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Smooth Jazz Soprano Sax Ballad with a Sea of Fresh Soulful Riffs over California Coastal Beats and Rhythms (Instrumental)
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Vinnie V. - Saxophonist, Multi Instrumentalist, Composer, Performer, and Audio Engineer from Sacramento, California. Records music from Jazz, Funk, Pop, & RnB.
Vinnie V. Brought up in Sacramento, California, Vinnie V. began learning Saxophone in the 8th grade. Under the direction of Nick Angiulo (R.I.P.), Vinnie studied music theory in High School graduating with a Scholarship from The Sacramento Jazz Society and The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. Vinnie V. was awarded Most Outstanding Mexican American in his graduating class 1982. In 1983 Vinnie V. studied under, Dr. Jack Wheaton (R.I.P.)(Professor at Dick Grove School of Music), and Boyd Phelps (Lead Alto Saxophonist for Stan Kenton Band), and has rubbed elbows with musicians or groups such as; Count Basie, Grover Washington Jr. , Bill Withers, Collage, Con Funk Shun, Robert Brookins and The Tubes. Vinnie V. has performed alongside or with The Whispers, Al Hurt, Richie Cole, , Kenny G., Jessica Williams ,Kool & The Gang, Mahogany Dream, Derick D.O.A. Allen (Bassist for Janet Jackson), DMAN (R.I.P.)(Keyboardist for Bobby Brown), Dennis Austin(Musical Director for Bobby Brown), Bobby G. (Guitarist for Earth Wind & Fire) , Alejandro Lopez (Guitarist for Julio Iglesias), Michael Samuels (R.I.P.)(Drummer for Sly & The Family Stone) Wild Hair, Spectrum, Jimmy Pailor, Bob Clements, Tom Peron, Interplay, Channel 40 TV Band, many others... In 2002 Vinnie V. graduated from S.C.C. with an Associate of Arts in Music Performance and a Minor in Computer Information Science. Vinnie V. is a member of BMI, and released his debut Album in 1992 entitled "Not Lately" he has continued to compose, record, arrange, and perform his love "Music" forward to this day! Vinnie V. is by classification an Indie Artist. Musical Influences People Grover Washington Jr., Jeff Lorber, Stanley Turrentine, John Klemmer, Bob James, Stan Getz, Steven Ray Vaughan, James Brown, Dexter Gordon, John Philip Sousa, John Williams, Boyd Phelps and Musician / Inventor Bob Moog, for his key role in introducing the synthesizer to "Music, Swing and The birth of Bebop. Groups Spyro Gyra, The Crusaders, S.O.S. Band, Maynard Fergusons Big Band, Tower Of Power, Parliament Funkadelic, The Reddings, John F. Kennedy Marching Band, Go West, Cameo, The Doobie Brothers, Earth Wind and Fire, Hall and Oates and Weather Report
Song Info
Genre
Jazz • Smooth Jazz
Charts
Peak #44
Peak in subgenre #15
Author
Vinnie V.
Rights
1992
Uploaded
November 03, 2015
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.3 MB • 160 kbps • 3:47
Meta Data
BPM
94
Beat
4/4
Key
G min
Vocals
No vocals, instrumental only
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
This was the first song I recorded without a drum machine. All drum tracks were performed on my Ensoniq EPS sampling workstation. The seagulls in the intro, were courtesy the nearby landfill sampled by myself while standing on top of my ford truck in the middle of an ocean of garbage! The ocean sample was from the Ensoniq EPS Classic Library Sounds. The bass guitar was performed live by my friend Ryan. I asked him to use a fretless bass for the intro and verse and a fretted P-bass for the chorus. I enlisted the guitar player from the band I was gigging with, (The Joe MaMa Band) a gentleman we called "Captain Jack" A.K.A. Dave McKeen to perform the guitar track. I played my Selmer VII soprano sax for all the saxophone tracks. I used a Roland S-10 and Ensoniq EPS for all the other tracks including horns. Composed and Arranged by Vinnie V. Recorded August 1991 in the laundry room of my home in Southern Oregon. This song is dedicated to my dear loving sister "Carla" . Peace Sis !
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