Collaborations

In addition to being a fine guitar player with a tremendous sense of humor, Ian Tait cooks.  Both on his Strat and in the kitchen.  He's a very fine professional chef from Scotland whose specialty is pastries.   Not blowing anything up your Kilt when I say fine.  So when we put this together, Cooking with Ian seemed to be the perfect title.  Loved working together with him....you'll really enjoy his funky and tight playing.   Thanks so much Ian...great fun

https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Cooking With Ian - with Ian Tait / guitar

One might think that at midnight, Scotland's top chef and SC guitarist Ian Tait is done cooking.  But no - a note to me says lets do a late night jam.  So we gather the ingredients - keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and vibes - and get to work.  A little later we have some dessert to share with you - Smooth Move - a simply I-IV jam that modulates a few times.  Hope you enjoy the track - let us know what you think:)))  Thanks as always for listening

https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Smooth Move - with Ian Tait / guitar

Bedtime Blues

Vocals, lyrics, and lead guitar by Ian Tait
Song and all other instruments:  ProgRockDan1 

I can't sleep at night
'Cause nothing feels right
I can't close my eyes
My fears start to rise
Now is it my time to lose
I've got those bedtime blues

The darkness sets in
This loser can't win
The good times have passed
They just didn't last
Now is it my time to lose
I got those bedtime blues

I've paid for my sins
With whisky and gin
I've drunk myself dry
With no reason why
Now is it my time to lose
I've got those bedtime blues

I've got those Bedtime Blues

I was amazed at how quickly Ian Tait took what I gave him and turned out this song.  I sent him the basic blues structures of this song and in 48 hours he had the lyrics, vocals, and guitar all on top of the track.  AMAZING!

To listen to some great music visit Ian Tait's page:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Bedtime Blues (Featuring Ian Tait)

Ian Tait and I haven't released anything in a few weeks so we came up with a little cross the pond collaboration that turned into Scotch and Bourbon.  Named the tune for Ian's Scotch heritage, and since I'm from the US - but with roots back to Scotland on both my parents side - I went for our equivalent....Bourbon.  Two great drinks to share with you.  

A simple Hammond B3 organ vamp sets up the tune, and Ian added some additional interest with some moving bass lines, and his signature funked out wah wah playing.  We built upon that with some baritone sax lines and threw in the two solos - Ian is first and I follow using a favorite heavy electric guitar patch - an excellent foil.   Thanks for listening and for your comments.  They are rewarding to us.  And you can check out more of Ian's fine playing at his gallery:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Scotch And Bourbon - with Ian Tait / guitar and bass

In France we say "in the kingdom of blind, one-eyed people are king" ...This song is about these mediocre people who pretend to know everything and try to rule their little world of blind servants ...I guess a pretty universal and untemporal theme ...
Please visit Ian's cloud (https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait), amazing guitarist from Scotland who really inflamed the guitar parts of this one :))

The one eyed king

I can't stand the waste no more
I can't stand the waste no more
No liar, no pretender,

no one eyed king (in the kingdom of blind)

What I've seen - Nobody knows
What i've lived - Nobody cares
But what I can tell you (my friend)
Is that it could have turned bad to me

Well I choose to stand still and pray
For better times in my own way
Caus I know , that in the long term, to get trust
You must say what you do - And do what you say

I can't stand the waste no more
I can't stand the waste no more
No liar, no pretender,
no one eyed king (in the kingdom of blind)

Now the one eyed king is mistrusted - All he does is blown away
And I live much better days
But what I can tell you (my friend)
Is that I keep singing every saturday

I can't stand the waste no more
I can't stand the waste no more
No liar, no pretender, 
no one eyed king (in the kingdom of blind)

I Can't Stand The Waste Blues - feat. Ian Tait (SCO-FRA) (remixed)

Blues Guitar By Rich Brown & Ian Tait

Use Me

Busting out some heavy funk fusion for you with this one.  We've got three of my very favorite electric guitarists featured here  - all from up North in Europe -- Anders Moberg from Sweden https://soundcloud.com/anders-moberg-1 , Ian Tait from Scotland https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait , and Marco Oversteegen from The Netherlands https://soundcloud.com/marco-oversteegen .  I had invited them all to perform on the previously released Together world jam, and we've brought them back again for this extended jam.   Extra credit here goes to Marco, who helped create the backing track with his fine rhythm playing and comping.  You'll hear it behind all of the solos.  Anders opens this up, followed by Ian and then Marco to close.  I'm doing my thing on synth between the guitar soloing.  

Thanks as always for your time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Please check out each of these fine players on their own galleries. 

Funking Around With The Boys  - with Anders Moberg, Ian Tait and Marco Oversteegen - guitars

I watched a Slash doc on tv and ian and i had been talkin about doing another collab... i suggested this one and he fuckin nailed it! Ol' karl Golden sure played a mean bass and drum on here!!!!!!!! it's the backbone for Ian and myself to do this SHIT, right?!?!?! woooo!!!!!!! 

