Dr. Bob's Jazz - Benefit Boppin' Quartet - JBBQ
BEGIN BEGUINE (AGAIN) - Alto Saxy Bossa Solo BEGIN BEGUINE (AGAIN) - Alto Saxy Bossa Solo
Beguine is a dance and music form similar to Rumba. With 1930s roots via Guadeloupe/Martinique/St. Lucia. Cole Porter, in 1935, wrote a popular song called "Begin the Beguine". JBBQ's song infuses a Bossa Saxy Solo for a sultry Latin Beguine.
REPARTEE THREE - Piano, Bass, Drums REPARTEE THREE - Piano, Bass, Drums
"Repartee" is a French root word meaning a quick exchange or retort in conversation. JBBQ did this song REPARTEE THREE as a quick retort of Piano, Bass (actually two: Acoustic String and Slap in unison), and Drums. Blended into Free Jazz Improv.
LOVE ME SOFTLY- Ageless Message - W/ Trumpet Solo LOVE ME SOFTLY- Ageless Message - W/ Trumpet Solo
Country Love Ballad, with Trumpet Solo, inspired by the romantic beauty/mystery of Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas; e.g., Photo: A 1,000 year old Native American Cave Pictograph (unknown meaning). JBBQ images an ageless message: "Love Me Softly".
ALONE IN NEW YORK CITY - Soprano Sax Blues Solo ALONE IN NEW YORK CITY - Soprano Sax Blues Solo
For those of us who are not native New Yorkers, that first time in "The City" is unforgettable - especially if, like for Dr. Bob almost 40 years ago, you were all alone in the BIG Apple! This song, with Soprano Sax Blues Solo, relives the feeling..
PINK ROSES FOR BLUE GARGOYLES - CBC Medieval Fest PINK ROSES FOR BLUE GARGOYLES - CBC Medieval Fest
JBBQ loves to laugh at life, and itself. We think there is way too much serious stuff - and sometimes good humor is refreshing. So, with "tongue in cheek", this song is for the Coconut Blues Club (CBC) Medieval Song Fest: 1/28/12 @ 10PM/UK on SC.
COURT JESTRESS- CBC Medieval Fest: 1/28/12@10PM/UK COURT JESTRESS- CBC Medieval Fest: 1/28/12@10PM/UK
Many persons are unaware that the Late Medieval Court Jester was sometimes a COURT JESTRESS. This female role as the Wise Fool for the King/Queen had noted women such as La jardinaire who served Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, in 1543.
ROOTS FROM A GARDEN MEDIEVAL - 14th C. Alhambra ROOTS FROM A GARDEN MEDIEVAL - 14th C. Alhambra
For Coconut Blues Club (CBC) 1/28/12 Medieval Song Fest - 10 PM/UK @ SC. A song, inspired by magnificent 14th Century Alhambra in Spain, of Latin/Arabic Cultural Roots. Alhambra was originally created in AD 889 on remains of Roman fortifications.
CANDLELIGHT FOR DARK AGES- Promo: CBC 1/28/12 Fest CANDLELIGHT FOR DARK AGES- Promo: CBC 1/28/12 Fest
CANDLELIGHT FOR DARK AGES is a Promo for the Coconut Blues Club (CBC) Medieval Song Fest - 10 PM/UK- 1/28/12 @ SC. This song is like JBBQ's companion song below, "Ten Thousand Candles": Universal Hope For Light On Every Person In All Dark Ages.
TEN THOUSAND CANDLES - CBC Medieval Fest - 1/28/12 TEN THOUSAND CANDLES - CBC Medieval Fest - 1/28/12
The Dark Ages is the time from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance. But there are many "Dark Ages" in History, especially for individuals. This song is about LIGHTS OF HOPE from 10,000 Illuminating Candles at Medieval Abbey Church, Scotland (Photo).
NATALIE, UNFORGETTABLE... NATALIE, UNFORGETTABLE...
