I pulled together this collection of tunes I've recorded that speak to where my heart is now.  Many incredible musicians from all over the world have joined me on so many of these tunes.   

Hope you enjoy the mood we create, the variety of world styles and sound, the sensitivity and creativity of the players, and use it for needed times of relaxing.  

Be extra cautious.  You can't see this stuff.  We MUST lay as low as possible.  That's the extreme reality and truth.  Thanks to all, some here with whom I have recorded, who are serving on the front lines.  Please feel free to share the music with anyone who might enjoy and appreciate it.

Thanks to all who have recorded these with me, and to so many who have been listening:
Tom Adams
Joe Bongiovanni
Mirko Borach
Rients Draaisma
Groovecloud
Irina
Stephan Lipinski
Master Tony D
Sam Mendez
Scott Nelson
Al Schulman
Annie Smart
Hidefumi Suzuki
Vocaletti
Dan van den Berg

and I have to add more

We'll Get There Together - Everyone ... Be EXTRA Cautious

Scotland's finest SC guitar player and gourmet chef Ian Tait https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait and I have whipped up some fall chill for you.  Wouldn't be Ian without a little funk too, so we've kept a funky groove for the chill.  Summer is leaving us, our leaves are turning, so why not throw out some Fall Chill.  If you haven't yet checked out Ian's outstanding gallery, you will find him here at https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Thanks as always for your time listening, commenting and sharing among the SoundCloud and social media communities.  

Fall Chill  -  with Ian Tait / guitar

Here's an original Spanish Flamenco tune I wrote and recorded.  All done on keyboards.  This is dedicated to my favorite three flamenco inspired players - Paco de Lucia, Al DiMiola and Dan van den Berg, along with my former jazz teacher Emily Remler.  

You can follow Dan's exceptional music here on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/danarchx

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

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Barcelona - a tribute to Paco de Lucia, Al DiMiola, Dan van den Berg and Emily Remler

Here's some beautiful jazz guitar!  Angel Eyes is one of the all time classics, a minor bluey ballad that has been recorded by so many of the greats, including four times by Ella Fitzgerald, who called it her favorite tune.  Because of his jazz knowledge and sensitivity, Al Schulman was the perfect choice here to join me, and a little bit down the road we will be releasing another version with trumpeter extraordinaire Vivek Patel.   

Al is a leading world visionary in digital marketing, advertising and creative, while also holding a masters degree in jazzed composition - my kind of guy.  He is also the only person I know who is on SoundCloud that I have ever met!  Ever.  Wow.  Check out his wonderful playing here, and also on his SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman .   Alan released a stunning jazz album with his wife and vocalist Stacey this year, entitled A Love Like Ours https://soundcloud.com/staceyalanjazz, and has performed or with many of the finest jazz musicians in the world, including Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and Pat Metheny.  

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Angel Eyes - with Alan Schulman / guitar

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

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A Walk in Madrid

Hello my SC family. Jamie and I have been planning to cover this song for two months. Jamie said, "this will be an all time beauty", and when he sent me a short sample of his progress I had to agree. 
Jamie told me that this would be a sweet version of Don't Know Why. Then he sent me the finished product, I was "WOWED", and I knew I had better get my game on. I needed to somehow do his work justice.
Thank you Martin from Jamie and I for the great production.
We hope that you guys will enjoy.

Music.................Jamie Rhind (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind)
Vocals................NayJ.
Production........Ver2xif (https://soundcloud.com/ver2xif)

Don't Know Why: Jamie Rhind & NayJ.

Here's a beautiful version of the timeless and uplifting Somewhere Over the Rainbow, with the always soulful Scott Nelson adding his gorgeous guitar playing.  If you aren't already following Scott, visit his gallery at https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064

Judy Garland made this tune famous in 1939 in the movie The Wizard of Oz, which won the Academy Award for best song that year.

