Breathtaking work Roger, Auric, Noel and Georg. What a perfect team, and what a fine result!

Wow this is the collab we all waited for. so smooth :)

Yes, this will stay a very good memory of the summer of 2024!

This is perfection! Beautiful Music and vocals!

adieu adieu

(em) back to balance 
a gate in the (c) day

(em) Ten of Swords
at the end of a (c) play

(g) (the) purpose of the (c) cross
(g) (the) pain of our (c) Lord

(g) I don’t know what I’m (c) doing 
or not (bm) doing, of (am7) course

(f) how to get back – (g) back to where? back to where?
(f) how to get back – (g) back to where

thy (c) plaintive (g) anthem (f) fades
(c) adieu (g) adieu (f) adieu
in (c) those next (g) valley (f) glades 
and (c) you and (g) you and (f) you

love to drift
through the clouds

far above
the worlds below

(the) blood of the lamb
(the) promise of the seed 

I don’t know what I’m thinking 
or not thinking, indeed

how to get back – back to where? back to where?
how to get back – back to where

thy plaintive anthem fades
adieu adieu adieu
in those next valley-glades 
and you and you and you

clock the seconds 
afore they go

reconnect 
to the flow

tender is the night 
on a winding mossy way

in love with easeful death 
yet still wanting to stay
how to get back – back to where? back to where?
how to get back – back to where

thy plaintive anthem fades
adieu adieu adieu
in those next valley glades 
and you and you and you

split the heart
of the tree

divided self 
one, two, three

(the) nightingale’s repose 
her last song on the air 

I don’t know why I’m sensing 
but not seeing the rose 

how to get back – back to where? back to where?
how to get back – back to where

thy plaintive anthem fades
adieu adieu adieu
in those next valley glades 
and you and you and you (et vous et vous et vous)

(fade out on adieu adieu adieu x 3)

NB
(uses some lines and variation of lines from Keats's Ode to a Nightingale: 'thy plaintive anthem fades'/ 'adieu adieu'/ 'next valley glades' / 'tender is the night' / 'winding mossy way' / 'in love with easeful death')

TASCAM DR-05

adieu adieu

Keys: by MikaJ Saturn
Brass: MPE Luna Dreaming by MikaJ Saturn
Guitar: Gliss Guitar by MikaJ Saturn
Second Stellar Strings: by MikaJ Saturn
Bass: Wonk Bass by MikaJ Saturn
Drums 1: 909 Flavour Kit/
Drums 2: DrumLoop16multitrack provided by Loopcloud
Vocals: provided by Ghosthack
Noises/Space shuttle/Nasa radio: provided by Loopcloud
Composed, arranged and produced by MikaJ Saturn June2024

Saturn Sound Flight

Closing

nobody , nowhere

Nobody , Nowhere

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Saxophones and Flutes arranged and performed by Georg Boehme. Rhythm and Lead Guitar by Audric Jankauskas. Bass by Noel Barrett. All other sounds by Whittlesey. ©2024

Dear Reader, 

This one began as a little solo tune that I first sent to Audric to consider playing on. Audric chose to work another song that I wrote (called "Say Amen") and so I sent it to Georg, who within three or four days created and played the incredible horn and flute arrangement you're hearing now. 

Audric then contacted me to say he wanted to work on this one too. I sent him the latest iteration and he worked around Georg's parts, using his composer's ear to find ways to support what was already a strong track. But, of course, Audric found ways with his rhythm and lead playing to make it even stronger!

We were cooking. But there was one thing that I knew would elevate the song even further—replacing my bass part with Noel Barrett's incredible technique and creativity. Listen to his riff right after the first chorus and you know you're listening to greatness. 

With all the parts in place, I can now relax and enjoy the collaboration—an international collaboration. 

I can't thank Noel, Audric and Georg enough for their friendship and musicianship. I feel very blessed to have such great musicians willing to add to my little creations. 

Every song is a moment in time. And this song will always be the summer of 2024. 

The inspirations for the song? Well, she's in the very first frame of the video. Christy always brings me her summer smile. 

Yours Respectfully, 

Roger Whittlesey
August 2024

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Thank you for listening. 
I think I've created a playful yet calming song.
I would be happy if you would rate it.

Musings

I imagine I have a piano on the beach. I hear the sound of the sea, sit down at the piano and play along.

Ich stelle mir vor, ich hätte ein Klavier am Strand stehen. Ich höre das Rauschen des Meeres, setze mich an das Klavier und spiele dazu.

The Piano by the sea

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