Okay, I know I will get asked, so let me get it out of the way right up front. The bottle you see is Rihaku Dreamy Clouds Nigori Sake. I recommend it. Ginjo sake is a Good Thing.
This is my Rhodes version of the classic Jobim tune. I was just in the right mood tonight to do it, and I have very little in the bossa nova category, so it seemed appropriate.
my version
a few different ways to manipulate tension and release
"Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen."
--Wittgenstein,
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Bronislaw Kaper is the guy that wrote this as well as another kickass jazz standard known as On Green Dolphin Street. This tune (Invitation) is brilliantly composed and a bitch to play.
By popular demand (okay, one dude asked) I'm presenting this in the first-person perspective rather than the easy-to-get oblique shot from the side. I care about you guys _that_ much.
This is an original composition. I spent 14 months composing it just for you. Any superficial resemblance to songs that rhyme with "Blister Tragic" is purely coincidental.
The Joe Zawinul classic, piano solo style. First commenter to identify what brand piano I have wins a virtual prize. Grab a beer for this one, I blow for pretty much 8 minutes over ||:G7-C7:||. So the more you drink the better I sound.
A Duke Ellington classic. Dedicated to Tom.
I did not get a white piano--I'm not going Liberace on you guys. It's a piece of shelving material I placed on top of my music rack to get a better base for the tripod to avoid the spazzcam effect.
