Stand Up

Both the US and the rest of the world will be influenced forever by tomorrow's US election.  This collection includes so many of my favorite musicians, who have joined me the last year, as we have felt together the unrest, the lies and deceit from our current Republican administration.  The world deserves better.

VOTE THEM ALL OUT

Donald Trump Blues

Best of 2021

Jamie Rhind's 2021 Collection

Almost 4,000 deaths a day from COVID and now a storming of our US Capital.
Civil Unrest...

Civil Unrest

Some wonderful guitar work on these recent originals from 2021...
I'm so fortunate to be able to create with each of these musicians

HOT Guitarists 2021  - Jankauskas / Smith / Adams / Lipinski / Bongiovanni / Glavchovski / Borach

The Upload

Thanks God It's Friday Playlist

Today marks the opening day of our critical House of Representatives hearing into the US's January 6th Insurrection and riots to assess the many people who were responsible for this unimaginable and dark day in US history, to bring them ALL to justice, and to make sure that this never can happen again.

Washington Blues

Some new funky soul jazz to lift the spirits during these challenging times

Selling Your Soul

Every deck has a joker.  But this isn't a card game...

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

BUY JAMIE'S MUSIC

Gotta love Les Thomas' outstanding guitar work on our original, Get the Funk Outta Here.  Each of the guitar lines so tight!  No wonder he's got it going in the Silicon Valley area.  Check out his fine gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas

And thanks too for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Get The Funk Outta Here - Les Thomas / Jamie Rhind

The Netherland's incredible Rients Draissma tears up our blues rock original Change It Up.   He's simply one of the finest guitar players we've heard, pushing sound, rhythm and harmony.   Check out Rients' superb jazz-rock fusion guitar and arrangements:  http://www.rientsdraaisma.com - his latest album Guitales is simply burning http://www.rientsdraaisma.com/shop-guitales/, and follows up on so many Tribal Tech and Weather Report influenced compositions:  https://soundcloud.com/rients-draaisma.  Also check out his iJam album, of heavy fusion burners.
I've been fortunate to have recorded a number of tunes with Rients, among some of my favorites here on SoundCloud. 

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Change It Up - Rients Draaisma / Jamie Rhind

Has been way too long since the exceptional Al Schulman https://www.alanschulman.com and I got together - this time for our R&B instrumental original, Too Political Blues. Al just runs with this and has so much fun. He's a master jazz player and brings that blues infused soulful style to the music. Follow his great playing: @alanschulman and also Al's gorgeous duets with his wife Stacey, AS IS: @asisjazz

And for a playlist of our 15 pieces recorded together: soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-al-schulman

Al was great to write the liner notes to my album I Believe. Will be forever thankful for the words and music.

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

Too Political Blues - Al Schulman / Jamie Rhind by Jamie Rhind is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.
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Too Political Blues - Al Schulman / Jamie Rhind

A new blues rock original, We Need A Change.  Joined here by the super soulful vocals and lyrics of Annie Smart, and fine blues inspired guitar playing of Alec DeCaprio.   Annie's such a complete musician, having grown up in a truly musical family that has been carried on for generations.  She's now a choir director and piano teacher, and has created such great lines and harmonies to tell the story.  Alec's only 21, yet years ahead in his maturity and vision.  Follow these fine musicians and friends:
Annie Smart:  https://soundcloud.com/annie-smart-1
Alec DeCaprio:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2XvW8Za1u9oK-zp5Ni8a0g

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

We Need A Change - Annie Smart / Alec DeCaprio / Jamie Rhind

Things are a mess.  We have to do better.  We need unity.

You're Tearing Us Apart

Complicit

Get Out The Vote.  Time for a big change.
Joined here on our soul jazz original with the formidable Georg Boehme on Bari sax and Les Thomas on guitar.  Follow these guys great playing and creating:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas

And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Time for a change.

Get Out The Vote - Georg Boehme / Les Thomas / Jamie Rhind

Always gotta love what Barcelona's Santi-Caballero Mendez does and with Friction, his tenor playing here cuts through the heavy Hammond organ.  We're feeling so much tension  all over the world, and this one captures a little of it. Follow Sam's great sax and flute work here: https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero And for an extended playlist of the recordings we have together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero
Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Be well.  Mask up

Friction - Sam Mendez / Jamie Rhind

Some heavy original funk rock here again.  Joined by three great players - the super funky Stringburner on bass, rock guitarist exceptionale Daniele Turani on guitar, and young keyboard whiz Snuppuluppen on keys.  Exciting to get these guys together again.  The tune started out when I was playing with electric guitar patches on my keyboard, which have gotten so realistic now.  Worked through some power chords and got the players.  Mirko again sets up the deep groove, Will takes the great keyboard solo, followed by Daniele's electric guitar.  Cool music for uncool times.  Things are a mess here.
  
