was written for his opera Porgy and Bess.  One of the most famous tunes in the world, Summertime has stood the test of time, with over 34,000 recordings.  So why not one more.  I am playing along with a swinging backing track by Jamey Abersold.

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Summertime

Here's a classic show tune from the 1940 Rogers and Hart musical Pal Joey, that included the great Gene Kelly.  So many people have recorded this, including Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme.  Here's my take on it...

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I Could Write A Book

How great to be recording with Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski again, with his suggestion of Miles Davis's seminal modal track, So What.  We'll be coming back with a straight ahead jazz version and hope you enjoy them both.  Stephan is so tasty here once again with his superb rhythm and lead guitar playing.  Gorgeous.

Follow Stephan:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
And here's our collection of 18 tunes we've recorded here together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

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So What - with Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski / guitar

Miles Davis was at the heart of 20th Century music for me, and here's a little take on one of his classics, All Blues.  The sunset is on Pfeiffer State Beach, Big Sur, California

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All Blue

Vivek Patel is a monster trumpet player and musician, and I was thrilled when he jumped in with Mirko, me and many other jazz players on a tribute to Miles Davis we recorded several years ago.  The fantastic and always grooving Mirko Borach - aka Stringburner - once again anchors the electric bass here.  Vivek's horn playing is exceptional...his beautiful haunting tone, his inside and outside playing as Miles did.  And Mirko's funky slap bass playing is tight and nasty.  Follow both of these musicians here:

https://soundcloud.com/vivek-patel
https://www.vivekpatelmusic.com
https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with

and for a link to the original track, with so many great friends and players:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/for-miles-1

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For Miles - with Vivek Patel / trumpet and Mirko Borach / bass

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.