ContraBandJazz

This is a jazz rendition of the song the 1980’s NES video game “Contra”.

For those interested, here is the time signatures of the form:

||: 5/4 | 6/4 | 5/4 | 6/4 | 3 bars of 5/4 | 8 bars of 6/4 | 2 bars of 7/4 :||

The musicians are: J. Charles (alto sax), Cliff Colon (tenor sax), Frank Seeberger (guitar), Eric Verlinde (rhodes), Chuck Kistler (bass), D’Vonne Lewis (drums).

Contraband Reloaded

ContraBand performs jazz arrangements of the music from the 1980’s side-scrolling, run & gun, 8-bit video game called Contra. The songs chronical each level (or stage) of the game, in sequential order. Since the beginning of jazz, musicians have reworked songs familiar to non-jazz listeners and made them their own.

Music from pop tunes, movie soundtracks and Broadway shows have been arranged and performed in a jazz format. The album “ContraBand” was created in honor of this tradition. In his arrangements, Cliff has kept the melody, harmony lines, and feel of the compositions true to their original form, while still opening up the songs with jazz chord changes to allow for improvised solos.

Tenor saxophonist Cliff Colon performs with fellow Seattle musicians J. Charles on alto saxophone, Frank Seeberger on guitar, Eric Verlinde on rhodes, Chuck Kistler on bass and D’Vonne Lewis on drums.

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Recorded and filmed live on May 31, 2017 at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington. For more information regarding upcoming video game recording sessions and bookings, please visit us at www.contrabandreloaded.com

Musicians:
Cliff Colon ・sax (solo)
J. Charles ・sax (solo)
Jacques Willis – vibes
Andy Coe ・guitar (solo)
Eric Verlinde ・keyboards (solo)
Farko Dosumov ・bass
D致onne Lewis – drums

Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda.

Produced by Cliff Colon.
Engineered by Floyd Reitsma at Studio Litho in Seattle, WA.
Mixed by Floyd Reitsma in Seattle, WA.
Mastered by Ed Brooks and Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering in Seattle, WA.
Filmed by Aaron Petersen at NorthTacoma.net
Video by Peter Adams at RealVelocityMusic.com

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