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I am so excited that Jamiroquai has released another album, the first in 7 years. I instantly got hooked on Cloud 9, and got my hands on the raw arrangement. I changed it up some to be a little more piano centric and funked up the drums and bassline. I think it's a little more like the arrangements from the first 3 albums. I hope you enjoy!

This is the very first CD I ever bought. I was a MAD CRAZY David Sanborn fan, and I immediately connected with this track. Because, it's exactly what you feel when you are in your early 20's and deeply feel the pain of a failed love affair. Right? This song has been in my bones for decades. I didn't play keys on it, but I recorded the vocal track in one take. I'll probably redo the scats at the end, cause nobody can scat like Al Jarreau could. Factoid: In concert, he never talked. He always scatted when he was talking.

This is, bar none, my favorite Steely Dan cut of all time. It's got a tight bass line with loads of funk. Me singing on fender rhodes phaser, and I added a solo rhodes piece inside of it. I'll eventually redo this piece with a steady funk rhythm guitar in the background, but have to find someone to lay down the track! Enjoy.

Chris Whitley burst on the scene in 1991 and I couldn't play his first album enough. I've literally gone through at least 3 CD's of it. Unfortunately, the man died really young (40's) of lung cancer. This cut is one of the non-mainstream cuts off of his non-mainstream album. This is an experiment with a MIDI arrangement using a slide guitar sample. I did it quick, so expect lots of cleanup over the next few months. Consider this a demo track for now.

Steely Dan is just amazing. I find myself working a whole bunch of their stuff right now. Partially cause Fagen is amazing on keyboard, partially because their music is so eclectic, but mostly cause I just love it. The Rhodes Phaser on this track is just entirely GROOVY. Unfortunately, I'm no where as good as all of the little touches Fagen puts on his keyboard stuff. However, this is a very fun song to play and to just plain rock out to.

The very first Alan Parsons song I was introduced to, still one of my personal favorites. I got fancy with the reproduction on this one. I did a more acid twist on "Sirius", the intro, and then laid down multiple vocal track overlays for the harmonies. And I am playing Fender Rhodes on this one. Enjoy!

I have been into Alan Parsons Project since I was a teen, and this cut off of I, Robot is one of my personal favorites. I've done some remixing with it, adding a much more urban funk beat to it and changed the Rhodes sound into an overdriven Wurlitzer for effect. Me playing keyboard and singing, while producing the rest. - 3/25/2016 - Replaced vocals for different sound and replaced with a chorused whurlitzer. Love this song!

I was driving home from work late one night and heard this song on a college radio station, and was struck by just how much the lyrics were relevant today. I worked out the melody on the keyboard and played a very stripped down version of it similar to a demo I found of Gil doing it back in the day. Again, just me playing in one take on keyboard (Rhodes with Phaser) and singing. Gil was ahead of his time!!!

This is probably my favorite Paul McCartney track away from the Beatles, and it has always had a special place in my heart. I opted for a more stripped down and ballad type feeling for it. It's basically just one take of me singing and playing piano from the heart. (Our band does the Rock & Roll version, balls to the wall.)

I discovered Paul Weller & The Style Council while living in Germany back in the 80's. I always loved this song, and in particular the very stripped down acoustic version of it on piano. A buddy playing the piano here with me singing. Hope you enjoy it.