Story Behind the Song
WRITTEN ABOUT A GOOD FRIEND I ONCE KNEW. SHE WAS VERY AFROCENTRIC, VERY EARTHY, VERY REAL. I TRIED TO CAPTURE HER INSIDE THIS SONG.
Lyrics
SONG DISCRIPTIONS
1. THE MOTION 2 5:44
UPBEAT, SMOOTH JAZZ CATCHY MELODY FUNKY BASSLINE WRITTEN 1999. WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED “THE MOTION”. USED ON ANOTHER JAZZ ARTISTS ALBUM.
2. WITH OPEN ARMS
5:25 MID-TEMPO SMOOTH JAZZ TRACK. SWEET MELODIES, MELOW BASS GROOVE. THIS SONG IS FOR THOSE WHO HAS EMBRASSED THE ONES THEY LOVE WITH OPEN ARMS.
3. GIOVANNA
7:12 INSPIRED BY TRUE LOVE, THIS TRACK IS SLOW AND SMOOTH. DEFINATELY THE SMOOTH JAZZ ELEMENT OF THE CD. WRITTEN IN ONE DAY. THIS TRACK IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE LOVE BETWEEN ME AND MY LADY.
4. THE EARTH
5:39 A LAID BACK MELODY, A COMBINATION OF HIP- HOP, JAZZ, FUNC, AND SOUL. INSPIRED BY THE EARTH, THE WIND AND THE FIRE WITHIN ALL OF US.
5. JAZZ WITH A BEAT
6:35 A SENSATIONAL TRACK, SMOOTH AND RUFF, A DUET OF VIBES AND DRUMS. A SIMPLE FUNKY BASSLINE KEEPS YOU BOPPIN YOUR HEAD. A BEAT WITH A SLIGHT HIP-HOP SWING. ONE DAY THE DRUMS CAME TO ME OUT OF NO WHERE, THE MELODY SOON FOLLOWED. I WAS TRYING TO CAPTURE A REAL DRUMMERS FEEL.
6. GB
4:40 A TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE MOST VERSITAL ARTIST/MUSICIANS OF OUR TIME. THIS FAMILAR MELODY HAS A SLIGHT “CHRIS” TWIST TO IT. A TRULY COMMERCIAL TRACK. I ALWAYS LOVE THE ORIGINAL VERSION WHERE THIS SONG WAS INSPIRED.
7. IN THE MIDDLE
4:29 A SMOOTH JAZZ TRACK WITH SENTUAL GUITAR LICKS. TRULY A WARM LAID BACK, EASY LISTENING TRACK. IN THE MIDDLE OF LIFE, IN THE MIDDLE OF LOVE, IN THE MIDDLE OF PAIN, WE ARE ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING IN THIS WORLD.
8. C BREEZIN
4:44 UPBEAT AND EXCITING TRACK. VERY BUSY ON THE DRUMS, GUITAR AND BASSLINE. VERY UNIQUE MELODY. SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS RECORDED LIVE.I WANTED SOMETHING TO GET YOU UP AND MOOVING. THIS TRACK WAS INSPIRED BY LIFE.
9. SOMETHING JAZZY
4:28 HOLD ON TO YOU SEATBEALT! THIS FUNKY JAZZ TRACK WILL HAVE YOU DANCING AND HUMMING THE MELODY IN NO TIME. MID-TEMPO AND VERY ORIGINAL. HAS A TWIST OF R&B AND HIP-HOP EVERYONE WILL TRY TO LABEL MY MUSIC, EITHER RAP, JAZZ OR WHAT EVER. THIS TRACK POKES FUN AT THAT NOTION BY COMBINING SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC TOGETHER.
10. GOOD VIBES
5:12 UPBEAT, DANCE, FUNKY JAZZ TUNE WITH MELOY BREAKS AND MELODIES. THIS SONG LIFTS MY SPIRIT WHEN IM FEELING DOWN. AN OVERALL FEEL GOOD SONG. THIS SONG WILL GIVE YOU GOOD VIBES
11. TIGHT AS CAN B
6:18 SMOOTH JAZZ, FUNKY BASSLINE, HEAVENLY LEAD AND BACKGROUND MELODIES. INSPIRED BY THE LOVE I HAVE FOR MY GIRL. WE ARE AS “TIGHT AS CAN B”, (SHE KNOWS THE REAL MEANING TO THE TITLE, LAUGH”)
12. CHARLA
4:41 NICE AND SLOW, NICE LEAD MELODY. JAZZ W ITH A BEAT. HAS THAT SMOOTH TOUCH. VERY CATCHY MELODY. DEFINATELY NIGHT TIME MUSIC.WRITTEN ABOUT A GOOD FRIEND I ONCE KNEW. SHE WAS VERY AFROCENTRIC, VERY EARTHY, VERY REAL. I TRIED TO CAPTURE HER INSIDE THIS SONG.
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