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

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

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

B3 Boogie

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

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

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

Was looking for a positive weekend jam that just sets the tone to go into the summer....and came up with this fun groove.  Hope you all enjoy a favorite sound of mine.  Jazz meets some down-home Gospel and groove.... Welcome to the summer!   Hammond Eggs baby!

Hammond Eggs

Thought we'd start the early summer right with the Summertime Blues.   Just a simple slow B3 style organ shuffle groove to get the weekend spirits rising....

Summertime Blues

A funky blues with an extended trombone synth solo over the top.

No Bone Blues

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.

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

An uptempo swinging piano blues to lift your spirits.  In the style of the great Wynton Kelly, one of the great jazz pianists of the late 50s and 60s.  


Pickup Blues

Singing the blues these days as we dropped off our son Tyler at College for his first year - so thought I'd do a shuffle to commemorate the moment.    Having grown up in Chicago, there's just nothing like a shuffle for me.  Found a solid internet backing track that provides the drums, bass and guitar.  I'm playing the piano and organ here...

Shuffling The Cards

It's back to school time for so many and that has students singing the blues! Thought we'd commemorate this time of the year with an electric blues, and asked the superb Tom Adams https://soundcloud.com/tytlblues to join me.   Tom knows I love funk, and when this backing track with my electric guitar solo keyboard patch landed in his email, was probably a little funkier and more electric than his norm.  But damn, check out what he's done to challenge me.  Listening as always, he throws back some serious pitch bends, distortion, and mimics beautifully what I am doing on the synthesizer.  I have the first solo, Tom follows and we're off to the races together.  Thanks for the fun Tom....always a pleasure.

We hope you enjoy this.  And check out Tom's extensive and inspiring gallery at https://soundcloud.com/tytlblues

Back To School Blues - with Tom Adams / guitar

Tom and I came together here to record one of my very favorite Rock tunes, Feeling Alright.  Originally written by Dave Mason and performed by Traffic, the tune was picked up by the great Joe Cocker, performed at Woodstock, and the rest is history.  A great I-IV groove that just brings home emotion.  Tom had recorded this without piano and I immediately jumped in to ask if I could add the defining part (at least for me ).  No vocals here but I threw in the trombone melody to help bring back the proper vibe.  Hopefully the passion comes through with our recording.  Tom really pushes his extended guitar jam so be sure to listen:)  If you don't know Tom or his outstanding guitar playing, check him out at https://soundcloud.com/tytlblues So many here do for great reason.  Always love performing with Tom and this one is extra special for me.  And that's our son Cameron on the Paddle Board doing handstands:).  He's Feeling Alright too!



Feeling Alright - with Tom Adams / guitar

Here's a funky electric blues in the style of the great blues masters Albert King, Freddie King and Albert Collins.   Tom Adams  https://soundcloud.com/tytlblues brings his serious Texas blues guitar sound and playing for this, using an Epi 335 and simply burns it up with strong, emotional and inspiring lines.  I'm doing my thing with a Hammond B3 sound, and we were fortunate to start with a real nice backing track that sets the groove.   We thank you so much for listening and for your comments too.  And check out Albert King, Freddie King and Albert Collins on YouTube.  They are well worth your listening time.

Bad Blood - with Tom Adams / 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

The "Master of the Stratocaster" Tom Adams  https://soundcloud.com/ytlblues is making his long awaited return tonight!  I'm overjoyed and hoping you are too. 

Tom lives and breathes the blues, and is so pure in his approach to its many styles.  I've been really fortunate to been able to record a lot with Tom over the last year here.  But even when he saddened his thousands of followers by turning off his SoundCloud to take a much needed break from the action, we've communicated behind the scenes and recorded a little, just waiting for the right moment to make his "Second Coming".  Well I guess tonight is the night, and we are pleased to be releasing this slow, grinding blues - textbook stuff for both Tom and me.  I'm busting out both the piano and B3 on this one, and Tom brings his trademark Texas blues sound, which I hope brings some tears to your eyes.

Please welcome Tom back to SoundCloud.  He only has one follower now - me!  So feel free to show him some love with the positive words, follows and shares.  I know he is excited to be back and performing again.  The photo here was taken in beautiful Buzios, Brazil.  The shades of blue here are remarkable.

Thanks as always for your comments, likes and shares.

The Blues is Back in Town - with Tom Adams/guitar....please read

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

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.