And check out more and follow these fine musicians: 
https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
https://soundcloud.com/snuppeluppen
https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani

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

Power Play - Mirko Borach / Will Paasche / Daniele Turani / Jamie Rhind

We're coming to a close in the most difficult 2020.  Some original blues rock with Tom Adams seems most appropriate.  This one has a Genesis sound in parts - not sure how but it does.  To go back to Tom, he's a hired gunslinger but for some reason he never asks for cash.  But he's on the money again with this one.  If you're not following Tom you should check him out!: https://soundcloud.com/user-342548892
And for an extensive playlist of our 60 tunes together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/tearing-it-up-with-tom-adams-1

Be safe, be well, and let's keep things rolling into the new year.  
Thanks to so many for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Long Way Home - Tom Adams / Jamie Rhind

Our Latin original Let Me In is dedicated to those at the crossroads, who are making the attempt to immigrate to another country in search of a better life.  Joining me are the exceptional Georg Boehme and Sam Mendez on flute, Sergio Perraga on percussion, and Joe Bongiovanni on guitar.   Sam's on the left channel and Georg the right.  Just check out what they have to say:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/joe-bongiovanni
https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga

As we depart the cruel 2020 and into what also seems to be an unforgiving 2021, let us remember those less fortunate who seek greener pastures, despite the challenges...Let Me In

Be safe, be well.  And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Let Me In - Georg Boehme / Joe Bongiovanni / Sam Mendez / Sergio Perraga / Jamie Rhind

Ever heard Pamela Fernandez bang out a vocal over Beethoven's 5th?
Nope, neither had we so we made it happen

https://thebreakbeatjunkievsdjp.bandcamp.com/album/for-promotional-use-only

The Breakbeat Junkie Vs DJP - A Fifth Of Fernandez

can’t say goodbye, just good riddance to this year and glad for the departure. no fond farewell, au revoir, wiedersehen or さようなら to 2020. in the words of Ray Charles, just hit the road and don’t you come back no more, no more.

in spite of quarantine lockdowns and turmoil i’m grateful to have had the inspiring music of so many wonderful soundcloud musicians who kept on playing and creating music throughout a difficult year. special thanks to hitoshi yasui of chairhouse for his daily musical gems and for allowing us to create our versions of his beautiful piano music. looking forward to a better 2021 and wishing everyone a happy, healthy, peaceful and musical new year. play on friends. 

this orchestration and mix is by guillaume pearson, guitar arrangement & SFX by naldo, original song written by hitoshi yasui of chairhouse. his lovely piano version can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/chairhouse/cant-say-goodbye-yet-419
more of guillaume's songs & cinematic orchestrations:
soundcloud.com/guillaumelecompositeur/tracks

close your eyes, it's a movie without pictures. the intro voice is Celia Johnson from the film Brief Encounter directed by the great David Lean. the cover art is Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in their goodbye scene at a 1945 London train station.

Can't Say Goodbye

We've got to get this under control.  What lies ahead?  Please do your part.

What Lies Ahead?

Music, lyrics and vocals by Irina

Even in Russian this title can be interpreted differently, to say nothing of the English translation. But this is what we like - freedom of imagination :) Hope you enjoy the song.

От твоего взгляда веет холодом
Осталась я одна с простывшим городом
Век живи и век учись
Тупость требуют на бис
Но ведь мне было так приятно верить

Снова ты и снова кризис
Как страдает мой душевный бизнес
Сердце просит выходной
Возвращается домой
Тихо замедляю темп
Не танцую я контемп
За собой дверь затворю
Ухожу пока тебя люблю

Пропущу звонки и сообщения
Как же я устала от общения
Пожар бушует в голове
Сжигаю мысли о тебе
А ведь мне было так приятно верить

Снова ты и снова кризис
Как страдает мой душевный бизнес
Сердце просит выходной
Возвращается домой
Тихо замедляю темп
Не танцую я контемп
За собой дверь затворю
Ухожу пока тебя люблю

Интересней пообщаться со стеной
Чем пустые темы обсуждать с тобой
Оставляя политес
Ликвидирую абсцесс
Надоело придумывать happy end-ы

