MeFi Music songs tagged with jazz

HAPPY HOUR CAN LAST ALL NIGHT (Instrumental) by The Audio Invasion

The Audio Invasion — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:56:15 -0800

A little bit of Jazz topped with a few blues riffs on a funky little plate placed on a table of natural ambiance.

My Sister the Giant by tmcw

tmcw — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:03:54 -0800

I'm doing an album this month, and this is the first thing I've recorded for it. I think the album will be mostly or completely instrumental, but we'll see.

Workshy by MajorDundee

MajorDundee — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:31:56 -0800

An abstract and impressionistic take on the wonderful world of work. Or something like that. Whatever. Listening to it afresh from the distance of several years, I've no idea what the fuck I'm banging on about here. I was probably stoned out of my box at the time. Disgarceful behaviour for a doctor - tsk tsk. Another extract from the extensive but wholly disreputable Dundee Archive. NB: this product contains faint traces of jazz-lite.....

Tubbs' Tune (seed) by MajorDundee

MajorDundee — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:48:45 -0800

This is a modest little theme recorded (badly) way back when that could be taken by a jazz combo and used as a blowing vehicle - it could be stretched out, modulated and pulled around at will. It's no more than a sketch really - but that's all it needs to be. If there are any jazzers amongst the community who want to use it - be my guest. Dedicated to the late, great Brit saxophonist Tubby Hayes.

Desafinado (English Lyrics) by StrikeTheViol

StrikeTheViol — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:21:14 -0800

Just dashed this off on another computer for some Brazilian lady friends, thought some on MeMu might enjoy...a little rough, but it fits! Piano by David Beebee.

Suenos by MajorDundee

MajorDundee — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:28:42 -0800

Recorded a couple of years back, this was inspired by a visit to the house of the late composer Manuel De Falla in Granada, Spain (a wonderful city). At the risk of immodesty this one has some of the best "lead" acoustic guitar playing I've recorded to date. For those with no Spanish "suenos" translates as "dreams"

Femme Fatale by askmeaboutLOOM

askmeaboutLOOM — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:01:11 -0800

Skeedly Scoodly doo-bee a-scoo-boop WHOA ba-deedly doot-'n doo-wow.

Brubekujah by cortex

cortex — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:08:33 -0800

Stealing the 5/4 shuffle from Take Five and injecting it into Leonard Cohen: non-trivial.

Last Orders (aka Tom Waits For No Man) by MajorDundee

MajorDundee — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:21:25 -0800

Another one from an acoustic-based set recorded some time ago now. A giant cliche in a way, I suppose - but it has a kind of addled charm...

Too Blue by Zebra Productions

Zebra Productions — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:34:41 -0800

"This was an improvisation, actually the second take (Blue 2, or "Too Blue"), during which I had the memory of the Monterey Jazz festival firmly planted in my head, remembering the incredible musicians and music I heard all over the fairgrounds, playing jazz, soul, and lots 'n lots of blues…" ~ Laurie Z.

Take Five Take Two by motty

motty — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:49:37 -0800

I posted a playalong for Take Five which I recorded a little while back. This is me playing along. I'm kind of new to the sax.

Take Five by motty

motty — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:27:05 -0800

Since I recently started learning alto sax, I've been trying to learn the well known Paul Desmond standard Take Five, but don't have a playalong for it. So tonight I made one. This is it.

Late Thaw by NemesisVex

NemesisVex — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:59:05 -0800

I'm neither a jazz writer nor a jazz singer, but that didn't stop me from trying. It's part of an album I'm gradually releasing online.

Tea For Two by miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:00:17 -0800

Lately I've been in a mood to sing vintage romantic standards in a very straight up way. Some day I want to do a version of this song inspired by Anita O'Day. This ain't it. You can still feel free to dance, though!

How Long Has This Been Going On by miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:28:52 -0800

Rehearsing some totally new Gershwin torch songs. Well, not new for the Gershwins. They're pretty dead. New for me, though. :)

Circus by jhighmore

jhighmore — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:28:24 -0800

Bare bones demo of a song I'm working on about the circus. Thoughts would be appreciated.

stopping by woods by edlundart

edlundart — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:20 -0800

Back in either middle school or high school, in music class, I wrote my very first melody with a classmate named Mathias Knutzen. The assignment was to take a text from one of our books and create a song with it. We chose Robert Frost's poem and came up with this pseudo-jazzy tune. I always liked it, so I kept the "digital chord sheet" around and played it from time to time. More than 15 years later, here now is a brand new recorded version -- complete with brushed drums and falsetto background vocals.

Damn The Man by self

self — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:54:04 -0800

A quick demo I recorded last Thurs/Fri. Slow building, pretty layered guitar & tom tom-driven indie-jazz type stuff.

Fruit Truck by Brettus

Brettus — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:35:05 -0800

Imagine a truck full of fruit, hauling ass down a long, winding road. It's driver, eyes red and glowing with hate, oblivious to the trail of oranges and grapefruits he leaves behind...

But Not For Me by StrikeTheViol

StrikeTheViol — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:40:29 -0800

Hope to revisit this one day-- piano by the talented Wang sisters: http://www.youtube.com/user/lipatti

Nuts on the Go by jake

jake — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:11:19 -0800

Hi! I was trying to calibrate my microphone in an iso booth (okay, okay, a walk-in closet) and my hyperactive puppy was all like "NO! PLAY WITH ME! HEY! I AM NUGGET! HEY!" So I took him in the closet with me, sang a song to entertain him (he sat quietly, tilting his head, possibly terrified), then set it to music.

Go Gadget, Go! by csimpkins

csimpkins — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:18:44 -0800

A jazzy version of the Inspector Gadget theme song. Apologies in advance if it gets stuck in your head.

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes by StrikeTheViol

StrikeTheViol — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:04:24 -0800

Yes, it's Disney, with some nice jazzy guitar as background courtesy of Adrian Holovaty...I tried to add a few touches of my own, I hope you enjoy.

Say It (Over and Over Again) by miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:21:36 -0800

I'm a big fan of Frank Loesser's lyrics and Jimmy McHugh's melodies, so I decided to add a few to my repertoire. When I'm learning new songs, I record myself a capella to see how my voicings are sounding and what I need to work on. It's bare, but I thought this turned out kind of sweet.

Heavy Boy by eurasian

eurasian — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:38:18 -0800

Possibly the geekiest use of "Nature Boy".