2022 Recordings

Soundcloud New Tracks Winter Session 2022

Related tracks: Re - Animated Frawstakwa & Paploviante

Jamie Rhind Spotlight

Jamie Rhind's Fusion Collection

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Breaking The Bank - Mirko Borach / Lou Taverna / Jamie Rhind

The incredible bravery and will of the Ukranians continues to inspire the world

Bravery - Jamie Rhind

High energy 12/8 grooving with the fabulous Georg Boehme and Stephan Lipinski.  Georg laid down 4 sax, clarinet and flute tracks and Stephan's got the tight wah rhythm and lead guitars. And as always, great soloing from both of these players.  This one’s risen to #8 in SC’s Hot & New Jazz & Blues category 

Georg Boehme:  https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
Stephan Lipinski:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner

And for playlists of our music together:

https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme

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

Bari Him - Georg Boehme / Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

#1 in Soundcloud's Hot and New playlist in the Jazz & Blues category!  And how great to have Georg Boehme and Sergio Párraga joining again on our jazz original Chill Time.  Make sure to follow these fine musicians and creators:

https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

And check out our playlists of the music we have created together:
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-sergio-parraga

Our cover photo is a shot I took just today in Pategonia, Chile, in the magnificent Torres del Paine National Park 

And thanks as always for your motivating likes, comments and shares.  Each one is most appreciated

Chill Time - Georg Boehme / Sergio Párraga / Jamie Rhind

With the tragic news of jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco's death at 51 last week, Al Schulman and I created our Blues For Joey D tribute.  Al's got the guitar and bass here and sure swings hard.  Check out his wonderful collection of jazz  https://www.alanschulman.com https://soundcloud.com/alanschulman including his beautiful duet and ensemble music with his wife Stacey and ASIS https://www.asisjazz.com 
And here's a collection of the 20 tunes we have recorded together :  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-al-schulman

The great Joey DeFrancesco will be missed by so many, but his incredible recordings live on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkpb63NNlAI

Blues for Joey D reached #7 on SoundCloud's Hot and New playlist in the jazz and blues category

Blues For Joey D - Al Schulman / Jamie Rhind

Hello All
We just wanted everyone who has submitted a track to know that Smirks is continuing to work on these. We are both proud and pleased to say that your response was simply amazing, with such brilliant pieces to work on and, because we want the finished product to be the best it can be, putting everything together is taking time.  Smirks also contracted Covid some weeks ago, which has laid him quite low for a time - another reason things have been held up.  But we wanted to assure you that the project is very much ongoing.  

So Smirks decided to put this together to give listeners a taster of what we want the end product to be.  He hasn't included any of your submissions because he didn't want to spoil the element of surprise for everyone involved.
There are many collabs currently being put together - even my brother Tel and myself are working on something - so it's a very complex entity, all things considered.  But rest assured, we are getting there.
Thanks to all for all your patience.  (Gary Reeves)

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Samples used ( to name a few )
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Voice Actress Jennifer Hale - Game - OVERWATCH - Ashe
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G6nWZ61j_w

MJ - Black or White
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ

intro - ELDERS REACT TO DUBSTEP - 2012
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgII2gDY-Rw

Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnELifX3sQ

Gaming Music - Star Ocean 3 OST - Requiem For A Saint
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G28copkOp0

Faithless - Salva Mea
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON3PC7ApBB0

Opera - Maria Callas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwGIBewHPM

Movie - Gone with the Wind 1939
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja1fqOo4ukc

Movie - Scarface 1983
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35p6iA24_w4

Bobby McFerrin - Ave Maria
www.youtube.com/watch?v=14LcvpXmb74

Duo des fleurs - Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa 2017
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A

The Doors - Light my fire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbj1RFaoyLk

Dick Clark Interview - Jefferson Airplane 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKtJ0XTwgTE

Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtfZbj4J71A

Golden Earring - Radar Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRlSHG5hRY4

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwwaWVP2PGE

The Beatles - Love me do
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ND5fVCEqI

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp9G0zkorio

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcYFxU4fMo

and lots more ...

