Autumn Dance

When Do You Know

Original song recordings from 1974-1975.  Songwriter Jon Lax (Vocals and Guitar) Mentions:  Yahudah Ben Asher (Congas and Percussion)

Gypsy Moon

Story Line: Hold me in your arms, tell me you will never go.
About loving someone and find comfort in each other's arms.

Hold Me In Your Arms

Story Line: A song about a rodeo cowboy on the road, who has been in the circuit reflecting on life,. Getting tired and lonely but hates to wave his dreams good bye.

Songs of 1980's

Smell of Dirt Taste of Fame

Story Line: Song about looking for and  chasing love until its found and accepted.

Take My Heart and Run

1990's driving jazz rock fusion. Funky bass line, with piano interleaving the lead guitar.

All Day Long

Light contemporary melodic jazz featuring clarinet.  African percussion on top of basic light drum ride. Bell like keyboards with Jacoish type bass for accompaniment. Piece ends with light percussion solo.

Lighter Than Air

Featuring African rhythm and percussion. An orchestrated theme emerges creating a cinematic back drop layered with counter melodies.

Nambe

Jazz fusion 5/4 swing, classic melody lines lead by a funk bass line 1990's. Tempo changes into straight four swing, fast jazz piano riffs. leading over B3 organ, then returning to original melody line for ending.

Back Street

"Fierce" contemporary jazz/fusion piece. Features a strong sax melody doubled up with electric guitar, Art Blakey type drums with McCoy Tyner type piano improvisational riff running through the sax and guitar lines.  This tune is full of little variations while the drums lay down the groove.  The piano solos add a nice kick to parts of the tune making a great nu-jazz fusion piece.

Phoenix

Opens with piano and saxophones. Acoustic and electric guitars double  up weaving counter structures on bridge. Slow to medium acoustic jazz rhythm. A strong but introspective melody line, taking few turns to enjoy the different views within this music landscape.

Last Chance

The song starts off with a very calming piano, and and oboe playing an improvisational melody. Strings are added to highlight melody and provides complex counter harmony and melody with piano. A fair amount of space in music providing for introspective mood.  The harmonies are sophisticated, and the melodies unpredictable.

Sparkles In the Sand

New Age/World fusion acoustic music featuring acoustic guitars and violin, layered with saxophone and latin percussion, provides a warm folk nu-jazz sound with a latin feel.  

Dreaming With You

Contemporary instrumental. Piano, bass, acoustic guitar, pan flute and percussion.  Reflective piece with unique musical style that creates a colorful ambiance. Strong piano lead combined with Jaco Pastorius sounding bass, exotic instrumentation in the middle adds texture and a sense of dynamics. A sense of patriotism and reverence brought by cadence drum beat throughout piece.

Electric Jazz/Fusion musical piece with a rock solid back beat adding to electricity generating guitar playing fifths on a soulful melody accompanied by B3 organ and Matrix 6 synths.  Strong melody and several key changes constantly build crescendo to a sparkling finish.

February 11

A unique and special arrangement featuring wood winds acoustic guitar and Latin percussion. In the spirit of the northern woods, the instruments interplay melodies within a soulful framework and Latin based rhythm. Conjuring memories like fly fishing an an remote stream, looking up at the the stars or just remembering Good Ole Days!

Good Ole Day

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Autumn Dance

Jon Lax Music

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