Inside the Music: Yucatán Moon

8/19/2023

My wife Lisa and I have enjoyed many visits to the town of Akumal on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. For us it's a perfect blend of mellow mixed with snorkeling and relaxation. On one particular evening we danced under the full moon while a few yards away waves lapped the shore. A lovely memory and one of many that inspired this song. Yucatán Moon is a collaboration with Lisa contributing to both the lyrics and recording production. On this one I'm singing and playing soprano saxophone and cowbell ("more cowbell!"). This song is featured on my album Pop Songs, Poetry & Other Flights of Fancy.

Sheet music for this composition is available at the Original Music page. Streaming on all platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.

Click the image below to listen to the song on YouTube.
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Harriet Jerusha Korim link

8/20/2023 11:03:34 am

We had fun listening–– and dancing along, only in our case "in a Wellfleet room." Is that you on accordion? Thanks to both you and Lisa for the tropical memory and poetry.

Bruce

8/20/2023 07:43:57 pm

Thanks Harriet, I love the image of you and Rick dancing to your adapted lyric! No, not me on accordion. I use a software program called Band In A Box to create tracks. They record real musicians playing real instruments then somehow make it work for the song one is creating. How they do that is beyond me but it's pretty amazing! Keep on dancing!

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Bruce Abbott

I am often asked questions about my music such as "What is this composition about?" and "What inspired this piece?"
To answer these questions I have created a blog feature called "Inside the Music". Each entry includes a photo or two, some information about the composition, and a link to hear the music.
I hope you enjoy them. As always, thanks for listening!
Bruce

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