New Jazz Tunes
For The Heart
"We don't play
by Cy Green & Jim Miller We just write"
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<<<< New Songs to the left. CLICK to Hear.
The purpose of this site is to solicit NEW JAZZ TUNES for hire. My name is James 'Jimmy ' Scalise (aka Cy Green), and I compose songs. I'd like to set the record straight. Personally, I do not consider myself a jazz writer. My partner Jim Miller fits this description much better than I do.
We do have NEW JAZZ SONGS
You are listening to one of them right now. It's called " Wentworth Park." This demo is sung by Chicago's JOANIE PALLATTO
Jimmy Gailloreto, tenor sax
Paul Coscino, piano
Rob Amster, bass
Jim Widlowski, drums
We got lots more ....
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I believe in coming from tradition and expanding on it. Did you ever think about all the possible NEW STANDARDS written in the last 30 years? And why the new breed did not cover their own material? I have no doubt that there are many of them.
Why didn't people in jazz radio go out of their way to find these new gems and play them regularly on the air? The name of the game is exposure. If you counted all the 'Jazz Hits,' starting at about 1960, you probably couldn't fill your hands. This is 50 years!
The JAZZ WORLD could use some new material to attract a younger fresh audience.
What are we doing to attract NEW listeners?
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JAZZ has put out some damn good pop material which sold well. Forget about critics and purists who said they sold out. Were they paying Wes Montgomerys' rent or competing with Rock 'N Roll? There has been so much garbage in every type of music thrown in our face for the past 40 years - making some of those 'pop jazz records' now .... sound like works of art in comparison.
Here's a quick rundown of successful singles in sales and radio play starting at about the birth of Rock 'N Roll:
My Funny Valentine/ Chet Baker Vocal ... Honky Tonk/ Bill Doggett
Harlem Nocturne/ Earl Bostic ... Alright, Okay, You Win/ Joe Williams
Topsy/ Cozy Cole ...Senor Blues/Horace Silver & Bill Henderson
Swingin' Shepherd Blues/ Moe Kauffman ... Chocolate Sundae/ Gerry Mulligan & Stan Getz
Playboy's Theme/ Cy Coleman ... Poinciana/ Ahmad Jamal
What A Difference A Day Makes/ Dinah Washington ... Sister Sadie/ Horace Silver
What I'd Say/ Ray Charles ...Take Five & Blue Rondo/ Paul Desmond & Dave Brubeck
My Favorite Things/ John Coltrane & McCoy Tyner... Exodus/ Eddie Harris
Comin' Home Baby/ Herbie Mann ...Your Mind Is On Vacation/ Mose Allison
Cast Your Fate & Samba De Orfeu/ Vince Guaraldi
Desafinado & Ipanema/ Stan Getz... Night Train & A Gravy Waltz/ Oscar Peterson
Cristo Redentor/ Donald Byrd... The Sidewinder/ Lee Morgan
Watermelon Man/ Herbie Hancock ... My One And Only Love/ Hartman & Coltrane
Soul Sauce/ Cal Tjader ... Hang On Sloopy & The In Crowd/ Ramsey Lewis
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy/Cannonball Adderly ... West Side Story Medley/ Buddy Rich
Eleanor Rigby/ Wes Montgomery ... Grazin' In The Grass/ Hugh Masekela
Compared To What/ Les McCann & Eddie Harris My Heart Has Butterfly Wings .... John Klemmer
Red Clay/ Freddie Hubbard ... More Today Than Yesterday/ Charles Earland
Sugar/ Stanley Turentine or Rare Silk
Soulful Strut & Wack Wack .... Young - Holt Unlimited
Breezin'/ George Benson ... Theme From Rocky/ Maynard Ferguson
Birdland/ Joe Zawinul or Manhattan Transfer
STACK A JUKEBOX WITH THESE CUTS
add Frank, Billie, Duke & Count
AND I GUARANTEE YOU WILL WIN OVER MANY SOPHISTICATED YOUNG PEOPLE TO JAZZ.
