ROBERT'S NEW SINGLE - "THE CUT OF THE KNIFE". Homage To The Dave Brubeck Quartet And Their Hit "Take Five". Ft. Kerry Marx Of The Grand Ole Opry Band. Called "Elegant", "Beautiful" And "A Wonder"!
This SPECIAL EPISODE introduces my new single “THE CUT OF THE KNIFE”. It’s the last of the four new singles that I’ve released monthly beginning in March. The first was “Rough Rider”, the second was “Moon Shot”, and the third was “Day At The Races”.
I wrote “The Cut Of The Knife as a kind of homage to Dave Brubeck, the revered American jazz pianist. His saxophonist, Paul Desmond, wrote a song called “Take Five”, and the Brubeck band recorded it in 1959 on their album “Time Out”. That tune has become the biggest selling jazz song of all time. It even became a big crossover hit on the radio.
One of the things that made “Take Five” so cool was that it was written in an odd time signature, 5/4 time. So the song’s title was a play on words about its time signature and it was also an inside musician’s phrase telling the band to relax for five minutes before the next set.
“The Cut Of The Knife” features an incredible Guest Artist on guitar solo - Kerry Marx, the Musical Director of the Grand Ole Opry band who has been a guest on this podcast. His credits include touring with Johnny Mathis, Olivia Newton-John and Don McLean, recordings with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, movie albums like “Finding Nemo”, and music awards shows like Billboard, CMA and the American Music Awards.
And a shout out goes to two of my longtime Project Grand Slam band mates - Baden Goyo on keys and Joel E. Mateo on drums. Both play terrific solos on the new single. And Joel’s drum solo is particularly meaningful because Joe Morello, Brubeck’s drummer, played a memorable drum solo on “Take Five”.
“The Cut Of The Knife” has been called “Elegant”, “Beautiful” and “A Wonder”!
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ROBERT’S RECENT SINGLES:
“DAY AT THE RACES” is Robert’s single that captures the thrills, chills and pageantry of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Called “Fun, Upbeat, Exciting!”
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“MOON SHOT” reflects my Jazz Rock Fusion roots. The track features Special Guest Mark Lettieri, 5x Grammy winning guitarist who plays with Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers. The track has been called “Firey, Passionate and Smokin!”
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“ROUGH RIDER” has got a Cool, ‘60s, “Spaghetti Western”, Guitar-driven, Tremolo sounding, Ventures/Link Wray kind of vibe!
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“LOVELY GIRLIE” is a fun, Old School, rock/pop tune with 3-part harmony. It’s been called “Supremely excellent!”, “Another Homerun for Robert!”, and “Love that Lovely Girlie!”
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“THE RICH ONES ALL STARS” is Robert’s single featuring the following 8 World Class musicians: Billy Cobham (Drums), Randy Brecker (Flugelhorn), John Helliwell (Sax), Pat Coil (Piano), Peter Tiehuis (Guitar), Antonio Farao (Keys), Elliott Randall (Guitar) and David Amram (Pennywhistle).
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