crystal waterfalls by Theo Croker
I wrote this song to be a more extended story piece for an Ari Lennox or SZA style singer w a modern Marvin Gaye “Trouble Man” type orchestration. A strong backbeat & upright bass groove ground the track, while the melody floats effortlessly across bar lines in front of waterfall-like sheets of Fender Rhodes. Entirely recorded live in one take, the 2.5 minute trumpet solo swings the song to climax w Theo using just 6 breaths. Virtuosic LoFi chill-out lounge meets epic John Coltrane jazz finale.
Tracklist
| 7. | crystal waterfalls | 5:13 |
Credits
Composed by: Theo Croker
Arranged by: Theo Croker
Published by: Left Sided Music (ASCAP)
Trumpet, Fender Rhodes,Percussion, Samples: Theo Croker
Drum Programing, Samples: Elite
Piano, Fender Rhodes: Michael King
Upright Bass: Eric Wheeler
Drums: Shekwoaga Ode
Produced by: Theo Croker & Elite
Recording Engineer: Todd Carder
Mixing Engineer: Todd Carder, Theo Croker
Mastering Engineer: Alex Deturk
Recorded at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, NY
License
All rights reserved.
GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer, and bandleader Theo Croker continues to expand the boundaries of modern jazz with his new album, DREAM MANIFEST (Dom Recs / Fat Beats, June 13). Hailed by the LA Times as “a path to jazz greatness,” the project blends jazz, experimental hip-hop, and cosmic soul into a genre-defying sonic journey.