... as the title states ... creative projects with my lovely wife :-)

There are some more musical gems on her page @yuccarose and here's also a link to her paintings and artwork: https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment

Our music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Bandcamp

My favorite tracks with Yucca Rose

New & hot: Jazz & Blues

Smooth jazz up to slow rock

Best of 2021

So much great music in 2021 on SoundCloud.  Here are some of my very favorites....

Favorites 2021

A growing collection of funky or chilled jazz performances by our favorite soloists and bands.

Cover art has been provided by Peter Heckmann - www.behance.net/peterheckmann/

Jazz Extravaganza - Captivating Jazz & Blues Treats

Music/Arr.: P. Heckmann - Lyrics: Yucca Rose / P. Heckmann
Arranged, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann @peterheckmann.

Part of the new track remasters of my albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Wir Haben Spass

Buy at Bandcamp

Wir Haben Spass (Remastered)

There's more in life that we do not experience than that we do. 
But hey, you can't have it all.
Sometimes that's for the better.

[Rough English translation]
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL
In the past i didn’t want to miss anything
Was eager to join in all things fun
If I had to choose, I could not decide
I’d rather divided myself in two 

For football, parties, music and friends
a week was really too short
when she fell in love with another
it only really dawned on me

You can’t have it all

Now so many years have passed
I see many people with a cross to bear
Who are suffering or have severly suffered
people without a future, without a home

because of illness, distress, violence and loss
they’re broken, tired out 
for us, my love, I praise the day
for us, my love, I speak of happiness

You can’t have it all

Still, i want my life to be in the fast lane 
Sure, that’s how i’m gonna do it
but without risking life and limb
and with guaranteed pension

You can’t have it all

Soprano sax: @Dave-McKeown
Drums: Matt Snowden
Rest, Music & Lyrics: me
Mix&master 2021

JE MIST MEER DAN JE MEEMAAKT (with Dave McKeown)

Guitar melody

My sweet dream Pachelbel

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring...Gibson SG Electric Guitar solo, Harmonica solo, Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo, Hammond B3 Organ Rhythm, Gibson SG Electric Guitar Rhythm, Synthesizer Bass Arpeggio, Trap drum set, Percussion.

Blues Rocker

Kick-n-It

Buy https://guitarbeard.bandcamp.com/track/sunday-lazy-jazz

Hand Made 

Sunday Lazy Jazz

A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose) for her album "Expressions" (2020), here performed in English. Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Music: Major Seventh - Lyrics: Yucca Rose/Major Seventh
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore

The track initially appeared on the Major Seventh album "Eastern Sunrise" (2013) and was released shortly after on Yucca Rose's first solo album "Tree Of Life - Special Edition" (2013) - featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra - now re-released on the album "Expressions".

Expressions

Winternight In The Summer

Winternight In The Summer (feat. Yucca Rose)

A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose) for her album "Expressions" (2020). Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Music: Peter Heckmann - Lyrics & Vocals / Scat: Yucca Rose & Peter Heckmann
Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore

Initially written as title track for the Yucca Rose solo album "Radio Dalam Orchestra - Wir Haben Spass" (2016) featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Radio Dalam Orchestra with Special Guest appearances by myself (Voice / Vocals) - now re-released on the album "Expressions".

Wir Haben Spass (Just having fun, enjoy ... Peter and Yucca)

The Girl from Ipanema

Instrumental version on the alto saxophone of the song Cry me River

Cry me River (Verc. Sax)

Cry Me River (Verc. Sax)

My One And Only Love

#AkherZapheer #اخر_زفير

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/akher.zapheer/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akher.zapheer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AkherZapheer
TikTok: @akher.zapheer

Music & Lyrics:
Basem Sayej

Recorded, Mixed & Produced by:
Sari Abul Adel at Impulse Sonic Arts 
https://www.instagram.com/impulsesonicarts

Merlin Dulcimer:
Sari Abul Adel
https://www.instagram.com/sari.abuladel/


Artwork:
Tiffany Moujaes
https://www.instagram.com/tiffanymoujaes/

Special Thanks:
Stuart J Spaans

Emm El Mousiqa

Ballet

Ballet باليه

Gentille (Vincent Périer - Barbara Frey)
Louise Perret (chant)Vincent Périer (sax ténor), Romain Nassini (piano), Francis Larue (guitare), Brice Berrerd (contrebasse), Yvan Oukrid (batterie).
Enregistré le 2 mai 2019 au Toop Tee Studio par Pierre Baudinat. Prise voix : Meivelyan Jacquot.
L'expression "Je suis gentil et je vous emmerde" se trouve dans un sketch de Pierre Desproges : "Les rues de Paris ne sont plus sures", (Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle, théâtre Grévin, 1986).

