Best of 2021

I always enjoy playing blues shuffle style songs; this is my own take on the genre.

Some Thang (shuffle)

a track by Marco Lucchi reworked by Wilfried Hanrath

maggio 2021

Marco Lucchi & Wilfried Hanrath - Die ewige Wiederkunft des Gleichen im Gleichen

Wake & Bake

Inspired by Sly & The Family Stone, this track is a mix of Funk,Jazz,World,Blues and Soul.

Get Right Up

Best of Eddy 2

Hör musikens alla toner. ( 1996 ) Eddy Mango ( Eddy )

Wednesday's  Child Chant

Sittin’ round on a rainy day
Rain falls down on rooftops 'cross the field

Carve a name in a willow tree
Some would laugh
Some would cry
If it happened to them sometime

Walking backwards in a trance
Grieving in advance
That’s no way to live

See the wind kill a willow tree
Birds fly past 
I never even said my goodbyes

The room was full the TV was on
Laughing scenes suppressing screams
And the silence that everyone heard

Walking backwards in a trance
Grieving in advance
That’s no way to live
But it’s so simple
You know it is

Pushing back on the thought of quitting here and now
Making my home in the ground
There’s no other person holding back the curtains now
Gotta stop running away (just open the door)

I reached the door
So open the door
There’s so much more

©2009 OrangeBetsyMusic

I Reached A Door

... basis of this track is a flute improvisation of mine, heavily mangled through PaulXstretch, and bounced to a four minute drone pad ...... The Danmoi is a real time jam. Percussion is Ghosthack samples. Bass is Chromaphone3 VSTi. Image: asoggetti/unsplash - EnJoy !

Xmatazz / flute drone

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

One of the greatest basslines in history.
Joe Dart is a beast!!!
Some parts don't sound like the original, but I decided to play it my way.
Hope you still like it.

Bass : Ken Smith BSR "J" 4

Dean Town (Vulfpeck Cover)

Whipped up a variation of a previously created backing track that I had arranged using BIAB, and then added a contemporaneous lead while listening and playing along on my Fender Mustang. Mixed it all up and named it 'Light It Up'. Hope it's enjoyed. We all can use a little Light about now.

Sunny Beaches

Light It Up ©

They always say
"Don't fall in love
With the wrong 
Kind of people"
Some don't expect
That love is more
Than just a feeling
It bears no resemblance
It holds no respect
It never goes right
It barely makes sense

Why won't you even look at me?
You make me laugh so easily
But I won't give in, I won't give in
'Cause I've been a useless machine
I now discover your hands and your knees
And your powers as a thief
And my senses are at their very best
But you will end up in pain

Useless machine
Useless machine
Useless machine

You said you were sorry
But what is the point?
You're weak in efforts
But strong in words
Oh please don't come over
It'll do no good
You only make things worse
'Cause absolution comes and goes
You'll mess up again, mess up again
Not tomorrow but some other day
I know that you've said you'd changed
But we both know you'd do it again

I have indeed been a useless machine
I've had my desires
I've learned to acquire things
But nothing it seems has a sign of traceability
Deprived of feelings, obsessed with evil minds
You'll never find your true divine

Useless machine
Your useless machine

Useless Machine

useless machine

Jazz/Fusion keyboard player, composer and producer.  Marketing, advertising, publishing and sales career.  Originally from Chicago, where I developed a strong appreciation for the blues and classical, and moved to New York, where jazz and the fine arts are so deep.  Key musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, John McLaughlin and the Mahivishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Scott Henderson and Tribal Tech, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Emily Remler, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Young, Buddy Guy, Santana and Earth Wind & Fire.   Former classical clarinet and piano player.  Unless noted, my music on SoundCloud was composed, recorded and performed using only keyboards.  An avid photographer.  Many covers here are my shots.  To see my photography look for Herbiejazz on Instagram or search for Herbiejazz on Google.  And a big thumbs up to SoundCloud and the SoundCloud community, and so many friends who have joined me to create.  Thank you all.

***I'm here to collaborate!!! If you need a bassline (fretted or fretless bass) feel free to contact me!!!***

Let's play BASS!!!

Dean Town (Vulfpeck Cover)

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