This is a regularly updated playlist. I try to keep the tracks recent.

Demo Sampler

The Nearness Of You

Another take on creating a track from a saxophone line. The original is heard up front. I have also added two drum loops. The bass, guitar, and piano are played by me. I think I have finally found a bass sound for recording. What you are hearing is my 5/8 sized Shen double bass with Corelli strings through a Rode NT1 Signature Series condenser mic placed about 2 feet away from the bridge. It then went into an SSL 2 audio interface with the 4K button engaged. I then added some eq to cut through the mix and a touch of room reverb. What do you think of the sound?

Counterbalance Evolution

Got up this morning and got this tune stuck in my head. I decided to practice some chord inversions, rootless chords, and chord substitution on the jazz guitar. I used some drum loops from loopcloud on this one, but the guitar and bass is me. Jazz guitar is recorded direct to my SSL2 along with a RODE NT1 signature series, with 4K on, about 16" away from the top. The bass was recorded with just the NT1 about 2 feet away from the bridge. I did use a little bit of compression on the bass here. Low compression ratio. I usually don't like compression on the double bass, but this seemed palatable and got my overall level of the bass track up without a lot of work.

I actually switched to standard guitar tuning for this track. For a while now, I have been sticking to fourths tuning on guitar. I realized, that with just a little bit of effort, I could play my shell voicings on the guitar. Most of the chords on this track are just three notes on the guitar. Primarily 1 3 7, or 1 7 3. Unless I am utilizing inversions or using the guitar register to add tension notes to the overall harmony.

Darn That Dream

I do not own the copyright to this music. I am not profiting from it's dissemination. I encourage the listener to seek out versions of this tune on a streaming audio platform of their choosing. "On Green Dolphin Street" is a 1947 jazz standard composed by Bronisław Kaper with lyrics by Ned Washington.

If you would like to hear more of Bill's awesome guitar playing, check out his soundcloud page:

@https://on.soundcloud.com/8qL4O2gBXyRBEB5yds

Pitstop Jazz Jam - On Green Dolphin Street

Winter Wind (feat. Jane Mut)

You're in the bar after work and you keep putting off the journey home. You get the call to see where you are and you say you have to look after some friends and will be back late. You stay out so late that you miss the tube. And you sleep on the sofa. Someone else is on your mind...

Missed the boat

DNA (feat: Michel Custine)

Specter Of The Future

“QUIESIA” drifts like a slow exhale — an ode to silence and inner peace. Flowing at ~65 BPM in C minor, its texture is a cloud of warmth and calm. The stereo field (~0.52 Side/Mid) feels expansive yet close, wrapping the listener in soft resonance. With a ~21 dB dynamic range, every subtle pad and faint percussive pulse breathes naturally, mirroring the rhythm of rest.

Designed for sleep, meditation, and reflective calm, “QUIESIA” blends cinematic ambience with lo-fi tenderness. Spectral energy sits gently around 2.3 kHz, giving a human warmth to its sound, while upper harmonics fade softly near 6.8 kHz — like light dissolving into dusk. It’s the sound of silence remembered, a sanctuary made of tone and breath.

Primary: Cinematic Ambient / Lo-Fi Chill

Secondary: Neo-Soul / Experimental Relaxation

Technical Notes: ~65 BPM • C minor • Stereo width ~0.52 • Spectral centroid ~2.3 kHz • Rolloff ~6.8 kHz • DR ~21 dB • RMS ~–18.2 dBFS • 48 kHz

Fusion Breakdown (%): * Lo-Fi Chill 30% * Cinematic Ambient 35% * Neo-Soul 10% * Jazz 10% * Experimental / Meditation Texture 15%

QUIESIA

Shattered Diamond Heart 💎❤️‍🩹 Vol. 4 (No Love At The Afters Preview)

Always torments me

This is a well known jazz standard written my Joseph Kosma in 1945. The three of us got together as a trio for the first time and ran through some tunes.

