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The Sound Going Down

from Jack Of Hearts by Gordon Michaels

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…written on piano…I was playing around with the G7 to F7 chord figure and fantasized about a fan in the audience for a concert of a fusion type band—a little rock—a little jazz---a little r& b…definitely with horns…maybe inspired by Steely Dan’s “Mr. Parker’s Band” as far as concept…further into the song you can hear some S. Dan-ish chords—major triads using the 5th note in the scale as the bass—D/G…C/F …I also tried to use some unexpected bass notes in other chords as you will notice……so as the song progresses we see that narrator is a big fan of the band’s sound and uses a semi-hip semi-beatnik lingo to express himself…we used Kim Gravatt on saxes blended with synthesized saxes on the main rhythm figure and also on the melodic lines played with guitar over the …Ron does a Jeff Beck-ish fusiony solo w some technical finger magic and liberal use of the vibrato bar to get that wavery pitchy guitar sound

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The Sound Goin’ Down
Hey Mister Leader—got your band soundin’ really tight!
I got your vinyl-- listen to it nearly every night
I come to catch you every chance I get you know I do
I come to dig that swingin’ thing that you do
I dig the sound that’s goin’ down

You got them saxophones blowin’ like a hurricane
That guitar player is inside my brain!
That chick is scattin’ just like Ella on her best night
So designer chic in the spotlight
I dig the sound that’s goin’ down
I dig the sound that’s goin’ down
Lights up—Showtime—spotlight—cymbals shine
Jazz shoes—white wine—nice groove—feelin’ fine
And all the kittens come a dancin’
And all the cats’ll jump and shout
And all the boys’ll be romancin’
And all the ladies turnin’ out
Feel the energy flowin—big brass blowin’
Sound that’s goin’ down
You got the hipsters squirmin’ in their seats, man
Totally gone in the swing of the beat, man
You got me movin’ got me groovin’ got me swingin’
You got the only band that makes me wanna sing
I dig the sound that’s goin’ down
I dig the sound that’s goin’ down
I dig the energy flowin—big brass blowin’
Sound that’s goin’ down

credits

from Jack Of Hearts, released July 15, 2021
Gordon Michaels: vocals, piano, synth keyboards, hand claps
Ron Turner: guitars, programming
Bobby Peters: bass
Kim Gravatt: saxes

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Gordon Michaels Baltimore, Maryland

Gordon Michaels is a singer songwriter living in Parkville, Maryland with his wife Mary Ann and his dog, Mazie. Jack of Hearts and Tune Rider are Gordon's first album releases since his debut Stargazer on A&M Horizon Records in 1979. Gordon splits his time between writing, recording and teaching at Towson University. ... more

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