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.

Lost in HTML - Zdenko Ivanušić

Lost In HTML (Reissue)

FL-lostinhtmlLost In HTML (reissue) is available at online music stores, check out the most popular at Zivaldo Music. This is a reissue that differs a little from the original album release, which is not available in stores anymore.

Those songs and arrangements are shared for free at the downloads page. Continue reading

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

FL-besamemuchoBesame 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

FL-4oddreloadFour 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

Christmas Time by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet

Christmas Time by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet

FL-christmastimeChristmas Time by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet, this is an EP (extended play) of five Christmas Carols arranged for saxophone quartet: Frosty the Snowman, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, White Christmas and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.

Christmas Time is available at online music Continue reading

Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic

Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic

FL-lostinhtml22Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic is a jazz-fusion composition based on a strong unison line, featuring trumpet and alto saxophone solos. This is a new version of a tune originally released in 2006 on the Lost in HTML album and there are already two remixes by Robert Lajić a.k.a. BeeBass, Lost in HTML Remix and Voodoo. There is also an acoustic version by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet on the Mellow album. Continue reading

Saxtail by Funk Elastic

Saxtail by Funk Elastic

FL-saxtailSaxtail by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-fusion groove with some drum & bass flavor, featuring 6 string electric bass and tenor saxophone solos. This tune features Damir Šomen, one of the best Croatian session drummers, legendary Croatian bass player Zvonimir Bučević Butch, on a 6 string electric bass solo and DJ Mr Dirty Hairy with some inventive scratches. Continue reading

Adeste Fideles by Funk Elastic

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) by Funk Elastic

FL-ocomeallyefaithfulO Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) by Funk Elastic, this is a famous Christmas Carol composed by John Francis Wade, English translation by Frederick Oakeley. This song is arranged for tenor saxophone solo with string orchestra and optional flute. Mixing and mastering is done by Krešimir Petar Pustički, viola player and professor at Zagreb Music Academy, also an extraordinary sound engineer. Continue reading

Funk Habit by Funk Elastic

Funk Habit by Funk Elastic

FL-funkhabitFunk Habit by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-funk and jazz-fusion groove, featuring electric guitar and tenor saxophone solos. This tune features Damir Šomen, one of the best Croatian session drummers and Jernej Bervar, a guitar player from Slovenia, currently residing in New York City.

Funk Habit jazz-funk by Funk Elastic is available Continue reading