Category Archives: Releases

Music releasesalbums, extended plays (EP) and singles released by Funk Elastic, Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet and Zdenko Ivanušić.

All the releases are available at online music stores. Links to the most popular ones are on the Zivaldo Music page. Some of this music is free at the downloads page.

The First Noel by Zdenko Ivanušić

The First Noel by Zdenko Ivanušić

Soon – The First Noel by Zdenko Ivanušić, this is a famous traditional English Christmas Carol. This song is arranged for electric piano, alto or tenor saxophone and string orchestra with optional flute and glockenspiel. Mixing and mastering is done by Krešimir Petar Pustički, viola player and professor at Zagreb Music Academy, also an extraordinary sound engineer. Continue reading

Mother Popcorn by Funk Elastic

Mother Popcorn feat. Nikola Marjanovic by Funk Elastic

Mother Popcorn by Funk Elastic feat. Nikola Marjanović is a song written by James Brown and Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, recorded by James Brown Orchestra and released as a two-part single in 1969. Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) has a groove and structure similar to Cold Sweat, but a faster tempo and a greater amount of rhythmic activity give it a more funkier quality than the earlier song. Continue reading

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

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