Money Can't

Story Behind The Song

Jazz tune I wrote in the late '70's. Performed @ Cornish in 1985. Jim Knapp:Fluglehorn, Curtis Brengle: Piano, Bill Dake: Guitar, Mike Eytcheson: Bass, Aaron Alexander: Drums. Old cassette recording.

Song Description

Jazz ballad.

Song Length 8:44 Genre Jazz - General, Jazz - Contemporary
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Mood In High Spirits, Joyful
Subject General, Joy Era 1960 - 1969

I wanna go to this club! Nice to hear some lovely jazz here. Just a great job by all the players.

This is has a nice, laid-back loungey feel to it, and then moves into a upbeat groove with sprinkles of swing and bebop. The live performance and production emphasize that casual feel and vibe. Very nice change up at the 1:15 mark; cool trumpet and shuffling groove. Musicianship is solid and the entire performance/production is cohesive and cool. Great work here.

Great cut time intro. Super trumpet lines, that soft yet compelling Miles-like touch. Great guitar comping. Keyboard chops very much in the pocket as well. Bass and drums are all right there. -- This genre harkens back to a time I find personally very exciting. Would love to have walked into that club at that moment. Very strong stuff, of a high order indeed. Love it!

I like the place this piece takes me......

Super cool jazz piece! Love the trumpet and the whole band! Nice groove right from the intro.

very cool, somewhat eerie vibe. Smoky, slow, love when the trumpet comes in.

Pretty good recording for a live performance. Some really nice playing... very much enjoying the cornet solo. I like how the song builds and goes through feel changes. The band does a great job of making sections interesting and fresh. Drummer is very good, time is mostly solid and there is a good amount of conversation happening, certainly he's not playing too much. Ok nice Rhodes solo in the 5 to 6 minute period. I love the energy, the band is just right... the drummer has a great groove and feel. Everybody is doing there thing magnificently.

This song is almost to real, a perfect description of life that must be made the best of. Nice trumpet solo. Got me rockin. Love ending, I said "me to". Great hook. Great job of sneakin a tempo change-mood on us!

Very moody piece, the trumpet and overall style calls to min mid late period Miles. Playing is very professional, tune itself is good ... nice job ... especially the trumpet solo which is outstanding.

Lyrics None Music Bill Dake
Producer Bill Dake Publisher billdakemusic
Performance Jim Knapp,Curtis Brengle,Bill Dake,Mike Eytcheson,Aaron Alexander Label None
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Frank Pietrantoni (aka FrankLP) My Top Songs 4/12/2023

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