Listen to the Music

Pop on over to mp3.com and check out the new Joseph Diamond pages. There is one for Not Your Typical New Yorker and a special one featuring Joseph's vocal tunes.

Here are excerpts from both CDs, in both RealAudio and MP3 formats. Click to download the latest version of the RealAudio player, or get Winamp, a very popular MP3 player, or you Mac users can get Macast, the Mac equivalent. Mac users, you MUST have the newest version of the Real G2 player or the RealAudio will not work! Also, if the mp3 files fill up your screen with gobbledygook instead of your air with music, try holding down the option key as you click on the mp3 link.

"Montoya Mambo" RealAudio
"Montoya Mambo" MP3

This song was written for my first playing engagement with the band in Wilmington, Delaware. The name Montoya was given to me in Aruba and being that the song has such a dance feel to it, I decided on Montoya Mambo.

"There Goes Another One" RealAudio
"There Goes Another One" MP3 Written for all the beautiful women walking around NYC. I envision a video of a man walking around the streets of NYC and being bombarded by the all kinds of attractive ladies walking by him and he helplessly looks and says to himself "There goes another one".

"Anytime" RealAudio
"Anytime" MP3
An anthem for the people of the world who say yes and give of themselves in whatever they do in life.

"Yaqui" RealAudio
"Yaqui" MP3
This was written and dedicated to one of my best friends Rudy Romero, who has recently passed away. Rudy was a Yaqui Indian and this song is in honor of his heritage and his infectious personality and playing style.

"Not Your Typical New Yorker" RealAudio
"Not Your Typical New Yorker" MP3

Not Your Typical New Yorker really has the feel and pulse of New York City. As I walk around the city listening to the song, the energy of the city and the music go hand in hand. The tune opens with a bang and settles in to a nice groove, but still has that undercurrent of intensity. This was the first tune that I wrote for the CD so I decided to name the CD after it.

"A Little Past Midnight" RealAudio
"A Little Past Midnight" MP3
This song was written on New Year's Eve. It is a bit melancholy, but not sad, a bit introspective I might add. It did not take very long to write, I think I finished it in two hours.

"Montoya" RealAudio
"Montoya" MP3
Montoya is my Spanish nickname. Back in 1984 I lived and worked in Aruba. I played in an all Argentinian band and they named me Montoya. I wrote this song back then but updated it this year with new sections. I think the intro, courtesy of Leo Traversa, is great, but unfortunately I didn't include this part of the tune in the clip. I guess you'll need to purchase the CD to hear it.

"Florence" RealAudio
"Florence" MP3
Florence is dedicated to the people of Florence, Alabama. Every year in August I go down to Alabama to play in the W.C. Handy Jazz Festival. It is a small festival so there is a lot of interaction with the people. I've made a lot of good friends in the years I have been going to the festival. I feel that the song captures the tranquility and peacefulness that I feel when I am there.

"Seventh Heaven" in RealAudio only
Seventh Heaven is a special bonus song. It is not on a CD. It's all done with a sequencer. It was written a few years back.

Another great CD from Basileus Music is Big Wing

	"Montoya Mambo" RealAudio "Montoya Mambo" MP3 This song was written for my first playing engagement with the band in Wilmington, Delaware. The name Montoya was given to me in Aruba and being that the song has such a dance feel to it, I decided on Montoya Mambo.
"There Goes Another One" RealAudio "There Goes Another One" MP3	Written for all the beautiful women walking around NYC. I envision a video of a man walking around the streets of NYC and being bombarded by the all kinds of attractive ladies walking by him and he helplessly looks and says to himself "There goes another one".
"Anytime" RealAudio "Anytime" MP3	An anthem for the people of the world who say yes and give of themselves in whatever they do in life.
"Yaqui" RealAudio "Yaqui" MP3	This was written and dedicated to one of my best friends Rudy Romero, who has recently passed away. Rudy was a Yaqui Indian and this song is in honor of his heritage and his infectious personality and playing style.
	"Not Your Typical New Yorker" RealAudio "Not Your Typical New Yorker" MP3 Not Your Typical New Yorker really has the feel and pulse of New York City. As I walk around the city listening to the song, the energy of the city and the music go hand in hand. The tune opens with a bang and settles in to a nice groove, but still has that undercurrent of intensity. This was the first tune that I wrote for the CD so I decided to name the CD after it.
"A Little Past Midnight" RealAudio "A Little Past Midnight" MP3	This song was written on New Year's Eve. It is a bit melancholy, but not sad, a bit introspective I might add. It did not take very long to write, I think I finished it in two hours.
"Montoya" RealAudio "Montoya" MP3	Montoya is my Spanish nickname. Back in 1984 I lived and worked in Aruba. I played in an all Argentinian band and they named me Montoya. I wrote this song back then but updated it this year with new sections. I think the intro, courtesy of Leo Traversa, is great, but unfortunately I didn't include this part of the tune in the clip. I guess you'll need to purchase the CD to hear it.
"Florence" RealAudio "Florence" MP3	Florence is dedicated to the people of Florence, Alabama. Every year in August I go down to Alabama to play in the W.C. Handy Jazz Festival. It is a small festival so there is a lot of interaction with the people. I've made a lot of good friends in the years I have been going to the festival. I feel that the song captures the tranquility and peacefulness that I feel when I am there.
"Seventh Heaven" in RealAudio only	Seventh Heaven is a special bonus song. It is not on a CD. It's all done with a sequencer. It was written a few years back.