Bossa For Ariana

Story Behind The Song

This song is from a collection of songs that I released in 2005 on a CD called, And Now The "Bad News". In 1991, I had a serious bout with throat cancer. These songs and the whole concept of the CD came from that experience.

Song Description

This a song I wrote for my daughter, Ariana. I tried to capture her spirit for life. Although it's a bossa nova, I wanted to also have the feeling of a soulful, r&b kind of feel. At the time I wrote this song, i was living near Pittsburgh and playing with

Song Length 8:52 Genre Latin - General, Jazz - Contemporary
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Mood Adorable, Enchanting
Subject Love for Child, Daughter Similar Artists Miles Davis, George Benson
Era 2000 and later
Lyrics ----- Music Neil Stalnaker
Producer Neil Stalnaker Publisher LIEN2
Performance Neil Stalnaker Quartet Label ArLo 002

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