All Entries in the "Songs" Category
New Songs In Progress
My current catalog contains over 900 titles out of which 40 are in Pre-Production. I have dozens of songs waiting to be recorded. Current plans are to make videos of piano/vocal versions. From there, pre-production will take place in a home studio. As of July 2012 I’ll be moving to Los Angeles and there I [...]
Scattin’ In The 21st Century
Following are 2 videos featuring me scat singing acappella. They may not open properly so you might next to right click and do a “Save Link As.” Scattin’ In The 21st Century – Part 2 (mp4-11.5MB) Low Light – Improv on vowels (.mp4 23.2MB)
I See The Universe In Your Eyes
I SEE THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR EYES Lyric in progress [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Bague: “Cosmic Lovers”
One of the most influential songs in recent years on my music and specifically in the area of scat is “Cosmic Lovers” by Bague. It is an exsquisite Caribbean, Latino and African influenced song and I don’t know who the singer is. It’s from the album, Caribbean Dream. A 2nd song equally influential is “Ceiba.” [...]
Scatter – Scat Singing
Scatter – Scat Singing This is the 1st video in the exploration of scat singing. In the video I say Part 2, but that’s no longer true. I also use the phrase, “Scatrockin’ in the 21st Century.” I’ve concluded the title is pretentious, but, it does point the way towards a new kind of scat [...]
Singles – Introduction
Very simply, the Singles sub-section of the main Songs section is a collection–a catalog–of all my songs separate from any association with an album/CD. Since the early 60s, the single disappeared, re-emerging during the late 70s Disco era into the 80s and beyond mostly in the form of extended dance singles. Now, once again, the [...]
Survival
SURVIVAL [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Ya gotta be tough. Whether you’re Chinese, Jew, black or white, ya gotta be ready to fight. We live in the rough. You may friendly, warm, nice or sweet, that’s how ya get rolled in the street. Ya gotta be keen. Keep your wits. Stay out of [...]
You Don’t Have To Be Born In Nashville To Like Country (an album)
I sure love Country music. Some Country artists and bands might claim they were born to sing Country and that’s all they do…is Country. Me? I’m Crossover. Some fans–and music execs–are purists. They don’t like mixin’ up Country with other genres. I think they think it’s sort’a like…cheatin’. And what’s Country without songs about cheatin’? [...]
Jugglers (the album)
JUGGLERS is the title of an album and the title of a song. The following recordings are in Pre-Production, being re-recorded, mixed and mastered in preparation for commercial release and licensing (Placement in Film, TV, Commercials and Online). Song List: Jugglers Crack’a Ma’ Back Destination: Love Dreamin’ In Las Vegas Scratchin’ For A Livin’, Itchin’ For [...]
I See The Universe In Your Eyes
Lyric in progress [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
