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

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Taking It Up - Dan van den Berg / Jamie Rhind

coffee-1.mp3

Smooth Jazz Relax Winter

Los angeles  (Smooth Jazz)

A vibrant blend of smooth jazz and late-night funk grooves. Stylish, upbeat, and full of energy, this album delivers soulful melodies and a cool, modern vibe perfect for cruising, relaxing, or setting the mood.

Skyline Whisper

Painless End

This is one for the playwrights and poets, the authors and lyricists and all kinds of scribblers.

Freehand by Kar Stanton

This, this is as good as it gets
Sat with a pen at a clear clean desk
This, this is as good as it gets
Sat with a pen at a clear clean desk

There’s a room
I’m in the centre
There is no clutter
There is no other
I will shake it out
lay every piece out
it’s all shown in the light
of the clean white page

This, this is as good as it gets
Sat with a pen at a clear clean desk
This, this is as good as it gets
Sat with a pen at a clear clean desk

Clear the room
clean it all out
I got something
I don’t know about yet
I will shake it out
lay every piece out
it's all shown in the light
of the clean white page


This, this is as good as it gets
Sat with a pen at a clear clean desk

She marked the day in her calendar
nothing else is gonna get to her

This, this a freehand,
This, this is the homeland

She marked the day in her calendar
Nothing else is gonna get to her

This, this is as good as it gets
Sat with a pen at a clear clean desk

Credits:
Written, arranged, performed by Kar Stanton
All instruments played or programmed by Kar Stanton
Mixed by Matt Musial
Mastered by Pete Maher

Freehand

Lover Man By Sucole & 6qsax

Out There (Original) G Ward (Flagstaff Mix)

Starstone

Here's a pretty original with Sam Mendez's sweet tenor sax https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero and Debra Buesking's https://soundcloud.com/user-194561889 beautiful piano colors.

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

Come And Get It - Sam Mendez / Debra Buesking / Jamie Rhind

This song is kind of a sequel to https://soundcloud.com/adam-woodard/rock-n-roll-band-shelby-bryantshel-silverstein by Shel Silverstein by way of @shelbybryant

Yes, we love your band 
Our band
We catch every show
That we can 
To see your band 

We love the old stuff 
And the new stuff and
Everything in between 
I can’t tell you what you mean to us
Yes, we
Love your band

I met the drummer in Milwaukee
He held a broken walkie-talkie
I was surprised ‘cause I always thought he
Was a bit taller than me
But now I see

Yes, we love your band
Our band
We got some pawn shop amps
And late night plans
For our band

We don’t wanna be too famous
We just wanna be just like you
We’ll cut an album in the south of France in a castle
Pastel lovers on the cover
We’ll only need each other
And our love for you

But our singer is afraid of flying
I’m not the only one that thinks he’s lying
Don’t you think he’s just afraid of trying 
I am hoping you might help us
Help us feel less hopeless
P.S. we’re your biggest fans

Love, our band 
(Milwaukee walkie-talkie squawky walkie talkie)
Love, our band
(Milwaukee walkie-talkie squawky walkie talkie)
Love, our band
(Milwaukee walkie-talkie squawky walkie talkie)

Love, Our Band

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.