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

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - with Scott Nelson / guitar

“Comfortable Shoes” 

Music and Mix by Brad Hopkins (https://soundcloud.com/bradhopkins)
Lyrics and Vocals by Wild Christopher (https://soundcloud.com/wild-christopher-lyrics)
Additional Keys by Jerry Lochman (https://soundcloud.com/time2cclear) 
Organ by Jamie Rhind (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind)

We all take some time
To settle on in
Get comfy in our own skin

We try to be cool
We try to out shine
We like to think this world is mine
All mine

Well now I’m a little bit older
I find it’s all right
To just be me
And you be you

I might not be a rock star
Might not ever go too far 
From this moment with you

But no matter how far I travel
I’m sliding into my comfortable shoes
My comfortable shoes

If I’m not a rock star
In my comfortable shoes
Don’t worry
If that’s the truth
I won’t sing the blues
As long as I can sing to you
To you

On the front porch
Swinging with you
Knowing life’s secret truths
It’s the little things

Laughter and loving
Caring and hugging 
Holding on to you
And sliding into my comfortable shoes
My comfortable shoes

Photo by https://flic.kr/p/L15vhN
Written by Chris Barnett for Questionable Enterprises LLC. © 2016

Comfortable Shoes (with Brad Hopkins, Jerry Lochman and Jamie Rhind)

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

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

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

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

Thanks to all for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Blue Bossa - with Al Schulman - guitar

Al Schulman is the real deal, and again brings his gorgeous sensibilities to the romantic jazz ballad Alice In Wonderland.   Listen to his melody and rhythm lines here, as he floats over the famous changes, turning this into his own creation.  It's a treat to be recording again with Al, who sports a Masters in Jazz Performance from Howard University, has toured with the great Hammond Organist Charles Earland, performed with the likes of Anita Baker, Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis, and studied with Pat Metheny.   When Al heard my release of this yesterday he asked if he could take a shot at it, and here's what we now have:))  Al broke out one of his custom guitars, this time a custom Telecaster that was actually made for Mike Stern - one of only two made.  Remarkable playing and sensibilities here.  

Follow Al here on SoundCloud at his own gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman as well as a second with his talented wife Stacey Lynn Schulman, who is an exceptionally talented jazz vocalist:  https://soundcloud.com/staceyalanjazz

Here's a list of the 10 tunes we have done together so far here on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-al-schulman

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

Alice In Wonderland - with Al Schulman / guitar

A Positive Feeling

This is a tribute to the great guitarist Lee Ritenour - whose tune Dreamwalk influenced me as a young guitarist.  I had the honour of having one of SoundCloud's great composers, instrumentalists and collaborators Jamie Rhind https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind #herbiejazz arranging and playing strings on this track.  Hope you enjoy. You can check me out further at www.asisjazz.com and www.alanschulman.com and @alanschulman

Dreamwalk - featuring Jamie Rhind/Strings

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

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

Another Facebook Message

Here's a little bluesy number dedicated to Alpha Roots - I'm feeling blue today thinking of our great friend Alphio https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots.  Alphio has gone through such a challenging year and more with his head high, creating warm music with so much rhythm, creativity, spirit and love.  Always leaving positive notes on his music descriptions, despite his many setbacks, Alphio needs our love and thoughts now even more than ever before.  Life can be wonderful, yet for so many it is fleeting and the challenges sometimes can sometimes be more than anyone has an answer for.  This one is to my great friend Alphio - our great friend Alphio - who has shown us all that spirit rises above all, and that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.  Please stop by Alphio's SoundCloud gallery to listen to his uplifting music, to follow him, to take in that spirit, and to leave him some notes and love, which will mean so much to him.  And for a collection of the music we have recorded together here on SoundCloud,  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/alphio

Courage Is Not The Absence of Fear But The Triumph Over It - dedicated to Alpha Roots

The influence of Latin in Jazz is so apparent in New York. And nothing better in NYC than beautiful Central Park


