Episode 47 - BBQ MP3 of show #47
If an outdoor barbecue could have a soundtrack, this would be it. Podcast contains 2 versions of this feel-good funky track with organ, acoustic guitar and wah-wah bass. Second version adds alto sax.
Version #1 from Funky Junkie available on iTunes and Amazon.com
Version #2 from Big Ol Chunka Funk available on iTunes and Amazon.com
Episode 46 - The Christmas Song MP3 of show #46
This is an arrangement of Mel Torme's classic
The Christmas Song. It features
flute, keyboard, bari sax and various percussion (
bongos,
shaker, handclaps).
If you like this track, check out my Christmas album, Captain Snowball and the Ho Ho Ho Band. It's available on iTunes and CD Baby.
Episode 45 - Millennium MP3 of show #45
The epic conclusion to my
microjazz album, this 3-part jazz fusion suite features
kalimba thumb piano, extended alto sax solos, varipitch recording on the
bongos, a jammin' Chuck Hosch bass solo, musical
typewriter and other DIY madness. Took me a long time to put together.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com.
from microjazz
Episode 44 - Bolivia MP3 of show # 44
My saxophone duet arrangement of the classic
Cedar Walton jazz tune. Features Doug Angelaccio on
alto sax and Kevin Pike on
baritone sax.
from my jazz duets album
One By One
Episode 43 - Winds of Change MP3 of show # 43
Experimental mixed-meter rock with a kick-ass riff on the chorus and saxophone-with-distortion solo in the middle.
song available on Amazon.com and iTunes
from
Confessions of a DIY Junkie
Episode 42 - Too Late for Goodbyes/Chains of Love Medley MP3 of show # 42
Wacky song this week. I take 2 semi-obscure eighties pop hits --
Too Late for Goodbyes by
Julian Lennon and
Chains of Love by
Erasure -- and combine them into one song. Featuring alto sax, wooden blocks with sand paper on them,
shaker, keyboard and
triangle.
Episode 41 - Rocket Man MP3 of show # 41
This is
Elton John's classic
Rocket Man arranged for alto sax and acoustic bass guitar. I mess around with the time signature on this, throwing in some mixed meter and double-time swing.
from my jazz duets album One By One
Episode 40 - All The Time MP3 of show # 40
Quirky little pop tune that features a
Yamaha keyboard with a broken C# key (get your finger anywhere near it and it blurts out a C#), vocal through distortion, a bizarre feedback-esque alto sax solo and a great pop vibe.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from Confessions of a DIY Junkie
Episode 39 - Detour MP3 of show # 39John Kotchian plays drums and
upright bass on this track, and I jam on the
baritone sax and add in some handclaps.
song available on iTunes.
from Fractured Intuition
More music like this at the
Fractured Intuition website.
Episode 38 - Saxomophunk MP3 of show # 38I lay down a funky
bari sax line then layer 3 alto saxes on top, plus a drum beat and some real
hand claps.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from Big Ol Chunka Funk
Episode 37 - I Got Legs for This MP3 of show # 37DIY hip-hop in which I sample my own boombox recording from '89 and layer it with a quasi-rap melody.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from Confessions of a DIY Junkie
Episode 36 - Falling Into You MP3 of show # 36
Pop/rock song about suddenly falling for someone. Features brass slide on electric guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin string noise and my vocal harmonizer effect box.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from Rock n Roll Wasteland
Episode 35 - Hippopotamus Rex MP3 of show # 35
Alto sax and organ backed up by
guiro and bass. What began as a second line groove morphed into this sparsely orchestrated jazz tune.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from microjazz
Episode 34 - ase nascimento MP3 of show #34
An early preview from my upcoming tribute to
Milton Nascimento and the music of
Clube da Esquina. In it, I include
washboard,
shekere,
mandolin,
party noisemaker, a
brass slide on acoustic guitar with alternate tunings, whistling and extensive falsetto. Also, check out the mixed meter chorus (8+5+9).
song to be released in 2010
from
so se kwa
Episode 33 - Blah Blah Blah MP3 of show #33
Baritone sax,
African hand drum and
guiro mixed in with lots of keyboard through distorion and blah blah blah
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Funky Junkie
Episode 32 - Mondo Mando MP3 of show #32
Mandolin Madness! I overdub
mandolin many, many times and add in some alto sax and funky bass.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Big Ol Chunka Funk
Episode 31 - O Christmas Tree / Angels We Have Heard On High MP3 of show #31
More than just a Christmas medley, I combine these 2 classic Christmas carols with a bossa nova groove and saxophones.
song available on iTunes
from Christmas Snowballin'
Episode 30 - You Got It MP3 of show #30
Latin-tinged techno featuring vocal changer effects and my old
Boss DR-660 drum machine.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Funky Junkie
Episode 29 - Fanfare for the Silver Horse MP3 of show #29
My tribute to
Horace Silver. I play saxophone, keyboard,
tambourine,
bongos and
egg shaker on this tune. Features Adam Johnson on bass and Ken Johnson on trumpet (no, they are not related).
