A Bassline for the Rain

Intimate

Breathy

Floating

Sparse

Theme Setup

Twelve-Bar Jazz Blues

Lyrical Ballad Line

An old tune turns beneath the lamp, A low string wakes the room. Some voices travel past the years, Some names still hold their bloom.

Drum Kit, Fretless Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar

Intimate

Breathy

Laid-back

Delicate

Lead

Twelve-Bar Jazz Blues

Lyrical Ballad Line

Some doors were guarded by old fear, Some names were kept outside the room. Still every note crossed every line, And carried dignity through gloom.

Drum Kit, Congas, Percussion, Fretless Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar

Dark

Breathy

Laid-back

Crescendo

Turn

Minor Line-Cliché Descent

Sequence and Release

A far-off town, a quieter room, A friend still searching for relief. We send the tune across the miles, And let its warmth outlast the grief.

Drum Kit, Congas, Percussion, Fretless Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar

Warm

Breathy

Laid-back

Layered

Lead

Twelve-Bar Jazz Blues

Lyrical Ballad Line

Keep the song alive between us, Hold the names the years could hide. When the young ones find the rhythm, The old light moves to their side.

Drum Kit, Congas, Percussion, Soprano Sax, Fretless Bass

Raw

Instrumental

Laid-back

Crescendo

Solo

Twelve-Bar Jazz Blues

Solo Line with Breath Spaces

Fretless Bass

Drum Kit, Congas, Percussion, Soprano Sax, Fretless Bass

Haunting

Instrumental

Laid-back

Sparse

Call Response

Suspended Modal Pedal

Conversational Call and Response

Neon spills along the pavement, Young feet turn the night to gold. What the elders carried forward Finds a future, bright and bold.

Drum Kit, Congas, Percussion

Intimate

Breathy

Floating

Cutoff

Final Cadence

Minor Line-Cliché Descent

Head Return Variation

Let the final chord breathe slowly, Let the low strings softly glow. What we carry through the music Finds new voices as they go.

Drum Kit, Congas, Percussion