Friends,
In his lyrics for Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia On My Mind”, Stuart Gorrwell wrote, “Melodies bring memories that linger in my heart”. I love all the new music that is coming on the scene. Well, I love the rhythms, especially the latin beats, but WHERE ARE THE MELODIES ?

In looking for a new project to work on, I thought it might be interesting to select some of the wonderful melodies from the 30’s through the 90’s from composers like Ellington and Rodgers, Kern and Mancini, soft rocker David Gates and film music giants John Williams and James Horner and utilize different rhythms that we are not used to hearing with these songs. Why not try a little Hip Hop or some beats from the classics?

I KNOW, I KNOW is sounds a little weird. But, my friends and family request that I focus on the Easy Listening CD’s that they enjoy the most. So, once again you will find that this is a pretty laid back collection with a number of new intros, endings and solos which I hope you will be able to use for your own creative efforts.

FOR YOU KN7000 PEOPLE, I’m happy to report that all the files play without the need for any changes. This is due to the very wise suggestions from Bob Hendershot regarding song file preparation along with a few of my own ideas. I’ll have more on the 7K as time permits.

A number of you have written me asking why I don’t post more songs. All I can say is that I’m a rather poor player and this stuff takes me a long time to do. This project has taken over two months to complete. And, I’m happy to tell you that even though I love my music activity I have a regular life to live. In any case given my two months of work, why don’t you take a few minutes and tell us what melody and rhythm combinations you would find interesting. Let’s take a short break from the technology and talk about the music.

If you would like a copy of the “In Search of a Melody” songs just e-mail me at frankbez@aol.com and I’ll zip them on to you.

Frank