Chasing My Shadow
“Chasing My Shadow” is an original instrumental intended to be in the style of the Shadows.
What the Shadows Say
“What the Shadows Say” is an original instrumental composition intended to be similar in style to the Shadows.
Filler Up
“Filler Up” is an original composition intended to be in the style of 1960s guitar instrumentals like surf rock or the Ventures. In particular, it is an homage to the “filler cuts” typically written by the band members to fill out an album which otherwise usually featured covers of popular tunes of the day.
Lyric Peace
“Lyric Peace” is an original instrumental composition intended to be similar in style to the Shadows. The composition itself was inspired by a few recent arrangements I did of classical piano music, including two of Edvard Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces”.
March to the Shadows
“March to the Shadows” is an original instrumental intended to be in the style of the Shadows.
Riff-a-Billy
“Riff-a-Billy” is an original instrumental intended to be in the early 1960s style of the Ventures.
What Goes On
This is my instrumental cover of “What Goes On”, first released by the Beatles track on their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song was later released as the B-side of the US single “Nowhere Man”.
The original version of the song was written by John Lennon in the very early days and considered as a follow-up to “Please Please Me” in early 1963. A demo of this version featuring Lennon and Paul McCartney was recorded in 1963, but the song was not used until 1965 as Ringo Starr’s vocal for Rubber Soul. Ringo contributed to the lyrics, his first-ever composing credit on a Beatles song.
I have a special affection for the Beatle’s rockabilly country numbers.
Moon River
This is my instrumental cover of “Moon River”, the very well known song from the 1961 film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” which was directed by Blake Edwards and starred Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney.
Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and also won the 1962 Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It became the theme song for crooner Andy Williams, who first recorded it in 1962 and performed it at the Academy Awards ceremony that year.
My arrangement is intended to be in the style of the Shadows. Hank Marvin did release a version of the song, but not until 2017.
Statesboro Fistful
“Statesboro Fistful” is an original instrumental in a classic-rock/southern-rock style. When I started work on it, I mainly intended to do something traditional in this vein…however, apparently my recent work arranging some of Ennio Morrione’s material lingered in my brain, as I think the melody and chords are reminiscent of his music.
Rolling Shadows
“Rolling Shadows” is an original instrumental intended to be in the 1960s style of the Shadows.
A Thousand Shadows
“A Thousand Shadows” is an original instrumental intended to be in the style of the Shadows.
Lute Prelude
This is my arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 – commonly known as the “Lute Prelude”. It was sometime between 1717 and 1723. Though originally composed for Lute-Harpsichord it has since been adapted for various instruments, including lute, piano and guitar. It is a staple of the classical guitar repertoire.
Since my musical education is a traditional, classical one, and since my guitar training was entirely in classical guitar, this arrangement came together fairly smoothly.
My Home and My Heart
“My Home and My Heart” is an original instrumental composition influenced by some of the Shadows material from the 1980s.
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