Category Archives: Releases

Music releasesalbums, extended plays (EP) and singles released by Funk Elastic, Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet and Zdenko Ivanušić.

All the releases are available at online music stores. Links to the most popular ones are on the Zivaldo Music page. Some of this music is free at the downloads page.

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic

Besame Mucho by Funk Elastic, (Kiss Me a Lot in English translation) is a famous bolero written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. It is considered to be one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. This arrangement is based on Artie Shaw‘s version from 1953 and is more on the cha-cha groove side. The featuring solos are on tenor saxophone and piano. Continue reading

Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic

Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic

Four Odd Reload by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-lounge mood tune in a form of minor blues with mixed time signatures, featuring electric bass and tenor saxophone solos. This is a new version of a composition originally released in 2006 on the Lost in HTML album, listen to the original version at YouTube. This version features Robert Lajić on electric bass and Zdenko Ivanušić on tenor saxophone. Continue reading

Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic

Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic

Lost in HTML 22 by Funk Elastic is a jazz-fusion composition based on a strong unison line, featuring trumpet and alto saxophone solos. This is a new version of a tune originally released in 2006 on the Lost in HTML album and there are already two remixes by Robert Lajić a.k.a. BeeBass, Lost in HTML Remix and Voodoo. There is also an acoustic version by Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet on the Mellow album. This version by Funk Elastic features Andrej Jakuš on trumpet and Zdenko Ivanušić on alto saxophone. Continue reading

Saxtail by Funk Elastic

Saxtail by Funk Elastic

Saxtail by Funk Elastic, this is a jazz-fusion groove with some drum & bass flavor, featuring 6 string electric bass and tenor saxophone solos. This tune features Damir Šomen, one of the best Croatian session drummers, legendary Croatian bass player Zvonimir Bučević Butch, on a 6 string electric bass solo and DJ Mr Dirty Hairy with some inventive scratches. Continue reading

Adeste Fideles by Funk Elastic

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) by Funk Elastic

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) by Funk Elastic, this is a famous Christmas Carol composed by John Francis Wade, English translation by Frederick Oakeley. This song is arranged for tenor saxophone solo with string orchestra and optional flute. Mixing and mastering is done by Krešimir Petar Pustički, viola player and professor at Zagreb Music Academy, also an extraordinary sound engineer. Continue reading