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

Central Park

Groove a little bit with us.... Here's some original new Soul Jazz with the always superb Stephan "Pinner" Lipinski on guitar.  https://soundcloud.com/pinner  
Pinner's such a natural, and his wonderful rhythm playing and bluesy, jazzy guitar is just what the Broadway doctor ordered.  He's busting out his own great sound, capturing the NY and Philly masters including John Scofield, Pat Martino, George Benson, Robbin Ford  and Kenny Burrell.  We've now recorded almost  40 tunes together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

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

Broadway - with Stephan Lipinski / guitar

I feel blessed to be able to keep Alpha Roots’ vibe shining bright for the SoundCloud community to continue to enjoy. 

Alpha Roots sent me these reggae bass and rhythm guitar stem a long time ago, maybe even three years ago in 2016 (bad couch, bad couch)! I originally planned on having Evelyn (of the Reiki Run Rampant tracks on my page) sing over the rhythm but then I moved from Santa Cruz to Portland and she moved from the Pacific Northwest to Santa Cruz, bummer! So the stems sat in my hard drive until new inspiration arrived in the form of Johnny Minstrel, one of favorite song writers on SoundCloud, agreeing to write lyrics and sing over the track. Once Johnny added his deep felt lyrics and magical vocal chords to the mix, the rest of the song came together pretty quickly for me, lol! I often try to put together virtual bands for my tracks and I knew I had to have Jamie Rhind on the track since he worked with Alphio on multiple songs and a reunion was due. I always wanted to work with Jonathan Beckenstein, whose sensitive and thoughtful guitar work is always sublime. Darren and Russ came naturally.  My original drum production work was based on an old Sly Dunbar sample (I like to include the essence of some of my favorite artists in the tracks I work on) but the quality of the drums just wasn’t up to Russ’ standards, hahaha, so we brought Bitzone on board to lay down some drums and voila, roots reggae magic!

Big thanks to the band for coming together on this in fine fashion! Big ups to the SoundCloud community and the spirit of collaboration. Keep on digging! 

And massive thanks to Wou-Wou to bringing his visual arts talent to the project! My goal is to eventually put together a reggae album (possibly a double album which will also include some reggae collaborations between Alpha Roots and friends including Jamie Rhind and Russ Sinfield) with all profits going to the Cancer Research Institute. Be on the look out for a possible dub version of Red Earth Clay as well!!!

Johnny Minstrel: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
Alpha Roots: Bass and Rhythm Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
Jamie Rhind: Steel Drum
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Jonathan Beckenstein: Lead Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein
D. D. Danahy: Keyboard
https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy
Bitzone: Drums and Additional Background Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
Couch King: Background Vocals and Arrangement
Russell Sinfield: Mixing, Mastering, and Knobs
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Art
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling

Lyrics: 
Hold you tongue don’t wag that finger
Just shine a light on me my friend
Too much fuss will only hinder
All the good things the spirit sends
We were made of dust and fire
Born beneath a brooding sky
On the stairs of Babel we climb higher 
To sights not seen by human eye

And now I dig, dig deep into the 
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way

Some have called democracy into question
Saying we like sheep have gone astray
That it’s been the rich man’s intention
To steel by night and rule by day
I washed your feet with my tears
I wiped them dry with my hair
Can a hungry mouth still offer prayers
Or are they whispers of despair 

And now I dig, dig deep into the 
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Dig, dig deep
And I toil for no pay
I dig, dig deep into the
Red Earth Clay
Down to the root I’ll find my way

Alpha Roots, J. Minstrel, J.Rhind, J.Beckenstein, D.Danahy, Bitzone, CK, R.Sinfield - Red Earth Clay

For All the Children of the World ...May they live in a Safe World
Available for Purchase on Bandcamp

A Little Bit Of Sunshine-------Jamie Rhind with Grooveclowd

Happy weekend to all.  Hope you enjoy this new hip hop influenced recording

Are You Ready For This?

Smoothing this one out a little...Count Your Blessings

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Count Your Blessings

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.