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All Night Long- (Watch the Baby) (F. Jackson Jr.) Intro w / chant (call and response) All night long (3x) (background) / Everyday, everyday / Ad libs (lead vocals) (Call) (response) “Watch the Baby” -All night long- (chant over lap) Hey____ Verse 1: (Giant Steps progressions) You look in to my eyes, then you look around, when you smile then I know it’s true. (Or I know I know?) That you’re a Ha-ppi-ee Ba-a-b-e and you slept good “All Night Long” The, thoughts, running through your mind I will never know. Cheeks, so swe-et, and you kn-ow that they got a glow. It’s a bran - knew da-y ne-ver seen before. And then we’re on our way out the door now, here we go! 😀 Scat melody one time around Verse 2: (or solo) You walk in - to your class, then you look around, when you smile then I know it’s true. That you’re a Ha-ppi-ee Bo - oy now-ow and you slept good “All Night Long” The, thoughts, running through your mind I will never know. Cheeks, so swe-et, and you kn-ow that they got a glow. It’s a bran - and knew da-y ne-ver seen before. And now I’m on my way out the door now, here you go! 😀 Outro / w (vamp) (call and response) All night long (3x) (background) / Everyday, everyday / Ad libs (lead vocals) (Call) (response) (1) “Watch the Baby”, “hug the baby”, “kiss the baby”, “Love the baby” -All night long- (chant over lap) Hey____
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Those Were the Days Introduction (Da Groove, the vamp,etc.) Verse 1: Sitting in the sun ☀️ Playing with the rocks in my front yard___ Those were the days Pointing out at all the cars passing by And my Granny is cooking, some red beans and rice 🍛 Uncle Kenny’s training, he’s passing me by 🏃 Papa 👴 is hollin’ Ru-da change the tv 📺 for me__ These things I still can see (back to the groove) Verse 2: Catching the bus 🚌 Me and my cousin headed to school Those were the days Before life gave us the news__ She said It won’t be easy to let all this go Some of these people you won’t see no mo___ These precious moments you should cherish in your heart ❤️ Bridge : I see trees with brown leaves Falling on the ground all around I hear sounds that I know_ And your grin it comforts me, it makes me smile when I see A memory of your sweet love ❤️ You are my family my destiny will always be tied up in the memories of our souls Oh____________ Oh__oh__ oh__ oh____ (Groove) Hey- e - ah____ Hey- e - ah____ Verse 3: Passing the ball 🏈 Jumping at everything you through__ Those were the days Trying to do everything you do__ (Groove) Hey- e - ah____ Hey- e - ah____ (2x) Ad libs : Hey_____ Playing dominos to the early morning light 💡 that’s what we did__ Those were the days oh____ we did___ (Groove out]
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Joshua Ramos (bass) ; Dana Hall (drums) appear on all the tracks

Miguel Dela Cerna appears on all tracks except Expose’

Special guest:

Dee Alexander (vocals) ; Maggie Brown (vocals) ; Corey Wilkes (trumpet) ; Isaiah Collier (tenor sax)


In 2020 I was awarded the “New works, Fresh Voices” grant. This allowed me to give a call to people that I’ve worked with in the past or had some sort of musical relationship with. For instance Dana Hall (Dr.) was a college professor of mine when I went back to school to get my masters of music (2012-14). Joshua Ramos and Corey Wilkes whom I’ve worked with since I moved to Chicago in 2001. I’ve been a member in Dee Alexander and Maggie Brown’s bands in the past. Dee and Maggie always use Miguel Dela Cerna. I totally understand why now. This is why I asked him to play on more tracks. Isaiah Collier is a new friend that I met over at Vincent Davis’ house. Once we played together there was instant chemistry. I wanted to capture some of that. There is another recording coming out of this with different songs and musicians. During the beginning of the pandemic and all through the shut downs, I wrote over 30 songs. It’s like the world slowed down enough for me to actually write out things I hear. Now I can’t stop. Not complaining:)

The themes in these songs are centered around inspirations and dedications. All the songs were inspired by people who have left an impression on me. I call it Genre because the letters spell different words when you switch them around.

“Genre” New Album Concept (2021)
Genre / Erneg / Negre / Regne

Interesting to me… but also a genre is a category of artistic composition. This is how I hear, this is my Genre. I tried to blur the lines and tell a story about Love and Family as I reminisced through 2020 - 2021. There are no lines really, only stories and perspectives.

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credits

released December 20, 2021

Thanks to the Creator. Thanks to Chicago and it’s musicians.

Special thanks to the Jazz Institute of Chicago, Adriana, Heather and Blake (and anyone else that helped that I’m not aware of). Dewayne Washington (and Shiricia), Makaya McCraven, Tim Jones, Jimmy Bennington, Marmalade Studios Bill Harris & Ismael Ali, Todd Carter (Bel-Aire Studios). Ha Tran, Rese Jackson, Avreeayl Ra, Marquis Hill. Thanks to the A.A.C.M. Also big Thanks to Adam Zanolini and the whole crew at Elastic Arts in Chicago. Thanks for the space to record. You made things comfortable and the room sounds great.

Thank you to the ensemble for helping to play what I was hearing and for hearing what I was playing. Haha Thanks for the lessons and the growth.

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Fred Jackson Jr / Spacetonic Music / Erudition Project Chicago, Illinois

Fred Jackson Jr is a composer ; Saxophonist ; Educator. Born in 1974 in Fort Worth, Texas.

“People have always been my biggest musical influences. I have studied and still exploring the many music genres of the world.”
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