Stephen Buzzell's musical compositions meld breathtaking melodies and grooves. A New England-based artist who studied at Berklee College of Music, his compositions evoke a wide array of settings and eras, from the 1920s to the Mississippi Delta and urban streets. Stephen has written music for TV and film, including the soundtrack for a documentary that debuted at the Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim. Having been called a "musician's musician," he favors the warmth and quality of live instruments over synth tracks and loops.
Remembering Argent is electric guitar and Rhodes over synth keys and bass with trap drums. It has a quarter note bass line of all C's while the chords shift over it and melodies are created to fit the chords. Good for 70's radio. Instrumental, Pop, 70's Pop
Remembering Fred is acoustic guitar in DADGAD tuning playing tightly with the bass over a drum kit. The melodic sections are strong and dreamy due to the guitar tuning. Works well for adventurous scenes across America. Instrumental, Americana, Americana
Remembering Jeff Beck is electric guitar, synth pads, bass guitar and drums. There is a large hole in the world left by Jeff's passing. His guitar playing was one of a kind. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Rock Fusion
Remembering Lowell George is slide electric guitar over piano, organ, bass, drums and rhythm electric guitar. It is in the style of Lowell George and Little Feat and has a New Orleans flavor. Good for club or bar scenes. Instrumental, Rock, Southern Rock
Remembering Paul Barrere is electric guitar, 2 piano tracks, bass guitar and drums. It is reminiscent of Paul's days with Little Feat. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Blues, Delta Blues
Remembering Stevie is tenor sax over Rhodes, bass, djembe, bongos, shakers, tiny drum and tambourine. It uses some Stevie Wonder chord progression types and is mellow and warm. Good for restaurant or cafe background. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Remembering The Allmans is a tribute to Greg and Duane Allman. It has harmony electric guitar leads over double drums, bass, rhythm electric guitar, Hammond organ, Clavinet and Wurlitzer piano. It is a classic Allman Brothers instrumental sound alike. Great for road trip or bar scenes. Instrumental, Rock, 70s Rock
Reminiscing is clarinet, acoustic guitar, upright bass patch and brushes drums. It is a relaxed bluesy jazz song for folks to reminisce to. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Renaissance is mandolins, classical guitar, Native American flute, tongue drum, voice choir, bass, djembe, bongos, gourd shaker and tambourine. It reminds me of Renaissance music. Good for a documentary. Instrumental, Classical, Renaissance
Reparations is electric guitar, piano, soprano and tenor sax, bass guitar and trap drums. Guitar and piano start out the melodic parts and the saxes join I later. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Resilience is soprano saxes, acoustic guitars, piano, synth bass and drums. It has five distinct sections that repeat once keeping it fresh. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Resolutions is unison soprano and tenor saxes, piano, upright bass patch and drums. Sopranos and tenors play harmony or counterpoint lines throughout. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, RnB, Memphis Soul
Resolve is electric guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion and drums. It is a gentle piece with four distinct sections that blend well. Electric guitar takes lead while others play rhythm or counterpoint. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Folk Jazz
Retro Metro is organ, acoustic guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, upright bass patch and drums. It is a throwback jazz blues where the guitar and organ play unique unison lines throughout. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Reverence is electric guitar, Rhodes piano, upright bass patch, percussion and drums. Guitar improvises over a cross between Santana and Mac Miller rhythm section. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, RnB, Latin Soul
Rewind Time is electric guitars, organ, Finger and Stinger bass patches, percussion and drums. Guitar does a free form improvisation that is inspired. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Latin Rock
Ride the Universe is bass guitar, electric guitars and drums. Bass is featured along with double guitar lines and aggressive drums on this melodic instrumental. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Rock Fusion
Ride the USA is male vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, synth basses and roots drums. It is a story about visiting some of the national parks in the US with the family. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Male Vocals, Americana, Americana
Ride the Wild Wave is electric guitar, acoustic guitars, bass guitar and drums. I've seen clips of those monster waves that people surf. Those folks have more courage than I. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Surf Rock
Riding That Train is electric guitars, piano, organ, bass patch and drums. Guitars play harmony lines throughout with a hint of Allman Bros in this up tempo number. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Southern Rock
Rio Bossa Nova is piano over classical guitar, bass, djembe, bongos, shaker, cabasa and guiro. It is easy to listen to with a smooth groove and octave piano lead. Good for club, restaurant, cafe. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
Rio de Janeiro Samba is soprano saxes over classical guitars, piano, bass, djembe, bongos, shaker, claves and tambourine. It moves along with smooth melodies and a rhythmic background. Good for restaurants, cafes, travel channel etc. Instrumental, Brazilian, Samba
