Jazz Waltz ("Hope Renewed")

Sorry to have been out of pocket lately. Hope to be back here far more often! (You can take that as a good thing or a bad thing … hopefully good!)

Genre/Style:
Jazz Waltz

Creative Vision for the Track:
A light, jazzy waltz. I’ve been too wrapped up in all the discord in the country, my own depression, etc. for so long I forced myself to get back to something more upbeat and fun.

Composition Details (Tempo, Key, Main Chords etc):
Seventh chords / inversions
Deceptive cadences (e.g. ii-7, iii-7, iv-7, bvii7, Imaj9; Imaj9, bIII9, ii-7, V7b9, I)
Jazz combo at the core, backgrounds on the bridge incorporate strings and woodwinds
Opening vamp is Imaj9 to vi-7
Key of C – however final cadence is Dbmaj7 to Gbmaj9(#11) to Fmaj9(#11)
Rhythm - one to the bar feel

Main Instruments used:
Logic Pro X Libraries
Spitfire BBC Core

Hope Renewed - Stan Bann (ASCAP)

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Great track Stan! When it comes to holiday music, I’ve always preferred these smooth jazz instrumental versions more than anything. This was well done!

Happy Holidays!

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Thanks, Matt! Glad you enjoyed it!

Happy Holidays to you and yours as well!

Stan

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