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Soundcloud samples used
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Mountain Songs

Norman Chop Trio - Yes we are 1973
Mountain-songs –  https://on.soundcloud.com/Z3B7

Norman Chop Trio - The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood
Mountain Songs - https://on.soundcloud.com/y4ui

Vocals - Hippie Sara - Love me closer
Sara B Vocals -  https://on.soundcloud.com/96Lb

Cello - Rachael Lander
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM9bFD8pq28

TCP MUSIC
Teresa-Powell – Mist
TCP MUSIC - https://on.soundcloud.com/pBs8

ECSTASY OF FUMBLING - A Town Called Ghost
ECSTASY OF FUMBLING -  https://on.soundcloud.com/1Gfy

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Collab info
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Collab admin - Mountain Songs
@mountain-songs - 
Remixer - Lyrical Smirks
@user-820148039
@user-518378272

*New OBC
Mountain-songs – One-big-collaboration-revived-project-please-read-description-for-all-the-info -  https://on.soundcloud.com/fkXE

ONE BIG COLLABORATION UPDATE - Please read description...

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Hans Albers: All other instruments, Arrangement & Production

I think it’s important to say that a lot more women than you think have had one or multiple miscarriages. It’s just that it is a subject not often talked about because of the very personal pain that the couple go through. The unborn life has no contact with anybody else except the mother and the emotions are often only remembered by the mother and father.
When Jo and I were expecting our second child we were very excited and looking forward to having another Reeves in our growing family. I will never forget the day that we were told we were going to lose the baby and once told, left sitting in an open A & E waiting area having to cope with all our raw emotions and the prospect of the impending loss amongst the rest of the other patients.
Jo had to go through a painful operation to terminate the pregnancy and it is a day she will never forget. We were a family of three planning being a family of four having now to plan being a family of three recovering from an invisible loss and explain it to our young son.
It was an extremely difficult time but we were fortunate that after a few years we did have two more children. Jo tells me that although it is difficult to explain the connection she had with the unborn child that the presence of life inside her will never be forgotten.
I felt I couldn’t let this moment in our lives pass by without acknowledging our unborn child in some way. The rollercoaster of emotions we shared at that time from euphoria at increasing our family to devastation and bereavement at our loss were felt intensely only by Jo and myself played it’s part in forging the strong bond we have had throughout our relationship. (Terry Reeves)

Two giving chance for more to love
Sharing excitement of a life that grew
Future moments by imagination
Holding tightly to a dream, not knowing who

The moment will always be there

No blessing from a hand of friendship 
Could change the feeling of love untried
A desperation of disappearing contact
Sixteen weeks of wonder with a life inside

The moment will always be there
Will always be there x2

Will always be there x3

It’s hard to share the tears of life unborn
Expectations waiting, true feelings strong
Growing three to four into a family together 
Not knowing where to be or why we belong

The moment will always be there
Will always be there x2

Many questions asked reasons who or why
Emotional growth but no name it’s true
An everlasting memory impossible to share
Changing 4 back to 3 kept just between two

The moment will always be there
Will always be there
Will always be there
Will always be there

FOUR TO THREE - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

If this ain’t nice then what is ?  This was said by Kurt Vonneguts’ uncle at family gatherings according to Kurt in a YouTube video of one of his lectures about the shapes of stories . So it goes .

Joe Strummer made some of the best music I’ve ever heard .  Phenomenal songwriter musician who made each song his own.  He wrote a song titled “Ramshackle Day Parade” .  So it goes .

The vw bus bit is a high school memory.  Imagine The 70’s Show .  Old Bob is a ditty from long, long ago.


Photo:  close up of sign on B&O Trail 



If this ain’t nice 

Do you remember full back seat 
Freshman September full back seat

Volkswagen micro bus
Sits upon four cinder blocks
Move the rear view mirror 
So I see you see me

Do you remember full back seat 
Freshman September full back seat 

Old Bob can’t find a job
And never will
Old Bob married Jill 
Poor Jill 

If this ain’t nice 
Then what is 
Living day after day
In the great
Ramshackle day parade

if this ain’t nice

I Wonder Why - Jamie Rhind

🌈 No need for guns, no need to fight 🌈

＊This work is made by overdubbing my guitar playing (mainly chord work) to winkandwoo and The Turtle Project(TTP) 's work "Hold The Line".Thanks to Winkandwoo and TTP for accepting my proposal.

