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• Walt Pitts - Guitar, Mandolin & Vocals

Strolling / Stationary / Accompanied / Unaccompanied, Acoustic / Amplified, Guitar / Mandolin / Vocals

Eclectic mix of: Jazz / Latin / World Beat / Classical / Pop / Rock / Blues / Country

Great Music for your Small to Mid-Size Venue / Special Event

(About Walt's Music)

Jazz Improvisation is at the core of shaping my approach to music. Finding and keeping the balance between business and music has led me to travel on several unexpected musical paths throughout my career as a self-employed, full-time professional musician since 1984. Acoustic or amplified, strolling or stationary, accompanied or unaccompanied performing a variety of musical styles instrumentally on guitar is my primary focus. Mandolin has become a welcome addition to many performances since October 2004. Singing a few songs is fun and a true delight when others sing-along. Many live and recorded performances incorporate sequences and loops which are computer generated audio and midi-based drum, percussion, acoustic upright bass, and sparse chordal accompaniment.

Since 1995 I have had two main objectives in embracing this modern technology.

1) Provide a professional, consistent, innovative, entertaining, small ensemble sound with minimal staging at a fair price to my customers and fans while maintaining a financially profitable business as a self-employed, full-time professional musician.

2) Use as an invaluable tool to communicate musical ideas and concepts to other musicians, composers, arrangers and producers.

A laptop computer with professional music software is utilized to shape my personalized ensemble sound. Many hours have been spent on all sequences and loops producing, editing, arranging, mixing down to an audio wave file then converting to an Mp3 audio file format and finally downloaded on a portable audio MP3 player which is incorporated in performances.

Sequences and Loops have been either created by myself using Band in a Box, Real Band, and Sonar music software or purchased online through Peter Solley Productions, Cyber Midi, Latino Sequences of Miami, Tran Tracks, DrumTrax and Smart Loops.

I consider it a privilege to be allowed the opportunity to support myself and my family as a self-employed full-time professional musician. To all my fans and customers that make it possible to work each day to bring my musical dreams into reality.

Thank You,

Walt Pitts

(Bio)

Born Walter Pitts on October 22, 1960 in Mesa, Arizona then moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 5. In 1968 the love of guitar began when Walt's parents bought him a guitar at Skaggs drug store and guitar lessons at Armstrong Music Studio in Albuquerque for his 8th birthday. At that point the passion for music and playing guitar was ignited! At the age of 15 Walt's family returned to Phoenix. While attending Chaparral then Saguaro High Schools an appreciation for musical performance was developed and nurtured. After graduating high school in 1979 he attended Mesa Community College. It was under the tutelage of the late Grant Wolf that he was introduced to a world of music that broadened his horizons. A workshop with Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel strengthened the desire for more musical exploration.

In 1983 Walt was led to California. As a student of Musicians Institute (G.I.T.) in Hollywood, California, a solid music performance foundation was formed. Studying under the likes of Joe Pass, Joe Diorio, Robben Ford, Ron Eschete and other great musicians only deepened the quest for musical excellence.

Walt returned to Phoenix in 1984 to marry and start a family. He attended Arizona State University where he studied and taught jazz guitar under Chuck Marohnic.

As a native Southwesterner, Walt has a deep appreciation of the blended styles of music the area offers. The various musical preferences of his audiences compliment his zeal for presenting the gamut of musical expression.

The decades of Walt's career have found him performing in a variety of venues from nightclubs to five star hotels and luxury cruise ships to name a few.

Songlist

(NUEVO FLAMENCO / LATIN / ETHNIC/CLASSICAL)