Снова ты и снова кризис
Как страдает мой душевный бизнес
Сердце просит выходной
Возвращается домой
Тихо замедляю темп
Не танцую я контемп
За собой дверь затворю
Ухожу пока тебя люблю

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I feel the coldness of your glance
Left alone with the cold city
The longer you live the more you know
Stupidity is being called for an encore
But it was such a pleasure to believe

You again - a crisis again
Oh, how the business of my soul suffers
The heart is asking for a holiday
It is coming back home
Quietly I slow down the tempo
I do not dance contemporary
Will close the door behind me
I am leaving while still loving you

I will miss calls and messages
How tired I am of communication
Fire roaring in my head
I am burning the thoughts of you
I took so much pleasure from believing

You again - a crisis again
Oh, how the business of my soul suffers
The heart is asking for a holiday
It is coming back home
Quietly I slow down the tempo
I do not dance contemporary
Will close the door behind me
I am leaving while still loving you

It is more interesting to talk to a wall
Than to discuss empty topics with you
Leaving politesse behind
I remove the abscess
Tired of making up happy endings

You again - a crisis again
Oh, how the business of my soul suffers
The heart is asking for a holiday
It is coming back home
Quietly I slow down the tempo
I do not dance contemporary
Will close the door behind me
I am leaving while still loving you

Душевный бизнес (Soul Business)

Bringing a little soulful sound to the new year.  This one's dedicated to my favorite vocalist of all time ... the Queen of Soul ... Aretha Franklin

Soul Sister

Keyboards By Jamie Rhind, https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind
Other Instruments By Martin Reed.
Produced By Martin Reed & Jamie Rhind.

Mysteries Of The Blim Part 2  (Feat Jamie Rhind)

It's more than a mess here.  Not only do we have almost 4,000 people a day dying from COVID here because of our current administration, but now we have TRUMP supporters storming our Capital and rioting, and all incentivized by you know who.

Red, White & Blues

Time to bring things together.  Sam Mendez's beautiful soprano sax playing here says it all.
Follow Sam's great collection music, including his recent Bach flute Sonata.
https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
and our music together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero
Be smart, be safe and wear those masks.

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

Harmony - Sam Mendez / Jamie Rhind

As we move into 2021, best of health to all.  We have a fabulous group joining this original fusion tune, I'm Peached.  Takes significance here in the US and around the world.  We hope you enjoy the music.  On bass the always fired up Stringburner https://soundcloud.com/stringburner.  Calaminus https://soundcloud.com/calaminus is back adding his creative synth work.  Two serious fusion guitarists join the fun -  Pinner https://soundcloud.com/pinner opens with his right rhythm guitar, Vlad Glavchovski https://soundcloud.com/vlad-glavchovski has the wild opening solo, followed by Pinner's great sound and impressive playing.  Jahn Neu plays the haunting electric trumpet throughout the recording.

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I'm Peached - Borach / Calaminus / Glavchovski / Lipinski / Neu / Rhind

"Interstellar Magnetic Song"  Album N°14

1- 023,
At 3:20 in the morning, my Moog hung on to a melody... by tinkering with it a bit, he got me off the track in 2'14". I was very happy with him, but in the morning I triturated an extra potard... and here comes 023!

___🎹_____A_N_O_T_H_E_R___M_U_S_I_C_____🎹___

🛠 - Made with MOOG & Modular / Multi-tracks
🎹 - Composed, arranged, performed, produced by Pier WILL & Studio 4H09
🔲 - Artwork  -  Pier WILL
🙏 - Acknowledgements - Ableton, Arturia, Audacity, Cantabile, MSI, Focusrite, Korg, M-Audio, Sony, SoundCloud, Teac, Techniks, Yamaha.
⚙️ - #Ambient #Movies #Electro #Experimental #Minimal #Space 

❤️Love, 🕊️Peace, 🙏Respect

1 - 023

My new song writing effort. 😊 Mastered by the lovely and talented Sander (@wane-of-summer) 🎧🎹🌷🎼💕🎤

Balloon

New AWITW Deep & Classic House EP
With warm and sensual groove to feed your body and soul.
https://awitw.bandcamp.com/album/body-soul

Download

Gold Vision

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Guitars played: Taylor 714CE (DADGAD tuning - all tuned down a half step).
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.

