Scott Nelson's MP3  Sampler  of Home Recordings

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Classical

Sonatina by Clemente ~ Flute by Gretchen, Guitars by Scott, Recorded in Tacoma, WA 2004
Bouree/Jesu Joy of Man's Desire  ~ a blending of two J.S. Bach pieces.
Hungarian Dance ~ flute tracks by Gretchen
Bach Sonata #4 ~ Geeter by Scott, flute by Gretchen

Jazz and Standards

Fly Me To The Moon  A standard made famous by Frank Sinatra.   Drums by Al Esis.
When I Come There  One of my better efforts at writing an original    Inspired by my wife
Bumble Bee Boogie   Flute by Gretchen Nielson, Guitars by Scott
Sentimental Journey ~ Finally got to make use of my guitar train whistle technique!
Stardust ~ the Standard of standards
Girl From Ipanema ~ A bit of latin flavor
Just The Way You Are ~

Rock-N-Roll

Wait  A classic Beatles tune
I'm a Loser  A classic beatles tune--with a reggae twist (Recorded in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Alex Nathan, back-up vocals )
Rock-a-Billy Baby  An Original featuring jangling guitar and harp.
Rock N Roll Medley  Rockin guitar from hell! A compilation of  rock n roll classics all run together.  This was originally done on 4 track cassette with drum programming done on 1st generation digital drum machine (Roland TR-505). 

Blues

Loves Me Like a Rock  A blues version of this 70's hit.... yours truly on guitars, organ, drums, bass. Back-up vocals feature  John Rose and Matthew Perry on this Paul Simon classic.  Features AC fan noise in my Saudi Arabian "studio"
Can't Hold Out    Another Blues classic.  Thanks to Cal Taylor for loaning me the Neumann mic that I used on this recording. Ah,  If only I could justify spending $2K for ONE microphone!
I Gotta Woman   Too much fun doing this Ray Charles classic! (recorded 6/06).  Brad Nelson doing the tenor sax parts.
Route 66 ~ Kingman, not Kingston!
Double Wide Fever ~ An original inspired by experiences from my misspent youth
A Closer Walk With Thee ~  New Orleans Lives

Country and Western

Pieces of The Life He Leads   I assisted singer/songwriter Kathy Hudson with this original tune of hers.  I laid down the guitar tracks and Kathy did the the lead vocals. Pretty country, but  I really like how this came out.   recorded 4/06
Rawhide ~ keep them doggies movin'
Always on My Mind 

Holiday Stuff

Drummer Boy ~ rum pum pum pah

Blue Christmas  Christmas meets the blues in '07 .  Recorded in Blackfoot, Idaho, while it is was snowing.

Frosty the Snowman ~  Frosty swings!

Merry Christmas, Baby ~ dedicated to all the chicks who dig diamonds for xmas

Gospel

People Get Ready -  Curtis Mayfield's 1964 soul tune, complete with wah-wah pedal
Uncloudy Day  Don Henley and Willie Nelson both did versions of this gospel classic.  It was too much fun getting that churchy organ sound.
Go Where I send Thee... a country remake of the Peter, Paul and Mary hit
Gotta Serve Somebody -- A sorta gospel tune by Mr. Dylan
Precious Memories ~ Traditional Gospel tune with slide guitar

I Saw The Light ~  Hank Williams' Personal Testimonial

One Love ~  Cover of Bob Marley's great song; Regina on back-up vocals
Farther Along ~ Don't get no more Cracker soundin' than this.  My mandolin debut