Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic, (Kiss Me a Lot in English translation) is a famous bolero written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. It is considered to be one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. This arrangement is based on Artie Shaw‘s version from 1953 and is more on the cha-cha groove side. The featuring solos are on tenor saxophone and piano. Continue reading

Yamaha YSS-62 Soprano Saxophone (Purple logo)

Yamaha YSS-62 Soprano Saxophone (Purple Logo)

For sale Yamaha YSS-62 (Purple Logo, No. 2xxx) soprano saxophone, early four digits version. This saxophone is fully restored a few years ago at Roberto Buttus (Italy) workshop and played very little since. This Yamaha YSS-62 Purple Logo plays smoothly from top to bottom with quiet and tight action, gig ready and no need for any additional investments. Continue reading

Swing Again - Just the Way We Feel It

Swing Again – Just the Way We Feel It

Swing Again is a Croatian jazz octet based in Zagreb. The ensemble has horns section of two trumpets, tenor saxophone and trombone accompanied by standard rhythm section. Also, there are a couple of guest singers regularly performing with the band and the most frequent are Maja Ištvanić and Adalbert Turner Juci. Swing Again plays jazz standards, some popular music and original jazz compositions. Most of the repertoire is arranged by band leader Ante Reljić and there are some written by previous leader/drummer Josip Cvitanović. Continue reading

Stjepan Jimmy Stanić - Prolazi sve

Stjepan Jimmy Stanić – Prolazi sve

Stjepan Jimmy Stanić je jedan od najdugovječnijih hrvatskih glazbenika, primarno pjevač i kontrabasist. Jimmyjevo najnovije izdanje Prolazi sve… Live @ Zagreb, na kojem izvodi većinu pjesama sa studijskog izdanja 91+ iz 2020. godine, uz dodatak nekoliko jazz standarda, izašlo je na Compact Disku i Blu-Rayu u rujnu 2022. godine. Continue reading

Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic

Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic

Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-lounge mood tune in a form of minor blues with mixed time signatures, featuring electric bass and tenor saxophone solos. This is a new version of a composition originally released in 2006 on the Lost in HTML album, listen to the original version at YouTube. This version features Robert Lajić on electric bass and Zdenko Ivanušić on tenor saxophone. Continue reading