My Arrangement of “True Colours” I’m really happy to share my arrangement of “True Colors”. I was aware of Cyndi Lauper’s recording, it got a lot of air play when in first came out, but I didn’t pay a lot of attention to her version although I recognised that it was a quality Pop song. …
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Welcome To The Broadway Happiness Machine Here’s my arrangement of the Jerome Kern classic “The Way You Look Tonight” originally from the musical “Swing Time” and performed by one of the biggest stars of his day Fred Astaire. The Broadway Musical Theatre was the happiness factory of the 20th Century. It manufactured happiness… People would …
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Harold Arlen & Harburg – The Story Behind “Somewhere Over The Rainbow“ One of the best known songs of all times is “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, it has quite a story behind it as all great songs seem to have. Harold Arlen was the son of a Jewish Cantor so his father sang and led …
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Find Out How Burt Bacharach Changed & Defined Music History I’d like to share my arrangement of the Burt Bacharach classic song “I Say A Little Prayer” with my improvised solo. It’s a great song! I really enjoy using “I Say A Little Prayer” as a vehicle for my improvisation techniques. If you were asked …
How Do The Lyrics And Words Affect Us In Music? I’d like to share my arrangement of Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke” with you. It’s a really happy song and I had a lot of fun putting the arrangement together and also playing it. I’ve always been intrigued by Werner Heisenberg’s famous quote – “not only …
Happy Days With Aussie Bassist Ron Martin I’ve been fortunate in my life to have met some great and interesting musicians. The bass player Ron Martin was one such impressive musician that I had the pleasure of knowing. Ron had played with Johnny O’Keefe, Frank Ifield and a range of amazing and interesting international acts …
Steve Flack’s Original Arrangement – Diamonds And Pearls (Prince) Read More »
Bob Marley Biography “Catch A Fire” – A Great Read! I recently read Bob Marley’s biography “Catch A Fire” by Tim White which was great, I thoroughly enjoyed it! There are those that consider it to be the best music bio ever written – It has that reputation. I don’t know if it’s the best …
Steve Flack’s – No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley) Original Arrangement. Read More »
This Is Why Bach Is One Of The Most Difficult and Challenging Pieces To Play. My students often ask me what’s the hardest thing I’ve personally played. I’ve certainly played some difficult music in my time but this “Gigue” from Bach’s 1st Lute Suite, for me, is at least as challenging as anything that I’ve …
Then Tommy & Phil would come out together to do an acoustic set which was always something really special. Steve Flack What Chicago Taught Me about Australia’s Music Scene in the 80’s. In the early 80’s I lived for 2 years in America. I spent 2 years in Chicago and it was obvious why it …
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[one_full last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text] It’s Human Nature! – Toto, Miles Davis and Michael Jackson. This is my arrangement of the pop song “Human Nature” It was on Michael Jackson’s massive hit album ” Thriller” …