JB Churchill on Piano
Jordan King on Tenor Sax
Simon Wojcik on Double Bass

Recorded on 10/11/25

You can check out Jordan King on his Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/___iamjordan/
JB Churchill can be found at - https://on.soundcloud.com/AoRpchx5oYgdazOXGF

Pasadena Jazz Jam - Autumn Leaves

Scammer’s Ninja is a smoky, slow-burn swing in the style of a Pink Panther prowl—low clarinet and sax curling around a velvet bass line while a seasoned voice tells the truth with a half-smile and no apology. It’s the story of a woman who’s seen every trick in the digital age and cuts through scams with one quiet flick of wit. No drama. No raised voice. Just the elegance of someone who spots the plot twist before the scammer can type “hello dear.”

It’s mischievous, confident, and sharper than it looks—an anthem for anyone who’s ever outwitted a fraud before finishing your cup of cocoa.

***** Lyrics *****

Verse 1
He slid in my inbox with a silver-tongued hello,
Slick as a salesman with nowhere to go.
Promised me the moon, “a future in the industry”—
But tripped on his spelling, his scripted flattery.

Pre-Chorus
I don’t raise my voice—don’t need to expose.
Just watch his script unravel like a run on panty hose.

Chorus
’Cause I’m a Scammer's Ninja—
I see the shape beneath the glitter.
One swift move and poof—he disappears.
As fast as a scammer can flitter

I slice the nonsense clean apart—
And leave them stunned and faint of heart
One clean slash through their tangled little tale.
I’m quiet, fast, and I never fail.

Verse 2
And then one came swaggering with “Atlantic Records” pride,
But Google burned his story down before he even tried.
I let him twist a little, let his script run thin—
Then dropped the truth so hard he never showed again.

Pre-Chorus
It’s amazing how bold they get when they think you’re naïve—
Sweetheart, I can smell the plot twist before you can even breathe.

Chorus
Cause I’m a Scammer's Ninja—I can out vipe a viper
I’ve got moves like a cat and the aim of a sniper.
Your script falls apart while my cocoa’s still hot.
I know exactly what kind of creature I've got.

I see the trapdoor beneath your silver tongue—
I’ve danced with wolves who reek like dung.

Verse 3
I used to answer kindly, give the benefit of doubt—
But life taught me— some rot from the inside out.
Now I stand with truth and words that never shake—
A woman who knows what wolves look like awake.

Bridge
Look— I’ve got better things to do than babysit fraud.
Like writing songs, roasting pork, living life, thanking God.
But sometimes the universe hands you a toy—
A shiny, ridiculous, fake-profile boy—
And I let myself play cat and mouse a little.
So sue me for enjoying just a nibble.

I don’t go looking for trouble. Life’s too short for that,
But if nonsense wanders in uninvited— carrying a bat
I’ll open the door just enough to let truth speak for itself.
Then I close it, add the bat to the collection on the shelf.

Final Chorus
I’m a Scammer's Ninja— I slice once, cold as winter’s grip.
You blink, and your flimsy story collapses and flips.
Somewhere out there he’s rewriting his script,
Wondering how it fell apart so fast.
Simple. He met a Ninja who comes equipped,
He was simply and laughably outclassed.

Outro
They toss their bait, I smile inside
The threat is lost on them
They fish and plan, I don't condemn
My strike is lethal, so they run and hide.


Ninja

Nella Mia Immaginazione (with Andrea and Tony)

This is a tune composed by Oscar Pettiford and Harry Babasin. It also goes by the name "Collard Greens and Black Eyed Peas". It first appeared on Bud Powell's album "Blues in The Closet" in 1956.

Jon Kurtz on the drum kit.

Simon Wojcik on the double bass.

Billly Shelton  https://soundcloud.com/baddmonk on the jazz guitar. Billy also put a lot of work into the recording, editing, mixing, and mastering of the tracks of which this is the first.

Recorded on 11/09/25

Further mastering done using Soundcloud's Sunroof algorithm at 80%.

This was the first tune we played as we got together to jam on November 9th, 2025. I felt it was fitting to post this one first. There will be more tracks coming soon.

Thanks for listening. Let us know what you think of our version of this classic blues tune.

DC Jazz Jam - Blues In The Closet

Welcome to my SoundCloud page. My tracks are mostly highlighting my bass playing. I also play guitar, ukelele, some keyboard, sing, and whistle. Thanks for checking out the tunes.

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