Matt Finley

• Songs composed for CD, "Brazilian Wish"

• Another Year (4:40) - urban sophistication in a pop-oriented bossa nova with unusual syncopation and changes, and Matt on sensuous harmon-mute trumpet



• Brazilian Wish (4:38) - a dusky, introspective bossa nova reminiscent of Jobim, featuring solos by Matt and Warren Bernhardt in a hybrid of Brazilian sonic structures under sleek, melodic American-style jazz



• Calm Waters (6:10) - a smooth-as-silk bossa melody that breaks into driving double-time solos by Matt and Warren, seriously roiling the waters before returning to the calming melody



• Childhood Home (5:24) - a lyrical bossa nova anchored by Romero Lubambo with a lovely flugelhorn solo by Matt and great rhythmic counterpoint to create additional interest



• Father's Day (4:10) - a hip, driving straight-ahead jazz samba with solos by Matt Finley, Jon Werking, Jeff Ciampa and Dave Mann



• So Close (4:49) - the whole band charges out of the gate on this up-tempo samba and keeps up the pace throughout, especially Romero Lubambo's acoustic guitar solo, with a percussion break showcasing Joel Rosenblatt and Tomas Martin Lopez



• Softly Speaking (4:22) - a wistful and introspective closing track that conveys the musical equivalent of the tropical sunset pictured on the CD's back cover



• There You Are (3:54) - a contemporary bossa fusion sound in driving 7/4, featuring the drumming of Joel Rosenblatt and the arranging of keyboardist Jon Werking



• When She's Gone (4:08) - a catchy jazz cha-cha; dance to this one that's easy on the ears






Hear 30-second samples of these nine songs on my CD at CDBABY: 

    Brazilian Wish



  © 2006 Kingsmill Music / BMI




• Songs composed for Tomas Martin Lopez CD Project

• A Love to Keep
• Bahia Blues
• Blue Salsa
• Images of Rio
• Julia    (YouTube video of RioJAZZ in concert)
• Susan
• There You Are (the original version in 4/4)
• Wake Up



• Other Songs

• And Then We're Done
• As the Summer Ends
• Blue Cat
• Blue Door
• Brazilian New Year
• Cancao
• Holiday (Holiday Bell Waltz)
• I Wrote This Just For Me
• Jordan     (YouTube video of RioJAZZ in concert)
• Just a Little Bit Higher     (YouTube video of RioJAZZ in concert)
• Just Where You Want to Be
• Kind and Gentle   (in memory of my brother, Sherwood)
• Mark's Blues
• Moving North
• Nevertheless
• Never Too Late
• No Place I'd Rather Be
• Old Town
• One Last Time
• Peaceful Day
• Sambapoint
• Scarcely Any Snow
• Someone Who Cares
• Spring Samba
• Starting Over
• Till Next Summer
• Yesterday's Children
• You Are All I Need
• You're Nearby



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All songs are copyrighted by Madison K. Finley for Kingsmill Music / BMI.