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Blues for George 6:310:00/6:31
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Steps 5:140:00/5:14
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0:00/4:52
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0:00/7:37
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Unbelievable 6:370:00/6:37
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0:00/6:32
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Down In Soho 2011 4:410:00/4:41
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0:00/5:57
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My Wintertime Sky 2:550:00/2:55
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Wet Snow 3:280:00/3:28
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0:00/4:17
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Steps -- solo piano 4:200:00/4:20
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Finally 2001 5:000:00/5:00
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0:00/5:31
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Prélude d'Ennui 2:410:00/2:41
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Sweet Standard 4:460:00/4:46
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The Sweetest Crime 4:480:00/4:48
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0:00/5:31
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Twilight at Noon 5:440:00/5:44
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Too Much Joyce 7:310:00/7:31
Well, 2020 is behind us. Thankfully we will have a sane white house soon; perhaps America will get back to trying to reach her potential again.
That said, again I will try to use my time productively. Playing piano/composing/arranging/listening to jazz concerts daily at Smalls. And I will continue marketing my music and following up on interest shown by some industry professionals last month. It is something I hate doing; I just wanna make the music, you know!
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The artwork for my most recent single (which is on Mary's Place).
This month I have done a lot of marketing. Hopefully things will come to fruition by Xmas. One thing I have done is to work with the well-known jazz promoter, Jim Eigo, who devised an email that is being sent out to 6000 recipients connected somehow in the jazz business, internationally. Also, I signed a contract with an agent and intend to submit more of my music to other opportunities each week. I have been emboldened by the unanimous positive reaction to Mary's Place from you and many others--friends and musicians both. So a big virtual hug!
When I get reports on streaming of my music from Apple Music, Spotify or CDBaby, I am heartened to see that no one tune of mine gets more listening. Which is the way a composer likes to have his music viewed, as a body of work. Some tunes get more hits one week, others subsequent weeks. And different regions of the world are cited as well.
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Each day, for 100 straight days as of 9/1/20, Smalls Jazz Club streams live jazz concerts for free from about 4:50-6:30 pm. Their foundation pays the band. Some great local cats, including Jeremy Pelt, Joe Farnsworth and Peter Washington. Go to SmallsLIVE.com
Several of my tunes (Alternative Blues, Finally, Sometimes I Love You, Drew's Blues) are being used for either TV shows or films in Europe and Canada! All are registered with BMI, so I do see royalties. Nothing to write home about...
Part 2 of my next CD is finished! Once again I am blessed with superb musicians--add Brian Drye on trombone and a long time collaborator, Vinnie Sperrazza on drums, along with Mike, Elias and Hyuna. I expect to have the CD available by March...