Tidal Waves
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Tidal Waves – As almost all of my tunes, I wrote it at the piano. I was just playing around with an idea I was hearing, when the flow of the music reminded me of the sound of the ocean waves. I focused on that, and that idea became the first 4 bars which inspired the rest of the tune. buy it on Amazon |
| 1. 2nd Street | Finding Peace |
This is a bluesy funk ballad with a backbeat. At the end of the tune there is a three bar phrase vamp that was indirectly inspired by one of Chris’ tunes (Ordinary madness), which has a 3-bar phrase intro. I actually had trouble playing Chris’ intro, so I was playing it over and over, and eventually it got absorbed into my head and came out in my writing. |
| 2. New York State of Mind | Finding Peace |
This was one of the first compositions I wrote since moving to NY. This tune was influenced by the group of young musicians playing around NY, who were creating a unique style that I never heard before, and that maybe can be heard only in NY. It is often written in odd meters and with a very high energy. When I wrote this tune, I remember I was listening a lot to “Adventure of Bagpuss”, written by Will Vinson, who is probably the musician that has influenced me the most. |
| 3. Tidal Waves |
| 4. Asian Wind |
The melody is based mainly on intervals of 4ths and 5ths and to me conjured up an Asian (Japanese) atmosphere. Writing and playing this tune, I was visualizing a Japanese maple leaf tree, with the wind rustling through its leaves. |
| 5. Beyond The Sunset |
This tune was derived from the bass line of the A section.
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| 6. Flying |
| 7. Feeling Free |
When I was a kid I felt like I had all the time in the world – I would read comics and play with my toy cars, or I would play in the backyard with the cat, or just let time pass without any worry of any kind. Looking back at my childhood, I think I am very honored to have had the chance to play with these amazing musicians. All of them compose music that have deeply inspired me. This is why I think they have understood my music so well and have played it with such inspiration. Each one brings his own color and mood – [you couldn’t have accomplished your desired sound without them] |
| 8. Far Away |
In this tune, like Asian Wind and Far Away,melody/harmony/rhythm come all together at once. As I developed this tune, I realized that it would fit nicely to have the drums solo and interact along with all the soloists. I love drums, and I like the concept of having a section in which the drummer can free himself every time. |