★Key＝F
Lyrics and chord progression for this song:click below ↓
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jN2Q-y5isk2e0teErReV9RT94qiYEzLH/view?usp=sharing

 The reason why I worked on this work this time is because I want to sing and play with everyone.Therefore, I prepared a simple sheet music with lyrics and chords. There is a link above.

This work is probably one of the "protest songs". If I were to compare it to John Lennon's work, I think it would be "Give Peace A Chance." Yes, there are gems that confront discrimination, oppression, and prejudice, denounce injustice, and sing against war, and this is one of them. And not just to protest, but to sing together to "express your determination, clarify your way of life, question society, and lead to reform".

When winkandwoo released this work, I thought he was a great vocalist, singing a lot of important things and weights in the lyrics of "No need for guns, no need to fight".

And now many lament: "Ukraine is my country. Russia is my country. The country is killing my country." Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes, saying most people crossing the border from Russia don't want to kill people and don't want to serve this government. There is a movement to stigmatize this movement by branding it as a "traitor" and to use public power to contain it. I think protest songs play an active role here. Their lives and livelihoods are with us.

I hope that this song will help mankind break away from the "gun society" where mass shootings occur frequently, and that it will help all those who refuse military service in Russia. And I hope that this song will help unite Russian citizens against the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops and all citizens who support the Russian Revolutionary Movement.
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【Palm Muting】Also, for those who are practicing guitar, I think that this work will be a teaching material for effectively playing scales using open strings while playing low chords. This time I'm playing Palm Muting all the way through. Below are some video examples that may help you. I searched on youtube. Use this technique to sing while playing the guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTEu0D4UtKg&t=243s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yTxf3vHYEM&t=496s

1)
Dm,Dm,B♭,B♭
F,F,C,C
2)
Am,Am,Dm,Dm
B♭,B♭,F,C
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In the 16 bars starting from Am above, there are three short guitar improvisations. I recorded each one as if it was played by a different type of guitar player. I would like you to listen to that part as well :)

Lyrics and chord progression for this song:click below ↓
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jN2Q-y5isk2e0teErReV9RT94qiYEzLH/view?usp=sharing

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winkandwoo  ---- Hold The Line - The Turtle Project (wink's karaoke mix)
https://soundcloud.com/winkandwoo/hold-the-line-the-turtle-project-winks-karaoke-mix
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THE TURTLE PROJECT ... https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project/hold-the-line
Wrtten arranged and produced by The Turtle Project.
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Charts: New & hot https://soundcloud.com/discover/sets/charts-trending:rock:jp
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Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftE8vr0WNus

winkandwoo - Hold The Line - The Turtle Project ft.JUNZO on electric guitar

winkandwoo - Hold The Line - The Turtle Project ft.JUNZO on electric guitars

The Inevitable - Jamie Rhind

On The Corner - Jamie Rhind

STEPPING OFF THE WORLD - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

We have some serious issues all around - I call it the World Blues.

World Blues climbed to #17 in Soundcloud's Jazz & Blues category in their Hot & New playlist

World Blues - Jamie Rhind

Original Mix/lyrics & vocal: KOE / *English description below*
Une rencontre, une amitié... Barbara, une femme pétillante, pleine d'humour et de vitalité qui me redonne de l'espoir, de l'énergie et le sourire chaque fois que je la vois.
Le produit vitre sur l'image est une façon de dire qu'elle efface les pensées négatives par sa bonne humeur. Le flamant rose? Elle seule peut comprendre...😄
A meeting, a friendship... Barbara, a sparkling woman, full of humor and vitality who gives me hope, energy and smile every time i see her.
The glass product in the picture is a way of saying that she erases negative thoughts with her good humor. The flamingo? Only she can understand...😄

"Barbara" ©
when i'm with you
I don't care about anything
when i'm with you
when you are there
everything is clearer
we laugh at everything
when you call me
oui, c'est la vie
qui me sourit
c'est le soleil
a clearing
the world can collapse around me
when i'm with you...