What's happen in the last 30 years?
Personally, we think MUSIC is at an all time low.
Are you a ....
LITTLE TIRED OF REHASHING POP & JAZZ STANDARDS?
Does the world really need another uninspired version of "My Funny Valentine" ?
My partner Jim Miller is out of San Francisco (by way of Chicago.) We were both born and raised in the 'windy city'. Jimmy on the Westside and myself on the Southside. We are self taught and do not perform in public and have 25 years of collaborating under our belts. Having never studied music nor learned how to play an instrument, writing has been the hardest thing we've ever done. It's been like reinventing the wheel.
WE ARE SEEKING WORKING JAZZ GROUPS and JAZZ VOCALISTS OUT OF THE NORM - THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE RISKS WITH OUR MATERIAL. NOTHING WRONG WITH TAKING ADVICE FROM AN AGENT OR MANAGER, BUT THE ULTIMATE CHOICE OF MATERIAL (or how to do it,) SHOULD BE UP TO YOU, THE ARTIST.
If you need a new song (tune) for an upcoming CD, please feel free to check out our samples listed on the menu to the left. Due to space restraint, we can only list 12 tunes. Some are instrumental versions, some with vocals, and others are simple readings done with a computer - please allow for the roughness on some. We favor Jazz, but are not limited to this genre. I'm sure we have something that could add contrast to you and your group. Try one of our tunes at a gig. Work out the kinks to fit your style. If you then want to record it - that would be great! Some of our tunes have been published (contracts expired), some played on jazz radio and others performed in public. We're looking for someone to take them to the next level - Definitive Versions! If you find something you'd like to use, give us a holler and we will send out the updated lead sheets pronto. I'm a firm believer in the ARRANGEMENT making a song famous.
Favorite music people:
LIVING JAZZ ARTISTS who may fit our tunes:
Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax/ Phil Woods, Alto Sax/ Hank Jones, Piano/ Ahmad Jamal, Piano/ Ramsey Lewis, Piano/ Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet/ Branford Marsalis, Tenor Sax/ James Carter, Alto Sax/ Herbie Hancock, Piano/ George Benson, Vocals & Guitar/ Keith Jarrett, Piano/ Scott Hamilton, Tenor Sax/ Roy Hargrove,Trumpet/ John Campbell, Piano/ Eric Alexander,Tenor Sax/ Nicolos Payton, Trumpet/ Bruce Forman, Guitar/ The Clayton Bros./ Benny Green, Piano/ Christian McBride, Bass/ Orbert Davis, Trumpet/ Bobby Lewis, Trumpet/ Joey DeFrancesco, Organ
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VOCALISTS: Tony Bennett/ Ernie Andrews/ Freddie Cole/ Mark Murphy/ Kevin Mahogany/ Kurt Elling/ Giacomo Gates/ Harry Connick Jr./ Patricia Barber/ Diana Krall
and of course the legendary ... JON HENDRICKS!
OUR STYLES INCLUDE:
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN (Jazz Feel)
JAZZ/BLUES
ROCK/BLUES
STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ
POWER BALLADS
MESSAGE SONGS
Click on SONG TITLE on your top left for more samples.
These songs have never been arranged or even rehearsed.
Use your own arrangements for vocals or for a fresh spontaneous feel - just fly with a lead sheet on one of our jazz tunes. Trumpet players, please check out "CLIFFORD'S CHANT" - our tribute to Clifford Brown written by Cy Green & Jim Miller. It's a good one and it has lyrics.
Sincerely,
James E Scalise (Cy Green)
We retain all rights as creators and owners of this material.
If you are interested in recording, and are not attached to a label, our recording fee is $100 per song for every 1,000 CD's made.
White Rose Publishing 1813 Ogden Av #2B Lisle, IL 60532 USA
