How hot like the sun and wet like the rain! Bossa nova!

Wonderful piece of music and musicianship.

Such vibrant energy—love the flow of this track 🎶❤️🎶

OMG - bossa nova, love it!!!! such a forgotten genre and so very lovely and relaxing - a super production!!!

How you enrapture & sedate all at once, Frans! Slow-burning embers that linger through the night & glow as they carry on in the sands of time & yet remain infinitely lit! The epitome of pure perfection aligning sonic supremacy at all levels via bass, middle & top notes that meld into a compelling chemistry of multi-dimensional instrumentational delights! It doesn't get any better than this--except for every time you play something, then you outdo yourself over & over again! EXCITING STIMULI ! 💘🔥🔥🔥🔥🌞🧡💛🔁🥇🎯

Great style and fantastically played... I love this vibraphone. But, and this is great, all the instruments are played with perfection and dedication...

Exquisite & Unrivaled! PART 2 🌹💖💋💯💎

Lyrics (Original Song)
Fear can make us jump like a puppet on a string
Survival mode to the rescue designed to save our skins
But when I let fear get a hold of me 
I can never be who I am meant to be
Am I my brother’s keeper  
Am I a stranger’s friend
Can I find safe harbor  
where I can live my life despite my fear  
The Dragon Slayer warned us of  the enemies in our midst
who strips the clouds of rain corrupts our spirits
So we rallied around the Dragon Slayers banner
And forgot the kindness we once knew
Repeat Chorus
In an instant fear rallies against danger
But calls us to set aside the beauty that blooms only  when we feel safe inside
Repeat Chorus

Fear

This is my whimsical impression of moving through dream states.

At some point during our REM state,
we may move from free floating imagery
to suddenly crystalizing within a lucid state...while it lasts.

Upon this startling realization,
that nothing could seem so real,
it also begins to appear
that this new reality soon slips back 
into the mundane fare of dreamscapes...

and suddenly we arrive in Alpha,
when we are realigning with consensus reality,
where we believe everyone is sharing the same dream.


Image by:
https://unsplash.com/@mo_design_3d

From REM To Alpha

Another big thumbs up for the talented Georg Boehme on saxes and Stephan Lipinski on guitar, who join me on our new fusion

Check out their fine music and artistry across so many genres:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme?si=ffebb29da3624fedbbbe0532f82a422c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://soundcloud.com/pinner
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/smokin-with-stephan-stephan?si=9935923055d94f6896a785322c81ec03&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

We thank you as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Funk The Politics - Georg Boehme / Stephan Lipinski / Jamie Rhind

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Alto Saxophone solo. Trumpet Muted solo. Vibraphone solo. Trumpet solo. Acoustic Bass. Godin Nylon Guitar Rhythm. 1923 Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Drums full kit set. Percussion Shimmer Mark Tree. Zildjian 22" Ride & Crash Cymbal. Bongos, Ago go bells.

Ipanema

“Dip”
Ambient/Lofi track from my LOFI LAB.
Cover photo: Arpad Kajel www.facebook.com/arpikirandul

Peace..Faith..Love.. Hope...  ✝️ 🌎 🎶 

HE KNOWS .RICKY MENDOZA 777 2023.mp3

Jazz Fusion instrumental with the collaboration of JC Bordetti on Drums
Thanks to Julie for this magnificent photo of Tanzanie.

After the Rain

After the rain  (feat JC Bordetti on drums)

There is light in the darkness... ✝️ 

-FATHER GOD- Ricky Mendoza 2019

Zephyrus abducted and then married the nymph Chloris, transforming her into a goddess: Flora.
The portrait of Flora, together with the scene of the abduction, is depicted in one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art: ‘Primavera’, by Sandro Botticelli (Uffizi Gallery, Florence).