Natalie Wood (1938 - 1981) was born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko of Russian ancestry. She was a popular American child and adult movie star in major films. She died tragically, at 43, in a "mysterious" drowning accident. NATALIE, UNFORGETTABLE...
SAXY JAZZY COUNTRY GIRLS SAXY JAZZY COUNTRY GIRLS
SAXY JAZZY COUNTRY GIRLS - wherever you go - from the United States to England to Australia to China(?) ha - you'll find these WONDERFUL LADIES. JBBQ saw an all girls' Country Band once upon a time which inspired this Country Alternative song.
UNPLUGGED MOONSHINE TILL SUNSHINE UNPLUGGED MOONSHINE TILL SUNSHINE
JBBQ loves Country Music - especially Bluegrass! And, with our basic Jazz roots (Eclectic Music is our middle name), we like our songs best with a hot dash of Bebop Swing. This tune, with tongue in cheek, is JBBQ's OLD "down home" drinkin' song.
THE LEGEND OF PETIT JEAN -Sad Country Version/4:29 THE LEGEND OF PETIT JEAN -Sad Country Version/4:29
Sad Country Version (4:29) of JBBQ's shorter Acoustic Folk song: "THE LEGEND OF PETIT JEAN - ARK/French History". (See Above for Song Info/Legend). This second song ballad is a new arrangement recorded as Fade Out. (Photo: Petit Jean Mountain).
THE LEGEND OF PETIT JEAN - ARK/French History THE LEGEND OF PETIT JEAN - ARK/French History
Song of a 300-year-old Legend: PETIT JEAN, a French girl who disguised herself as a boy; secretly accompanied her sweetheart, an early French explorer, to the New World; and to this ARK mountain (pic: Petit Jean's Burial Site, Petit Jean Mountain).
POP GOES THE MOUNTAIN - Host: Mountain Top Theresa POP GOES THE MOUNTAIN - Host: Mountain Top Theresa
There is a GREAT new SoundClick Radio Show called POP GOES THE MOUNTAIN! It Is Like A Three Ring Circus Of Pop Music - with Wonderful Host, Mountain Top Theresa, spinning music of every popular genre - along with fun music talk and more. TUNE IN!
SECRET DREAMS OF LOVE SECRET DREAMS OF LOVE
A song of the heart. With Alto Sax Solo and Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums, and Orchestral Strings Backing.
MOUNTAIN TOP THERESA @ Mountain Top Country Show MOUNTAIN TOP THERESA @ Mountain Top Country Show
JBBQ loves THE MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY SHOW @ Soundclick with WONDERFUL THERESA BERTRAM - host/founder. This hot Country song completes JBBQ's Song Trilogy celebrating "The Best Country Music On SoundClick" & MOUNTAIN TOP THERESA. (Hear Songs 1&2 Above)
WE LUV MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY-For Petit Jean Theresa WE LUV MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY-For Petit Jean Theresa
This song is a melodious flipside of our earlier version: I LOVE MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY - To Petit Jean Theresa. (See/Hear Above). This tune spotlights the new MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY SHOW on SoundClick. Creator/Host - Mountain Top Theresa.
I LOVE MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY- To Petit Jean Theresa I LOVE MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY- To Petit Jean Theresa
JBBQ thinks MOUNTAIN TOP COUNTRY (MTC) is "THE BEST COUNTRY MUSIC ON SOUNDCLICK". And that Theresa Bertram, MTC creator/host, has more than earned a song for her GREAT contributions to Music, and recent graduation from Arkansas Tech University!
TIS' THE HOLIDAYS - Promo: CBC Christmas 12/21/11 TIS' THE HOLIDAYS - Promo: CBC Christmas 12/21/11
JBBQ can think of no better place to be, with PEACE ON EARTH, than at the Coconut Blues Club (CBC) on December 21, 2011 at 10 PM/UK on SoundClick. The beautiful evening will highlight the Annual CBC Christmas Song Gala of Yuletide Music Good Cheer.