Track 5 (5:27)
The piece is subtitled "Melodia lírica" (Lyrical Melody) and was written in 1940. This is the first of five preludes Villa-Lobos composed for the guitar. He was a cellist and you can hear the influence of the instrument in all of his music. Again, my father Ernie taught me this piece of music along with two other of the preludes and the first of 12 Villa-Lobos Etudes.
Track 6 (4:26)
Qigong Jazz
by
Ernie Behm
Qigong Jazz is an original composition by my father Ernie Behm. This song has had many incarnations and many names. When I asked him what he called it he couldn't think of a name. He was on his way to Qigong class and when we got off the phone, it came to me. This piece of music taught me about jazz chords and how to fit them together to create a sound of jazz.