Category Archives: Jazz

Philippians 4:7 May the Peace of God

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 11/4/21: Sheet music for this song can now be downloaded at gregscheer.com. As I was working on Psalm 4, one of the commentaries I read mentioned the connection between Psalm 4’s deep peace amid distress and Philippians 4:7 “May … Continue reading →

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My One and Only Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Greg Scheer

What would Valentine’s Day be without songs of loneliness, delusion, and self-love? Won’t you be my Valentine? I’m so lonely all the time. You’re not perfect, but neither am I. Won’t you be my Valentine? You’re a man, but I … Continue reading →

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Another Foothold

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song can be downloaded here. I recently posted a quick demo of a new tune I wrote for Debra Rienstra’s sweet setting of Psalm 25. Yesterday we introduced the song to the congregation. It … Continue reading →

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Foothold (Psalm 25)

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 10/2/20: Sheet music for this song is available here. 10 years ago, my friend Debra Rienstra wrote a hymn text based on Psalm 25, called “Foothold.” Not only that, she won the Fuller Seminary School of Psychology Fortieth Anniversary hymn … Continue reading →

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Come, Join in Cana’s Feast

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Update 1/11/22: Sheet music for this tune is now available at gregscheer.com. A few months ago I wrote a tune for a text by Herman Stuempfle. Strangely, when I went searching for a text to accompany this week’s sermon on … Continue reading →

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The 50 Year Shuffle

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Greg Scheer

These two fine folks just celebrated their 50th birthday. Oh, to look so good at such an advanced age! This bubbly little jazz tune actually started its life as “The Heineken Maneuver,” after a joke that emerged at a jazz cafe the … Continue reading →

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Blue Step (with guest soloist Stephen Brown)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Greg Scheer

Your browser does not support the audio element. Stephen Brown and I have been collaborating for decades, so I was really pleased that he added a sax solo to my recent song, “Blue Step.” Now that we’ve got the DropBox … Continue reading →

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Nessy

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Greg Scheer

I just got my hollow body Ibanez (hence, “Nessy”) set up with new flat wound strings. I began to play and the guitar suggested jazz. I complied. MP3, PDF

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Pickin’ Sixes

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Greg Scheer

I was going through a pile of old ideas when I stumbled across a draft for a Chet Atkins style jazz song. How could I resist finishing it? Of course, I’m no Chet Atkins, but I did my best on … Continue reading →

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