Dupont Circle

A couple days ago, I purchased "Song X" By Ornette Coleman and Pat Metheny. Though it's not smooth jazz (it's quite free and frenetic really), it reminded me of a smooth jazz track I wrote two years ago. I know people downloaded the Pearl Jam cover I posted last week, so I'm excited by the prospect of people downloading, listening, and hopefully sharing some of my music.

This track has one repeating synth/string part which I recorded in one take, with no section counts or breaks prepared. The solo is primarily improvised, but based on an eight measure theme I transcribed the weekend before I recorded this song. There is an underlying keyboard part, mostly doubling the synth chords, and only occasionally adding flourishes. You'd be real hip if you caught on to the horn parts (all layered samples from my synthesizer); the song was really incomplete until that brass section surfaced. In case you're wondering, I titled this song after an area in Washington, D.C. I frequented when I worked there during the Summer of 2004. I would always pass by this large banner: 'Smooth Jazz Brunch - Every Sunday'. Sadly, I never attended said brunch and only have this song to represent my recollection of what is, in my opinion, a pretty swank corner of D.C.


Balaji Mani - Dupont Circle
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