Genre: Jazz

Space Jazz

While working on a video game, the script called for “Space Jazz”. I don’t know if that is a thing, but this is what I made. Sounds like Space Jazz to me!

On Hold for You

The tenor sax performance in this piece was done by an AI musician. The notes and chords were generated algorithmically (not by an AI). https://sites.research.google/tonetransfer 0:33 there is an amazingly smooth and correct sounding run-up. 0:50 it goes below the actual tenor sax range. I love how it extrapolated down there! 0:58 there’s some leak …

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Fuzzball Parade

Dear music directors and music supervisors, You’re welcome. How was this track never produced by anyone before? It is here now and available to license at a very reasonable fee.

Past Sadness

We all need sadness sometimes. I have a sadness Loot-Box subscription. This month, I got some get-well cards for babies, wilted iceberg lettuce, a 1999 Gateway laptop, 3 popped balloons, and a die-hard Montreal Expos fan. The service ships everything in an empty box of wine with a broken spigot.

Smooth Lovin

This one got turned up to 11. I started producing this as a parody… then I really started liking it, so I guess it is a pastiche now? Oh, man… I wish there was an allowance for pastiche in copyright like there is for parody.

Hard Boiled

You’re looking for the low-down, huh? That’s going to take lettuce. You want the dope? the scoop? the skinny? Ten bucks a day plus expenses. No negotiations. I ain’t no fourth-rate gumshoe – but a ducky shincracker like you already knew that… Out of curiosity, what’s the word for people who overuse slang?

Deuces

1960s club-style jazz. This pairs well with the White Russian cocktail and a Lucky Strike. Also pretty decent for establishing shots, and anything sci-fi that has a retro party.

Jazz Brunch

This is the music playing at the slightly-too-nice cafe – while you pretend to be rational while discussing who gets to keep which snakes in the divorce. I mean, the snakes don’t really seem to care… they just hang out in the drawers most of the time. And you kind of really want to keep …

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