Gentille (avec Louise Perret)

The album contains lyricals, inspired, instrumental contemporary jazz music.
The first track "El camino del corazón segun Don Juan"  is a tribute to Carlos Castaneda, the peruan /american writer.
There is another tribute in the album, the last song called "Estudio para un hermano" dedicated to the guitarist and composer Leo Brouwer.

Caminante is dedicated to the people that travels, dreams, love and live own life.

01 El Camino Del Corazòn Segun Don Juan

A bit melancholic and sad, yet hopeful love song -  dealing with separation across space and time - it's an older song performed by my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose)in Indonesian - she also provided the original artwork.

Please support our cause - a big thank you to all: The FULL album is currently available as FREE download on Bandcamp (Enter $ 0): https://yuccarose.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-life-special-edition

Music: Vincent Jean Pierre Cordel - Lyrics: Yucca Rose
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore.

Part of the new track remasters of the Yucca Rose albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Tree Of Life

Putaran Waktu

FREE ALBUM

Putaran Waktu (feat. Yucca Rose) FREE DL

Longing and Belonging - A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose), track performed in Indonesian. She also provided the original artwork.

Please support our cause - a big thank you to all: The FULL album is currently available as FREE download on Bandcamp (Enter $ 0): https://yuccarose.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-life-special-edition

Music: Val Gaina - Lyrics: Yucca Rose
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore.

Part of the new track remasters of the Yucca Rose albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Akankah Selalu Ada

Akankah Selalu Ada (feat. Yucca Rose) Free DL

A melancholic Ode to Nature - A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose), track performed in English. She also provided the original artwork.

Please support our cause - a big thank you to all: The FULL album is currently available as FREE download on Bandcamp (Enter $ 0): https://yuccarose.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-life-special-edition

Music: Anika Paris - Lyrics: Peter Heckmann, Neil Wojnar
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore.

Part of the new track remasters of the Yucca Rose albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Enjoying Seasons

Enjoying Seasons (feat. Yucca Rose) Free DL

Part of the 5-track Jazzcapades EP - latin flavored vocal jazz tracks - initially composed by Gregor Theelen (2014) - featuring exciting vocal performances by Lieve Geuens @lieve-geuens in her own phonetic language.

Arranged and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing (2020).

Mix / master by Peter Heckmann - track licensed through Anthology Records.
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Jazzcapades

Voyages

Voyages (feat. Lieve)

Funky Space - Paploviante (Alexia Edit) Open Collab
Original track by Paul : https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/funky-space-paploviante-open-collab

Funky Space - Paploviante (Alexia Edit) Open Collab

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

Music, lyrics and vocals by Irina
Painting by Irina, canvas 10 x 10 cm

Featured: 
Fresh On The Net: https://freshonthenet.co.uk/2021/01/faves391
BBC Introducing: https://bbc.in/3j5zovS

The painting shows my hometown, the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, the place that I will forever hold dear in my heart.

I know you must be busy
And life cannot be easy
To find the energy to go on

The night unfurls its splendor
My thoughts are sweet and tender
Hoping we can chat when you logon

君に会いたい
声を聞きたいです
少しでも会えたら
嬉しい

どこ に います か
隠れないで
帰って きます か
My heart is online


The night turns into morning
Melancholy is boring
WiFi is dead, our networks misaligned

I overthink, I stutter
Under my breath I mutter
If only I could see what's on your mind

君に会いたい
声を聞きたいです
少しでも会えたら
嬉しい

どこ に います か
隠れないで
帰って きます か
My heart is online

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chorus:

I want to see you
I want to hear your voice
Would be happy to meet even just for a bit

Where are you
Don't hide
Will you come back?
My heart is online

My Heart Is Online

Through a Glass Darkly: A Prelude

This is a good one:)

Thanks as always Stephan:  https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan

What You Do To Me - Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Blue Chevy

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BIO: Independent Music / Film / Theater Producer, Musician, Mixing / Mastering Engineer and Multimedia Production Specialist with over forty years of experience in the entertainment and multimedia design industries. 

I worked with a broad spectrum of clients in both the entertainment industry and corporate sectors. 

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