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

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Seven Up

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

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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)

Original title: Footstep - newly arranged, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann. Recorded live at Devian Zikri's studio in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2010.

Musicians:
M. Ade Irawan (piano)
Eddy Syakroni (drums)
Peter Heckmann (bass) 
Kadek Rihardika (guitars)
Devian Zikri (sax)

Artwork: https://www.behance.net/peterheckmann
Peter Heckmann

Tree Of Life

Can You Be

Can You Be ... (Collab. Demo)

Instrumental rework of a track originally recorded by Peter Heckmann (@peterheckmann) for the composer Kevin Bird(@kevinbird) of Bird Productions, Hawaii.

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

Check out Puspa Dewi's Indonesian version of the track: https://soundcloud.com/peterheckmann/puspa-dewi-bird-and-flower-09

Chillin'

Meong Meong

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COOL CAT CAPOSHI

Simply an exiting tune about a “cool cat”, with a Jazz Funk / Fusion retro feel, containing some twists and turns with bass and guitar exchanges and a vivid drum section throughout. 
I am playing around with some different presets in Amplitube for my Fender Strat and Bass. There is a second guitar part I use to add an extra dimension and depth with long reverb and broad fusion chords. Some themes are planned out. The rest is pretty much improvised on both bass and guitar.

I hope you’ll enjoy this new fusionesque tune of mine. As always I really appreciate your likes, comments and shares.

-Dan

Picture and image editing by Dan van den Berg
All music, instruments, drum programming, arranging, mixing and mastering by Daniël van den Berg, October 2019
Guitar: Fender Elite Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker
Bass: Fender Performer Jazz Bass
Recorded using Amplitube and AURIA for iPad
Mixing in AURIA, mastered with Final Touch
Drum programming in SampleTank, Neil Peart kit, arranging in AURIA

Cool Cat Caposhi

Cool Cat Caposhi | Dan van den Berg

sax, brute

Falling In Love With Love (Lorenz Hart, 1938)

And now for something completely different...

Such an honour having my buddies Martijn Balsters (guitar) and Robert Spaninks (drums) join me in this jazz rock adventure. I'd say they did a great job!! Hope you'll enjoy!

Listen to Martijn's work here: 
@martijn-balsters

(and for the lovers of more ambient sounds.... I'll be back to that shortly ;) )

Original picture by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash

Outside the Lines (with Robert Spaninks & Martijn Balsters)

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring...Harmonica solo, Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo, Acoustic Piano solo, Gibson SG Electric Guitar Rhythm, Hammond B3 Organ, Rhythm, Gibson SG Electric Guitar Muted Rhythm, Fender Electric Bass, Trap Drum set, Percussion.

Bluezer

Funkyness

As a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, here is a new fretless bass instrumental, dedicated to one of the great dragons in the Silmarillion called Scatha.

Artwork by DoomGuy26

© 2019 Mirko Borach
All rights reserved.

Shattered Sky

The Fall Of Scatha (Fretless Bass Instrumental)

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

Having some fun with my Ken Smith 4-string. 

© 2020 Mirko Borach
All rights reserved

Nebula (Bass Instrumental)

"I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard." 
~ Raymond Chandler

Murmurs

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

Hand Made 

Sunday Lazy Jazz

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring...Alto Saxophone solo, Hammond B3 Organ solo, Gibson 335 Guitar solo, Acoustic piano solo, Cello (Bass), String quartet, 1st violin, Viola, Cello, Baritone Electric Guitar (Bass), Fender Electric Bass (Right) (flanging, Fender Electric Bass (Left) regular, Trap Drum set, Percussion.

Down Home

Big Hunk

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

Smoothie

Smoothie (feat. Lieve)

Voyages

Voyages (feat. Lieve)

An instrumental Jazz Fusion (Cinematic Jazz) album featuring compositions by Gregor Theelen - newly arranged with added instrumentation by Peter Heckmann. 

The album mix is intentionally crafted with a distinct "live recording" vibe and not overly polished -  a sonic homage to the contemporary Jazz Fusion style of the late 1970's & 1980's (Weather Report, Stanley Clarke, Pat Metheny, Branford Marsalis etc.)

Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp
https://open.spotify.com/album/4iv3ctlCpgEYSesLAgu7tT?si=m6Kn218nRCuUQ6Mk_D9CbA

Saxophone performances by the fabulous Dutch soloist Leo Janssen (@leo-janssen)

Added instrumentation, arrangement and production by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing (2021)

Mix / master by Peter Heckmann - all tracks licensed through Anthology Records

Album cover artwork by Yucca Rose

Dancing Leaves

Romantic Dream

Dancing Leaves - 5. Romantic Dream

A jazzy re-interpretation of Sheila Chandra's "Ancestral Voices" tabla vocalization - an original track from the album "Weaving My Ancestors' Voices (1992)" - Title: "Speaking In Tongues" - arranged and produced by Peter Heckmann featuring the Hawaiian based pianist Richard Schunk jr. All copyright of the original vocal track belongs to Sheila Chandra and Steve Coe. (License granted to Raining Heart Records & Rose Records and Publishing through Harry Fox Agency).

Jazz Extravaganza - Captivating Jazz & Blues Treats

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