Inspirations

Week of July 6
The first mambo I ever wrote is titled "Anneliesa's Dream Mambo" (on Another Life Brazil), written for my wife Anneliesa. She loves mambo - one of her favorite pieces is "Nica's Dream Mambo" by Horace Silver, performed by La Sonora Ponseca. You can hear it on the youtube clip below.  So, I knew she'd be very pleased with the mambo, which practically composed itself, and the title was even easier! 

We've been listening to "Nica's Dream" alot today, talking about what makes it so brilliant.  It is an orchestral mambo, and the feeling is so expansive and dreamy. This inspires me to orchestrate "Anneliesa's Dream Mambo" and add some great percussion to it as well!   The next time I'm in the studio.......