SIX PACK by Jim Clifford

Six songs for your summertime enjoyment. Grab a 6 pack and enjoy. Concocted in my home studio. Here are the songs:

1. Wide Open Feeling (Clifford) - I wrote this as a celebration of hot summers, steamy nights and the exhilaration of adventure. The guitars and drums on this track are dedicated to "Weaves" and "DooDog".

2. If I Were a Carpenter (Hardin) - I always loved the directness of this song. Rave on.

3. But Beautiful (Van Heusen/Burke) - The sophistication of the chords and the poetry of the lyrics inspired my arrangement of this classic.

4. S' Wonderful (Gershwin) - This song is dedicated to the Swonderful staff at HCMC who helped me through one of the most difficult periods of my life (back surgery/rehab) in order to be able to play music again. It took a year for my left hand to be functional and during that time I worked up my right hand with the triple strumming in this song. Tap dancing by "Edgar".

5. Schooner Gigolo (Carsucci/Clifford) - I wrote the lyrics to this 1929 melody as a paean to the Schooner Tavern in South Minneapolis. My friend and fellow Meteor Boy, Dave Kapell, and I played at The Schooner Tavern for many a year. How times have changed. I don't know if there will ever be free popcorn again. This one's for Andy. Here's a link to the video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Ebbt9vWGBi4

6. Triste (Jobim) - Although the title means Sadness in Portuguese, this song is like a warm breeze carried on bossa nova rhythm and the woody tone of the ukulele.