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

Demo Sampler

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

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

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.