This is so beautiful Martin...I love Alphio & his music...by the time I worked up the courage to invite him to collab with me, he was pretty sick, but a more gracious person I have never met,he joined me & Tom Adams with his trademark djembe to make for one of my most treasured SC experiences...I love his arrangement  here showcasing a wide range of his musical genius, a word I don't use lightly, but it also applies to your lyrics, singing & production...The two of you together taking me to a natural mystic state of mind....

Wonderful track Martin!!! It shows how talented Alphio was. You did an awesome job too. Thanks for highlighting this track. Hearing it 1st time and love it!!!!

Wow! Martin,Wonderful! Your singing voice is always powerful and gentle!!

Hey Martin! Awesome collaboration! Excellent combination of Alphio's groove and Your soulful vocals! I started a collab with Alphio a long time ago, which I try to finish at the moment. Quite hard! His silence makes it difficult... :-/

wonderful track and collab with our friend Alphio ! may he rest in peace <3

What a great feel, so cool. Sorry for being late to the party guys!

What Was I Made For?

Save Me....
Save Me....

Trust is the word, that comes to my mind
When I think of you
You've been by my side
Through all these darkest days of my life

I'm writing this song for you
I want to express my gratitude
For all of your time
And especially to your wife
Cause you're a happily married man

Consideration
You're a rare example 
You define what is a friend

How many times have I cried
And you've listened to me
More than any person ever did in my life
And I sometimes wonder why

Oh my friend, I love you
Oh my friend, there's only you
To walk me through these hard times

Your eyes, they sparkle and shine
My pain goes away with your humanity

So I just want to let you know
That song I wrote about suicide
Will just stay a song

You'll never really how you saved me from the dark
Each time you answered my call
Yeah, I took a chance, I trusted you, and wow
what a friend you've become
I hope some day I'll be there for you

m m m ha
m m m  ha ha ha
m ha ha ha
ha ha ha oh ooh
oh o oh o hoo oo hoo ohoo (x 6)

You saved me from the dark
You saved me from dark
Oh yeah hah hah
Oh my friend oh my friend
Hold my hand until the end

Save me
Save me

You Save Me

You Saved Me (Mastered by MPRecords )

Hope you like this new song from a new album coming out  soon called "Sugar Rush" !!! I had to get those doughnuts  in somewhere :-)))
Many thanks for your kind feedback reposts and kind  playlists always apppreciated.

(c) Vocalatti  2024  ASCAP

Sugar Rush

Pierre Bordetti productions (c) Avril/2024.
Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:

Instrumental Jazz-Fusion

Iron Lady

The Trial
A Pico-Operetta for our Times

International Cast

Lady Humanity - Oddrun Eikli - Norway, vocals and lyric on the last song; @oddrun-eikli
Lord Mammon - Peter - England, All poetic lyrics in the operetta, except the last song; soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
The Judge - David Dunham - USA, and acoustic guitar in the third song; @david-dunhamuser589535203
Music & Production - Seagull - Sweden, compilation, mixing, sound effects etc; @farout-music-studio

Here you can download all poetic lyrics: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/37k203an5c6azz0ekltvn/The-Trial-Libretto.pdf?rlkey=mope1vjiyqhaeo17b5u74dp2i&e=1&dl=0

Synopsis

Following unprecedented worldwide growth in human conflict, an emergency plenary session of the United Nations was convened late in 2023, tasked with finding new approaches to defuse global tension and ease conciliation. Recognising the abject failure of extant UN jurisdictions and powers, and in a radical restructuring of the international legal and security framework, that session established a new UN institution to sit alongside the International Court of Criminal Justice. The International Court of Moral Justice was formally incorporated into the UN Constitution on 1 January 2024.

The foundations of this infant organisation and those of the UN itself were shaken when it was revealed that the inaugural case to be heard by the ICMJ was to be a private prosecution brought by greed itself against the defendant, mankind’s innate sense of humanity.

In papers lodged with the court, the protagonist, Lord Mammon has asserted that the fundamental basis for human misery, the creation of discontent, thence envy and hence conflict, is to be found exclusively in false moral goodness and self-righteousness borne of a misplaced sense of benevolence. The human race survived and thrived, he states, not by moving at the pace of the slowest, or sharing resources with the weakest, but by taking and keeping, for the self alone, much more than is needed for basic subsistence, this being the singular route to strength, individual contentment and thus tolerance of others.

In reply, a broken and demoralised Lady Humanity has been compelled to present her own defence after failing to secure funding for a legal team to counter the advocates ranged in front of Lord Mammon. The case for the defence rests solely on the premise that good comes from within and cannot be created from nothing. So whilst she may try to bolster the moral cause in her work, she increasingly finds that the human souls she sees have no humanity in them whatsoever for her to strengthen, nothing to work with and as such, concedes that she has failed, but denounces the notion that it was for want of trying. Devoid of resources, supporters and allies of any kind she single handedly has held the fort against the self-perpetuating, self-reinforcing massed ranks of Mammon.

The Lord Chief Justice of the ICMJ along with his bench of associate judiciary adjourn proceedings to consider their findings and in the final act, return to deliver their verdict.

The Trial. A Pico-Operetta for our Times.

Its FRIDAY!!  Here is a little number thats unusually uplifting for me :-) Thank you for all of your wonderful plays shares and playlists too!!

 (c)   Vocalatti
         ASCAP

Draw The Lines

Pierre Bordetti productions (c) Avril/2024.
Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:

Instrumental Classic Jazz

Classic Jazz inspired by my last visit to my favorite castle "Chenonceaux" (April 2024). The strong flow of the “Cher” river inspired me to play this swing.

Swing in Chenonceaux

Swing In Chenonceaux

Heads Up 
A Collaboration of Alpha Roots & Ver2xif (Martin Jones)
      https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots
      https://soundcloud.com/ver2xif

Alpha Roots
Original musical concept & arrangement
Technical mix and mastering support
E piano, Bass and Guitar

Martin Jones (Ver2xif
Original lyrics and lead vocals
Background vocals and harmonies
Post mixing and mastering

Once again working with my friend and talented producer whose insight and patience is amazing.
We hope that everyone might find reasons to be encouraged and by all means keep your “Heads Up”.

Heads Up
      Lyrics by Martin Jones

I've got to say that it's quite disturbing
Time and time again
Same old thing is occurring
Sometimes it seems 
No matter how hard I try
Same old illusion
keeps poking me in the eye

I want to stand up 
And defeat this creepy feeling
Each time I stand 
My head just keeps on reeling

Heads up
Stand up
Got to move to higher ground
Can't get distracted
Every time I take a look around

What I see
A lot of pain and misery
I'm so convinced
That's not the way it's supposed to be

I see a brighter future
One that's good for you and for me
Only comes with understanding
And a little bit of empathy

You can't see when you close your eyes
And you can't hear when you cover your ears
And you can't cry
When they're no more tears

You can't see when you close your eyes
And you can't hear if you cover your ears
You cannot cry
When they're no more tears










Heads Up (A collaboration of Alpha Roots & Ver2xif (RIP Alphio my friend)

The great Soul Classic by Bobby Hebb.   Vocal by Martin Jones

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Pearls (feat. Avishai Cohen)

Solitude

Solitude (feat. Chris Potter)

I invite you to share my love of music.
I hope that you will find enjoyment, relaxation and get to meet many of my talented SoundCloud friends and collaborators.
Martin W. Jones, Sr.
Ver2xif-Productions

Heads Up (A collaboration of Alpha Roots & Ver2xif (RIP Alphio my friend)

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