I wrote this song when I was in high school (which means in the mid-70s), so I guess the naivety of the lyrics and the simplicity of the original melody are understandable. Francess (@pianofran : you all know her) worked beautifully on that melody (the archeological version of the song had a definitely different rhythm); we weren't planning to revive the song (the idea was to produce a purely instrumental piece), but the beauty of this piano arpeggio motivated me to give it a try. And so I sang it.
Of course, my gratitude goes to Francess for the magnificent work she has done on this my old music! 🙏

Lyrics (ENG / ITA)

You live in the leaves
of your fears
like a snowdrop
that can never bloom
Sad mechanisms
your tears and your smiles
seek the courage
to break the enchantment

But the wizard who imprisoned you
With golden bracelets
cannot stop the wind
that ruffles your thoughts
and only in little moments
incredulous and light
you imagine that time
listens to your breath

Already the leaves are falling
of your fears
and the wind disperses them
among thousands of plains
Your new smile
like fountain water
chases in the streets
other gazes and new lives

The sky is a hawk
and air a bee
the waters together dance
in your soft fingers
of perfumed musk
you will carry them with you
never more shall you pass
where they still shade
cold, dark bushes

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Vivi tra le foglie
delle tue paure
come un bucaneve
che non potrà mai fiorire
Tristi meccanismi
i tuoi pianti e i tuoi sorrisi
cercano il coraggio
di spezzare il sortilegio

Ma il mago che ti imprigionò
con braccialetti d'oro
non può fermare il vento
che ti spettina i pensieri
e solo in brevi attimi
incredula e leggera
ti immagini che il tempo
ascolti il tuo respiro

Già cadono le foglie
delle tue paure
e il vento le disperde
fra migliaia di pianure
Il tuo nuovo sorriso
come acqua di fontana
rincorre nelle strade
altri sguardi e nuove vite

Il cielo è un falco
e l'aria un'ape
le acque insieme danzano
nelle tue dita morbide
di muschio profumato
li porterai insieme a te
mai più dovrai passare
là dove ancora ombreggiano
cespugli freddi e scuri

----

Lyrics: Michele Ansani
Music: Michele Ansani & Francess Harris
Piano: Francess Harris
Vocals and arrangement: Michele Ansani
Composed by Ansani & Harris (1976-2025)
Posted on SoundCloud: 2025, February 14

Flora [with Francess Harris] *

Mangali´s bossa Juan Fco. Bueno

I had so much fun getting the chance to let loose a bit in the percussion department on the latest song by The Eclectic Collective that I decided to post a short mix with just the isolated percussion. I'm joined here by Ken who's keeping on the steady with his perc work too, as well as Josh who is playing both the bass & rhythm guitar here. 

Here's the original song with the full EC gang playing (see description for full details):

Meet The New Bossa
https://on.soundcloud.com/kJpFgfnEE95H84U66

More goodies in the "ISOLATED TRACKS" playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/sets/isolated-tracks

meet the new bossa (ISOLATED RHYTHM SECTION)

substack

Tooch Of Wjisdom

All You Need Apparently

Reimagination of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No1-III Anitra's Dance.

Anitras Dans

First part : Improvisation. Raw recording.
Second part : arranged improvisation.

F Harmonic minor.

Under the grey sky (Diptych)

Greetings.. Thanks for listening..Born in Holland, came to the US when I was 10 years old.. I've Been playing, composing, writing, arranging, recording, mixing, mastering, engineering, producing music of all genres..Playing electric guitar, Slide, Dobro, Nylon Guitar, Bass, Accordion, Flute, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, Harmonica, Drums & Percussion since I was 10 years old, self taught.. many different styles and genres to choose from. These songs are the representation of a lifetime's work! 
Superior recordings.. using the best Microphones, Neuman U-87's, Dynamic Microphones, Ribbon Mics, Shure SM-57 & SM-58, and a variety of dynamic and condenser microphones used in these recordings with today's latest software, Pro-Tools, Mastering Labs,  Reaper, Audacity and various hardware and software products from Germany, Australia, France, and various places from all over the globe. 48 Channel Mixing console, Various outboard effect units...Thank you for listening!

Rio

Frans Beelaard

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