Sometimes Israel and I would rehearse in his apartment working with a drum machine and a keyboard that I could pull out chords and sounds from. His daughter and friends would be playing on the other side of the room from time to time but all that didn’t matter because Israel and I would be focused on each other kind of having a musical discussion then working up the arrangement.
I never realized when I recorded these that I’d be sharing most of them with you. So I’ve taken this rehearsal track and with a drum machine for tempo, cross faded to the final mix to show the difference. It was always amazing for both of us to see a song come to fruition.
this shows how far a song travels before you hear it…….
JDM
Jon de Mello
Ka Huila Wai can be found as Track 2 on Facing Future
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SO GLAD YOU POSTED THESE TRACKS FOR ALL TO HEAR.I WAS SUCH A FAN AND CONTINUE TO BE.GOOD STUFF !!! ALOHA ROCHELLE
We were like kids in a candy store……
Looking for the right color M&M. Israel and I had built a list of over 60 songs to approach. Everyone was an adventure. The real raw stuff and the work ups bring me back to the moment. There were no limits to our creativity………….
He was so fun to work with and so focused.
Jon de Mello
jdm
when only the best will do ……. anything sung by IZ and his group. Pure pleasure 🙂
Jon, you brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting this. This is one of my most favorite songs of his, especially on “Alone in Iz World”.
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Jon, mahalo nui loa!!! LOVE IT…….
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This song brought me to tears! I mean literally! And I am a tough one to do that. It makes me realize all the more how much I missed out on a great man and wish I knew him. Mahalo with all of my heart for sharing this! I can’t say any more!
Danke, so sprudelnd in mir.
Gundula Leila
Yes, probably so it is