I wrote this song during the lockdown, imagining how much more difficult things would have been in days gone by, when earlier generations had so very little means of communication. Travelling minstrels would go from town to town and entertain the local people. In my mind, I pictured townsfolk gathering to listen to a minstrel's song, bringing a message of hope, that their future would be brighter, all joining in to sing in candlelight, illuminating the darkness. I hope this song brings some joy in dark times.
LYRICS:
The people gathered round
To hear the minstrel sing
A song to bring them hope
That winter would turn to spring
The frost was biting deep
And the snow had lain so long
So the people gathered round 
To hear the minstrel’s song

The winds of change are coming
Let them hear you sing
The winds of change will turn
Winter into spring

Times may be hard
But somehow we know
That seasons will come
And seasons will go
So together all as one
With voices so strong
People gathered round
To sing the minstrel’s song 

The winds of change are coming
Let them hear you sing
The winds of change will turn
Winter into spring

Their voices all rang out
Out into the night
The magic of a song
Sung by candle light
Watching the flames
Of the candles burn
Waiting …for 
The winds of change to turn

The winds of change are coming
Let them hear you sing
The winds of change will turn
Winter into spring

The Winds of Change

The Winds Of Change

VIDEO- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMA9nWjNKm0&ab_channel=winkandwoo
Written , produced , arranged and recorded by a dear friend , The Turtle Project
Go Check out his creations , you will not be disappointed https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
Vocals , lyrics and melody by winkandwoo
Lyrics :-
The pink Champaign
The Ritz hotel 
The long black limousine
The caviar
The drug cartel
The honeypot machine 

Can't you see that it's all a lie 
Put in place by the evil eye
And you wonder why you despair 
Why this world isn't ever fair

Westminster 
And Downing Street
The cover up supreme
The Lords that lunch
The Oxbridge bunch 
It's all so damned obscene 

Can't you see that it's all a lie 
Put in place by the evil eye
And you wonder why you despair 
Why this world isn't ever fair

The Crown has fallen off her head
Oh what's the Queen to do ?
Her slaves gather around her bed
Expecting gold and jewels 

Can't you see that it's all a lie 
Put in place by the evil eye
And you wonder why you despair 
Why this world isn't ever fair

The pink Champaign
The Ritz hotel 
The long black limousine
The caviar
The drug cartel
The honeypot machine 

The honeypot machine  YEAH !
The honeypot machine YEAH !

The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2021

The Honeypot Machine - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

The Murray River is the Longest River in Australia from a spring in the Snowy Mountains , Forming the state border between New South Wales and Victoria and on through South Australia to complete its 2,508 KM journey and empty into the Southern Ocean, The Lifeblood of 3 States. It is The Big Water.
On Bandcamp for purchase

Ride The Big Water

The exceptional Michael-Louis Smith joins me on guitar on our fusion original WTF.  What a crazy 2021 we are already having here in the US, and our edgy music represents a little of the tension we are all feeling.  Mike's such a wonderful person and recording artist, and leads his killer jazz ensemble Brooklyn Circle:  http://www.mlsmusic.com
Follow him here on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/michael-louis-smith

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

We'll get through this tension - somehow

WTF - Michael-Louis Smith / Jamie Rhind

Some heavy fusion for some heavy times...
Audric is the consummate musician, a musician's musician, and the top guitar expert in Philadelphia.  So I was again thrilled when he joins me here on our original, It's Not What It Seems.  With a handoff of the framework, Audric went to work - completely inspired - and turned it into this.   Not only the guitar, but additional keys, percussion, structure and ideas.   There's a lot to listen to here - from the spectacular initial guitar work to the harmonic structure and lines.  
And check out Audric's impressive galleries:
https://soundcloud.com/audric-jankauskas
https://soundcloud.com/audric-and-friends
The award winning photo of an ice cave in Iceland was taken by our son Tyler

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

It's Not What It Seems - Audric Jankauskas / Jamie Rhind

Something about that birthday smile.  Joined here by Barcelona's finest, the wonderful Sam Mendez on tenor sax https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero and Sergio Parraga on latin percussion https://soundcloud.com/sergioparraga
Follow these guys - Sergio is always sharing the finest fresh latin jazz

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

Birthday Smile - Sam Mendez / Sergio Parraga / Jamie Rhind

Pinner and I've got that Friday feeling going here.  Love what he does:
https://soundcloud.com/pinner
And for a great playlist of our 90+ tunes together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

Be well, be safe and keep those masks on.  

And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Friday Groove - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

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.