*Published under license Creative commons license(CC BY-NC-ND)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
& protected copyright © France*
Bandcamp: kidofearth.bandcamp.com/music

Barbara (Original)© See the description 😉

checking out some apple loops and my friend Christian playing some git riffs for the first time. I wanna get one of my buddies to do a little rap on this in future :)
yep, ist a track for a car ;)

Amg 63

Pâtisserie   -Christmas version-

Our tune Arrivederci took on a far deeper meaning when our great and talented friend Sam Mendez died in a motorcycle accident.  And so what was planned months before the tragedy - translated to When We Meet Again - keeps us all thinking.  So we are dedicating this one to Sam.

Our trio here includes D.C.'s remarkable Vlad Glovchovski on guitar.  His super tasteful grooving is only matched by the way Vlad pushes things rhymically and harmonically, creating and resolving tension across the backbeat and groove.  On electric bass, Daniele Petrocchi simply dances and adds such a wonderful thoughtful line of bass, rhythm and so often melody.   So great to be playing with both of them and to have them together.   This one's for you Sam....Arrivederci reached #3 on SoundCloud's Hot & New playlist in the Jazz & Blues category

Arrivederci - Vlad Glavchovski / Daniele Petrocchi / Jamie Rhind

Re-Animated @frawstakwa 
https://soundcloud.com/youngelderly/re-animated-164bpm?in=randther/sets/open-for-collab
Lyrics and vocals written and performed by RS Frawstakwa @frawstakwa
randther RS Frawstakwa
https://soundcloud.com/randther
Paploviante: Music, Bass, other Instruments, Picture, Mix and Mastering

Re - Animated Frawstakwa & Paploviante

Created this tune in the style of a favorite guitarist Jeff Beck, whose music with Jan Hammer has been a leading influence on my synth and keyboard playing.  All done with keyboards here....

Beck Home Again

Created this tune to combine elements of rock and fusion, and was looking to set up soloing similar to what John McLaughlin and Jeff Beck did with Jan Hammer.   Norway's superb fusion guitarist, composer and recording artist Ronny Heimdal is featured, and just tears it up.  Into pieces.  Little pieces.  Check out his gallery here on SoundCloud:

https://soundcloud.com/ronny-heimdal

Hope you enjoy our music.  Thanks so much Ronny:)

Busting Out - with Ronny Heimdal / guitar

This one is quite a crazy funky fusion track! A great bass player Mirko Borach aka Stringburner(https://soundcloud.com/stringburner )came up with the idea to cover this track by Los Lobotomys, a fusion group that was formed by Steve Lukather in 1989 with some of his friends and talented players, like David Garfield.
Mirko asked Jamie Rhind (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind) and me to join on this one to complete the blend. Jamie brought his Miles' oriented synths, I brought my loud and funk rhythm guitars. We reworked the original, added different sounds and flavours to it, turning it into "Entanglement".  All of us have one solo spot around the main theme. Quite interesting is the turn of events with a more quiet interlude after the guitar solo, something we just had to keep in from the original.

Anyways! We hope to entertain you with this cover of a great fusion track and band. Do check them out if you don't know them already! Los Lobotomys...

Bass and bass arrangements, initial drum programming by Mirko Borach https://soundcloud.com/stringburner

Keyboards, synths and synth arrangements by Jamie Rhind https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind

Guitars and guitar arrangements, drum programming, mixing and mastering by Dan van den Berg

Drum samples from Amplitube
April 2015




Entanglement (cover) - feat. Mirko Borach | Jamie Rhind | Dan van den Berg

Sometimes you just have to let off a little steam (heat).  All created on keyboards.  

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

Between Rock And A Hard Place

Featuring special guests, Jamie Rhind on keyboard and Jesse Teague on guitar. 

Jamie Rhind keyboard solo @ 
2:22 - 2:36
2:52 - 3:06
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind

Jesse Teague guitar solo @  
3:07-3:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqhc_pWIKfM

4:26 am (Featuring Jamie Rhind on keys / Jesse Teague on guitar)

Sometimes the extraordinary overcomes the senses.   

This photo of the Aurora Borealis was taken in Lofoten, Norway

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

Aurora Borealis

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.