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Sunday quote: “Buy Music, create Music, or be Music.”
My adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s quote about art: “buy art, create art, or be art.” d.c.k. Continue reading Sunday quote: “Buy Music, create Music, or be Music.”
“What is Jazz? If you have to ask, you will never know!” — Louis Armstrong
Mo’ Better ConFusion
You might be familiar with ‘Mo’ Better Blues’. I took the well-known tune, juiced up the tempo somewhat and turned it into some sort of fusion/funk kind-of version. All music produced in Cubase and mastered with WaveLab. Arrangement is available upon request. d.c.k. Continue reading Mo’ Better ConFusion
Minor Swing
Here is Django Reinhardt’s “Minor Swing” in (one of its) original version as performed by Django himself – including his great improvisation but, arranged for and performed with clarinet. The band comes literally out of the box, i.e. “Band-in-a-Box”, but with its relatively new RealBand feature sounds pretty cool, given its only a computer fed … Continue reading Minor Swing
Pick up the … PHONE!!!
Here is a new production from my home music studio. Pick up the …. PHONE! Makes a good – well – ringtone! Let me know if you want it and I will email you the MP3. d.c.k. Continue reading Pick up the … PHONE!!!
Cool concert last night with the TYWO alumni and the Herald Trumpets!
It was quite a pleasure, honor and simply an incredible experience to share a stage with the world famous Herald Trumpets (link to the Herald Trumpets), the official fanfare ensemble for the President of the United States! Its one thing to play the Festive Overture with an awesome group of like minded and fine musicians … Continue reading Cool concert last night with the TYWO alumni and the Herald Trumpets!
Total Modal – Music
Total Modal is an own composition in modal form. The tune uses and embeds my own live recordings from NYC`s 6 Train and various Air Canada flight announcements on flight from Toronto to Chicago and makes use of sound texturing and panning. All sounds are separately available under the Sounds section at blindfoldemonkey.com. Listen to … Continue reading Total Modal – Music
Michael Brecker Pat Metheny Jack DeJohnette Dave Holland Joey Calderazzo- Song For Bilbao
You have to look (or rather listen…) beyond the fashion elements of this video. However, the music is definitely timeless!!! d.c.k. Continue reading Michael Brecker Pat Metheny Jack DeJohnette Dave Holland Joey Calderazzo- Song For Bilbao
Der Schnitzel Blues
Happy Birthday Otto! Diese Seite samt Inhalt ist für dich! Da ich leider deinen grossen Tag verpasst habe gibt es hier nachträglich ein musikalisches Geschenk: Der Schnitzel Blues! Wie gesagt, leider konnte ich keine Blues-Diva auftreiben die mich gesanglich unterstützen hätte können. Aber keine Angst, ich habe nicht (kaum) selbst gesungen. Das müsst ihr entweder … Continue reading Der Schnitzel Blues
Tu Vuo’ fa’ L’Americano
When your band is either in hospital or somewhere in South America (to travel), you start working on alternative ideas. Here is a recording with me ‘and the box’. I’m talking about Band-in-a-Box, of course, which has evolved into a very nice and useful tool to practice and play at home. I just arranged my … Continue reading Tu Vuo’ fa’ L’Americano
Daniel Kölsch - Saxophones, Clarinet & Flute 