I MIXED THIS!!!!!!!!! also, ..on a side note when i was 3rd grade i would Axl Rose impersionations for milk money cause we were poor as fuck and could do it! haha cheers fuckers!

Ian.. All Guitars
Karl.. bass and drums
Me ( BG ) all vocs!

I remember hearing this at 8 yrs old..i had the tape!!! i listened to this song on the debut album by Guns n' Roses...i would balst it from a bedroom in a cabin i lived in in the mountains for 2 weeks with a coke dealin' whore when i was a kid and this song would make it go away! i loooved them for it! still do! more than any other song i ever heard from them!

Lyrics:

Been hidin' out and layin' low
It's nothin' new to me
Well you can always find a place to go
If you can keep your sanity

They break down the doors
They rape my rights but
They won't touch me

They scream and yell
And fight all night
You can tell me

I lose my head
I close my eyes
They won't touch me

'Cause I got somethin'
I been buildin' up inside
So fuckin' long

They're out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm fuckin' innocent
They won't break me

Sometimes it's easy to forget where you're goin'
Sometimes it's harder to leave
And everytime you think you know just what you are doin'
That's when your troubles exceed

They push me in a corner
Just to get me to fight but
They won't touch me

They preach and yell
And fight all night
You can't tell me

I lose my head
I close my eyes
They won't touch me

'Cause I got somethin'
I been buildin' up inside
I'm already gone

They're out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm fuckin' innocent
They won't break me

Some people got a chip on their shoulder
An' some would say it was me
But I didn't buy that fifth of whiskey that you gave me
So I'd be quick to disagree

They out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm fuckin' innocent
They won't break me

They out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm fuckin' innocent
So you can suck me
Take that one to heart

Out Ta Get Me ( cover & Collab W/ IAN TAIT!! ....and karl Golden)

Has been way too long since Ian and I got together so we whipped up a burning tune this weekend that got the blood flowing.  Ian busts out his signature funky wah wah like no one else can and rest is history.  Find a great groove and go with it.  Think you will dig this one.  Today is Herbie Hancock's 75th birthday, so I decided to go with some real funky synth playing here to recognize this genius and influence and also try and keep up with Ian.  Was tough, but pleased with the results.    Have to throw a nod to Billy Cobham's Spectrum with Jan Hammer and the late Tommy Bollin, as shades here of that great album too.  

Let us know what you think.  

Thanks as always for your time listening, your likes and shares.  And if you aren't familiar with the Ian's famous Scottish cooking, you can find him here....https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait



Moving Forward - with Ian Tait / guitar

Ian contacted me about doing another collaboration.  As I have always liked Ian's music I immediately jumped on the opportunity to collaborate again.  I listened to his music (as I do when I collaborate with someone) and wrote the basics of this song.  Ian provided some great guitar parts and provided the feel of the Showdown at Dawn.  I then added a little guitar melody to top it off.  This is the result.  Perhaps a little too full but it is what it is.  Listen to Ian's music here:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Showdown At Dawn (with Ian Tait)

Ok..I hadn't listened to the cult since like i was a kid around 12 yrs old or so....circa 1991 or so... I remember loving them but they didn't keep making music that i was able to know about back then..( if only i-tunes existed then, but we couldn't have afforded it..hahaha ) ..Anyways, IAN sent me this track that he recorded for a vocalist..i was first to be asked..i took him up..and a wonderful friendship..musicianship thingy was born! this guy fuckinn rules!!!!!!!!!!!!! the Cult singer always reminded me of JIM MORRISSON in his appearance and vocals....so, here is our collab:

Check out Mr. tait's cloud ... @ian-tait

IAN......................ALL music-( guitars, bass, drums, tambo )
Bronzed god:.......All vocals

LYRICS:
Yeah, yeah

Livin' in a shack in a one-horse town
Trying to get to heaven 'fore the sun goin' down
Lizard in a bottle, yeah
Dizzy in a haze for 40 days
Hey there, lil' devil

Come on lil' devil, be my little angel
Come on lil' devil, be my angel, ow

Oh, she came on with an alligator smile
Dynamite lover, scorpion child
Trying to get to heaven 'fore the sun goes down, yeah
She came on with a cyclone kiss
Hey there baby, you don't never miss
Lizard in a bottle, oh yeah

Come on lil' devil, be my little angel
Come on lil' devil, be my
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Come on lil' devil, be my little angel
Come on lil' devil, be my little angel, angel
Come on lil' devil, be my little angel
Come on lil' devil, be my, oh be my, a-a-a-angel

Lil Devil Cover   (Collab With IAN TAIT )

When Scotland's finest SoundCloud guitarist Ian Tait asked me if I'd Fancy It?, I had to turn him down. But then I realized he was asking me only to join him on this original blues rocker of his.  Here's some serious boogie'n blues rock...