Road Leading Home is Native American flute over baritone guitar in g tuning, bass, djembe, bongos, tiny drum, shaker, cabasa and tongue drum. It moves along with a nice lead on top. Good for family or nature scenes. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Rock Pillow is distorted electric guitar over Rhodes, Wurlitzer, organ, bass and drums. It is a guitar jam over two chords with a hint of Stevie Winwood. Works well for smoky bar, club. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Rock the Cash Bar is electric guitars, keyboard basses and drums. It is aggressive with a double guitar lines throughout as well as some melodic bass lines. Good for radio, restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, 70s Rock
Rock the Palace is electric guitar and drums. This is a guitar jam to an infectious beat and the two parts are all you need to have a good time. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Arena Rock
Rocker Knocker is electric guitar, synth bass and drums. It gets its inspiration from Stevie Ray Vaughan. It's a wild guitar in a power trio configuration. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Blues Rock
Rockin in the South is lap slide, electric guitars, piano, bass guitar and drums. It has three guitar tracks plus the slide giving the listener a lot to listen for in this three section song. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Southern Rock
Rocking Chair is tenor sax, piano, upright bass and brushes drums. Sax improvises over dreamy chords in four sections that repeat once in this jazz ballad. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Rolling Along is clarinet, tenor saxes, soprano saxes, piano, acoustic guitar, upright bass patch and brushes drums. It is happy go lucky in mood and moves along with a 120bpm walking bass. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Big Band
Rolling Clouds is baritone guitar in A minor tuning. It is minor blues with rolling triplets for a picking pattern. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Romance of the Sea is classical guitars, mandolin, upright bass and drums. It takes you back to the Spanish galleons crossing the ocean to find new worlds. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Latin Folk
Roots and Berries is classical guitar, bass and roots brushes drums. It is a funky blues rock jam. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Acoustic Rock
Round and Round is acoustic guitar, piano, upright bass patch and drums. Guitar improvises over a modal piano chord melody on this existential journey into the mind. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Round We Go is acoustic guitar, Rhodes, bass guitar and drums. Guitar plays melodies over four sections where it intertwines with the keys melodies in this fun to listen to song. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Run From the Flood is acoustic guitars in DADGAD tuning, baritone guitar slide, mandolin, bass guitar and roots drums. It moves along at 160bpm and has a cool roots feel where acoustic guitars and slide share melodies. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Appalachian Folk
Run John is baritone guitar in standard tuning. It is a delta blues roots piece that is open and full of life. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Running On the Beach is baritone guitars, upright bass patch and percussion. Guitar improvises over a sparse rhythm section in this feel good island song. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Safe Trip Down is electric guitar over mandolin, acoustic guitar, bass and hip hop drums. It is a floating improvised melody over a repeating chord progression where the bass is playing octave 3rds. Good for guitar radio, restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Folk Pop
Sailing Home is electric guitar over Rhodes, synth bass and trap drums. The chords are familiar, deep and rich and the guitar floats over the chord progression. Good for restaurant or cafe background. Instrumental, Pop, Soft Pop
Sandy Bluff Walking is acoustic guitars, upright bass patch and percussion. Guitar improvises over a three section relaxing rhythm background. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Sargasso Sea is acoustic guitar, piano, Rhodes, synth bass and drums. It has five distinct sections that are quite different from one another and the Rhodes comes at the second half. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Save Our Children is acoustic guitar in a strummed melodic style. It is written with the thought of how we lose children due to many different causes. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Folk Rock
Save Some for Gaia is electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Rhodes, organ, bass guitar and drums. It is electric guitar improvisation over a rich Reggae background. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
Save the World is male vocals, Rhodes, organ, bass guitar, soprano alto and tenor saxes and funk drums. It is a plea to be better humans. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Male Vocals, RnB, Funk
Saving Grace is electric guitar, piano, bass and drums. Guitar improvises over a Tori Amos inspired rhythm track. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Rock, Rock Fusion
Saviors is acoustic guitar in D A D F# B E tuning and percussion. There are four sections that move from not wanting to be saved through the saving act and then acceptance of it. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Say That You Will is male vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, upright bass patch and drums with a 16 track horn section. It is a love story. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Male Vocals, Pop, 70's Pop
Searching for Reason is mandolin, piano, upright bass and brushes drums. Mandolin improvises over a three section heartfelt song for the questioning person. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Folk, Contemporary Folk
Seaside Cruising is tenor saxes, piano, upright bass patch, percussion and drums. Sax and piano start out playing together then added sax lines come in. Good for restaurant, cafe or business background. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
