Bluesy dark piano jazz in minor key with acoustic bass and brush drums. Feelings of solitude, isolation, and despair, but within a jazz context.
Track details
Track ID number: | 11325 |
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Genres: | Jazz: Soft & smooth jazz |
Moods/Emotions: | Sad / Sorrowful / Mournful -- Melancholic / Nostalgic / Wistful -- Cool / Funky / Strutting |
Suggested Production Types: | Historical / Retro: 1920-1940's -- Lounge / Cafe / Lobby / Bar |
Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Upright/Acoustic) -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Piano (Acoustic) |
Keywords / Hints: | Jazz, slow, piano, acoustic bass, brush drums, dark, solitude, minor, lounge |
Tempo feel: | Slow -- Medium |
Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 86 |
Artist: | Buddy Moncrief |
Composer: | Buddy Moncrief (BMI) |
Publisher: | Acoustic SwaneeLand (BMI) |
SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Buddy Moncrief |
PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
WAV file bit depth: | HD / 24-Bit (What's this?) |
Stem files available for this track: | No |
Album containing this track: | (None) |
Somewhere out on New Route 66, about 50 miles west of Sinatra and 75 miles east of Tom Waits, Swanson struts his swingin' and singin'. He loves Dave Frishberg songs and Johnny Walker in a tumbler. He'd like to hear Kurt Elling cover Stone Temple Pilots. Lonnie Johnson is God.
On his latest full-length release "We Can't Party Like We Used To" (2009 Acoustic SwaneeLand), Swanson pounds out 12 original vocal jazz cuts with a cool retro vibe. His bluesy vocals and tasty guitar licks remind of crooners past and present - Sinatra, Cole, John Pizzarelli come to mind - but his clever songwriting has a leaner, edgier feel to it that puts him squarely in the current century.