Check out Ian's outstanding SC gallery at @ian-tait - he's got something in there for everyone - a lot of really great playing - and all with a sense of humor.

We've already recorded 14 tunes together over the past year and a half - some of my very favorites: soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1

And for those interested, I have just released Barcelona and I Believe, 2 CDs of my own music and a few jazz standards. SoundCloud's Dan van den Berg and Al Schulman wrote the liner notes for them. Here's a link if you are interested in checking them out - itunes.apple.com/us/album/barcelona/id1071251143

Thank you as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.




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Fancy It?  - with Ian Tait / guitar

Killah feat. Ian Tait & Maka

Back with another heavy funk groove - Wobble Home - with Edinburgh's executive chef Ian Tait doing the cooking.  Ian whips up an infectious wah wah layer over the deep synth and conga rhythms, then comes in with some heavy guitar soloing as the main course.   The conga groove reminded me of the classic Wobble, so we've named it Wobble Home - an after hours, he's been over-served again, funk fusion tune.  This is our 16th tune together, and if you enjoy this one, here's a link to all our tunes...https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1.    Check out Ian's extensive gallery on SC at https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.

Wobble Home - with Ian Tait / guitar

Back with Edinburgh's master funk rock guitarist Ian Tait with a world groove called The Awakening.  This one combines a number of styles, from dance to rock to hip hop and includes a Middle Eastern vibe as well.  Kind of a blending of many cultures and grooves.  Ian's done so much of the 25 tracks we used to create this, with his great lead play, harmony, wah rhythm and more.  

Check out Ian's wonderful gallery of compositions and playing:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

And for a collection of the almost 20 tunes we have recorded together so far:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1

Thanks so much for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

The Awakening - with Ian Tait / guitar

Music/Lyrics:      tHE bLUE rOOM
Vocals: Emily Coy https://soundcloud.com/freevocals     --- 
Guitar: Ian Tait https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

This song was released last November on Spotify, but I thought it might be nice to put up on SC too. The original version is here, further down my profile page, written around 5 years, but with my vocal.
This new version has the gorgeous vocal of Emily Coy & Ian Tait on guitar again with that wonderful solo.
There are known benefits to singing, here are a few: Strengthens the immune system, releases endorphins, lowers stress levels, improves circulation, improves sleep & my favourite, tones facial muscles...saves money on plastic surgery....not that I could afford it ;))

Sing A Song  - feat Emily Coy & Ian Tait

Ian Tait's simply one the very funkiest guitarists I know.  One of the funkiest musicians I know too.  We've done some great stuff together and now he's back to SC with his nasty grooving on No Strings Attached.  A former executive chef from Edinburgh, Ian's playing lead guitar in the award winning blues rock band in Scotland's capital, The Cosmic Trip Advisors https://thecosmictripadvisors.bandcamp.com.
Check out Ian's SoundCloud gallery which is packed with goodness https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait.  And for a collection of the over 20 tunes we have recorded together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1.  So good to have Ian back:)

Thanks for all your generous listening time, for your inspiring comments and for your shares

No Strings Attached - Ian Tait / Jamie Rhind

Check out the serious bass groove Germany's wonderful Mirko Borach lays down on Gospel Groove.  Mirko sent this one over to me and asked if I'd like to join him and to see if I could persuade funk and blues guitarist Ian Tait to join us.  It had been several years since Ian was recording with us, as The Cosmic Trip Advisors, his blues rock band from Edinburgh, had been recording several albums.  With the impossible COVID situation making rehearsals and gigs nonexistent, he gladly said yes, putting a smile on both our faces.   After hearing this one, my brother said ... "I didn't know Jaco and Jeff Beck played together".  Love these guys and the music, and we hope you do too.   And a big thumbs up to Daniele Turani, who created the grooving drum track here for us.
Mirko Borach:  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Ian Tait:  https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait
https://thecosmictripadvisors.bandcamp.com
Daniele Turani:  https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani
http://www.danieleturani.com

And for playlists of our music together:
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/stretching-it-out-with
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/cooking-with-ian-tait-1
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/rocking-with-daniele-turani

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares. 

Be well, mask up, social distance and keep those hands washed.  We're all in this together

Gospel Groove - Mirko Borach / Ian Tait / Daniele Turani / Jamie Rhind

Great to have Scottish finest guitarplayer Ian Tait @Ian-Tait doing his beautiful thing on this groovy track!

Please also check out Ian's awesome blues band The Cosmic Trip Advisors!!!
https://thecosmictripadvisors.bandcamp.com/

Ian Tait - guitars & production
Mirko Borach - bass
Bernard Purdie - drums (drumtrack taken from the CD Master Drummers Vol. 1)

Collaborations

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