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from microjazz
Episode 28 - Ode to the Convenience Store MP3 of show #28
DIY insanity! I sample my old tape recordings from the '80s, add effects, cut and paste and then layer new material. Featuring my debut on a child-size violin and my vintage Star Wars lightsaber.
available on Amazon.com and iTunes
Episode 27 - Sugar MP3 of show #27
This is my arrangement of jazz great
Stanley Turrentine's most famous song. It's a duet with me on alto sax and
John Kregor on guitar. I've added a unison intro to the song, sped up the tempo, and added a pedal over the head [
jazz-ese translation: the note in the bass stays the same while the chords change in the beginning of the song].
from my jazz duets album One By One
Check out the
original version of Sugar by
Stanley Turrentine
Episode 26 - What's Cookin' MP3 of show #26
Funky
mandolin feature with
harmonica through
wah-wah-pedal, electric upright bass, organ and
bari sax. In this episode I also discuss my varipitch trick for recording fast licks at a slower tempo.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Big Ol Chunka Funk
Episode 25 - Balance MP3 of show #25
I experiment with balancing different musical elements, such as high and low, mixing in the left and right channel, odd and even meters and short and long versions of a musical theme. Features alto sax, tenor sax, flute,
recorder, wooden flute, shaker, keyboard and chest thumping.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com.
from microjazz
Episode 24 - The Theme from Sesame Street MP3 of show #24
I take the classic theme from
Sesame Street and juxtapose it over a minor groove in 5/4 time.
Episode 23 - 3 Songs for the Price of 1 MP3 of show #23
A musical smorgasbord in which I combine 3 songs into 1. Indie rock featuring wooden flute, distorted guitar and vocals.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
Episode 22 - Echoes of Another Time MP3 of show # 22
A somber jazz ballad featuring Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kotchian on drums and bass. A 1-second delay effect on the saxophone makes for some unique harmonies.
song available on iTunes
from Fractured Intuition
Click here to go to the Kevin Pike/John Kotchian free jazz duo website.
Episode 21 - Bolero: Ravel vs. Coltrane MP3 of show #21
Here is my jazz version of the famous classical piece by Maurice Ravel.
Download the song for free on my mp3 page.
The original orchestral version by Ravel is available on iTunes.
Episode 20 - Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata No. 140 by J.S. Bach) MP3 of show #20
I arranged the theme from the 4th movement of Bach's Canata No. 140 as a duet for
alto and
baritone saxophone.
song available on iTunes.
from the album Wachet Auf, und spielt das Saxofon
Episode 19 - Sea Monkey MP3 of show #19
A song that asks the question "Why can't I see my
sea monkey?" Featuring a funky sax solo and lots of chorus effect.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Funky Junkie
Episode 18 - Willow Weep for Me MP3 of show #18
The famous jazz standard arranged by Kevin Pike for
alto sax and
baritone sax
from One By One
Episode 17 - Rock n Roll Wasteland, parts 1 and 2 MP3 of show #17
The epic conclusion to my Rock n Roll Wasteland album, in the style of a seventies rock opera
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Rock n Roll Wasteland
Episode 16 - Vale MP3 of show #16
jazz minimalism: 2 chords + an extended tenor sax solo, backed by brush clicks, bongos, shaker, piano and bari sax.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from microjazz
Episode 15 - Space Dog MP3 of show #15
I open up the vault and find a rare electronica/video game music track I wrote 10 years ago.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Podcast Music
Episode 14 - King Wah MP3 of show #14
Big, happy groove with lots of wah-wah, alto sax and bari sax
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Big Ol Chunka Funk
Episode 13 - Hymn for the New America MP3 of show #13
A song about moving beyond the racism in America's past and present. Featuring organ, guitar,
mandolin and harmonica
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Rock n Roll Wasteland
Episode 12 - BQCT Blues MP3 of show #12
This is a mixed-meter funky jazz tune featuring saxophones and a slap bass solo by Chuck Hosch.
You can also
watch the video to see all my notes and scribbles from when I was working on this song.
song available on iTunes and
Amazon.com.
from microjazz
Episode 11 - Aftermath MP3 of show #11
My collaboration with John Kotchian is a series of free jazz improvisations edited
together.
song available on iTunes
from Fractured Intuition
Click here to go to the Kevin Pike/John Kotchian free jazz duo website.
Episode 10 - Gimme Some Stuffs MP3 of show #10
Gettin' funky with bari sax, guitar and alto sax through a wah-wah pedal
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Big Ol Chunka Funk
Episode 9 - It's Alright MP3 of show #9
fun with vocal effects to make it sound like a group
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Funky Junkie
Episode 8 - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) MP3 of show #8
Brian Wilson meets Horace Silver: my cover of the Beach Boys' song from the classic
Pet Sounds album
I have not released this song on any of my albums, but you can get the original version on iTunes
Also, check out the free
Pet Sounds podcast on iTunes
Episode 7 - Wednesday Night Boogie MP3 of show #7
Kevin jams on alto sax
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from microjazz
Episode 6 - Honeybun MP3 of show #6
Funny tribute to the
Little Debbie Honeybun with banjo,
melodica and electric guitar
song available on iTunes
Episode 5 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen MP3 of show #5
Funky jazz arrangement in 5/4 of the traditional Christmas carol.
song available on iTunes
from Christmas Snowballin'
Episode 4 - Jolly Old St. Nicholas MP3 of show #4
Bet you've never heard this Christmas classic played like this before.
song available on iTunes
from Christmas Snowballin'
Episode 3 - Vibraslap Man MP3 of show #3
This is a song Kevin wrote in 2002 that features the
vibraslap.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from Rock n Roll Wasteland
Episode 2 - Loco Motif MP3 of show #2
This is Kevin's best impression of a train. He uses woodwinds, a steel drum, party noisemakers and a triangle.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
from microjazz
Episode 1 - the Typewriter Jam MP3 of show #1
Kevin jams on typewriter and alto sax through an effects pedal.
song available on iTunes and Amazon.com