Al Di La (Emilio Pericoli) / A Tu Vera (Gypsy Kings) / A Mood For A Day (Yes) / Abrazame (Julio Iglesias) / Adelita (Francisco Tarrega-Andre Segovia) / Afelicidade (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / Africa Bamba (Carlos Santana) / Amapola (Placido Domingo) / And I Love Her (The Beatles) / Arrivederci Roma (Various Artists) / Bamboleo (Gypsy Kings) / Barcelona Nights (Ottmar Liebert) / Beautiful Maria Of My Soul (The Mambo Kings- Los Lobos) / Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velasquez-Various Artists) / Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa) / Bouree In E Minor (Bach-Andre Segovia) / Bridal/Chorus (Richard Wagner) / Canon In D (Johann Pachelbel) / Classical Gas (Mason Williams) / Compadre Pedro Juan (Luis Alberti) / Con Te Partiro (Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman) / Corcovado “Quiet Nights” (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / Crusin (Marc Antoine) / Danny Boy (Various Artists) / Desafinado (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / Dindi (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / El Farol (Carlos Santana) / Fragile (Sting) / Gentle Rain (Luiz Bonfa) / Greensleeves (Traditional) / Girl From Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim- Astrud Gilberto) / Gunantanamera (Jose Feliciano) / How Insensitive (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / Icarus (Ralph Towner) / Irish Waserwoman (Various Artists) / La Bamba (Richie Valens-Los Lobos) / La Isla Bonita (Madonna) / La Samba (Ray Obiedo-Andy Narell) / La Spagnola (Various Artists) / Lagrima (Francisco Tarrega-Andre Segovia) / Lara's Theme From "Doctor Zhivago" (Various Artists) / Latin Quarter (Marc Antoine) / Little Linda (Spyra Gyra) / Little Sunflower (Freddie Hubbard) / Lori Leigh (Walt Pitts) / Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) / Mala Femmena (Various Artists) / Malaguena (Various Artists) / Mas Que Nada (Marc Antoine- Brazil 66) / Meditation (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / Miami Beach Rhumba (Various Artists) / Morning Dance (Spyra Gyra) / Never On A Sunday (Petula Clark) / O Solo Mio (Enrico Caruso) / Ode To Joy (Ludwig Van Beethoven) / One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim- Astrud Gilberto) / Oye Como Va (Carlos Satana) / Prelude In D Minor (Johann Sebastian Bach-Andre Segovia) / Poinciana (Various Artists) / Quando, Quando, Quando (Various Artists) / Romanza (Traditional) / Sabor A Mi (Jose Feliciano) / Samba De Orfeu (Luiz Bonfa) / Santa Lucia (Various Artists) / Shaker Song (Spyra Gyra) / She Walks This Earth (Ivan Lins-Sting) / Song For My Father (Horace Silver) / Spain (Chick Corea) / Spanish Eyes (Various Artists) / Spanish Harlem (Various Artists) / Summer Samba (Various Artists) / Tarentella (Various Artists) / That's Amore (Dean Martin) / The Godfather (Speak Softly Love) (Nino Rota) / The Godfather Waltz (Nino Rota) / Triste (Antonio Carlos Jobim) / Two For The Road (Henry Mancini) / Volare (Gypsy Kings-Dean Martin) /Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

(WORLD BEAT ECT.)

Brown Skin Girl (Harry Belafonte) / Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley) / Don't Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin) / Day O (Harry Belafonte) / Happy Lypso (Monte Alexander) / Hot, Hot, Hot (Buster Poindexter) / Iko, Iko, Iko (Dr. John) / Island In The Sun (Harry Belafonte) / Jamaica Farewell (Harry Belafonte) / Jump In The Line (Harry Belafonte) / Kokomo (The Beach Boys) / Maryanne (Harry Belafonte) / Matilda (Harry Belafonte) / No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley) / One Love (Bob Marley) / Red, Red Wine (UB 40-Neil Diamond) / Saint Thomas (Sonny Rollins) / Stir It Up (Bob Marley) / Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley) / Way You Do The Things You Do (UB 40)

(STANDARDS / JAZZ)

Ain't Misbehaving (Fats Waller) / All Blues (Miles Davis) / All Of Me (Frank Sinatra) / All The Things You Are (Stan Getz) / Beautiful Love (Various Artists) / Better Days Ahead (Pat Metheny) / Blue Skies (Various Artists) / Bluesette (Toots Thielemans) / Breezin' (George Benson) / Bye, Bye Blackbird (Frank Sinatra) / Cantalope Island (Herbie Hancock) / Donna Lee (Charlie Parker) / Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Various Artists) / Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra) / Green Dolphin Street (Various Artists) / I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Tony Bennett) / Isn't It Romantic (Various Artists) / It Had To Be You (Various Artists) / Killer Joe (Manhattan Transfer) / Last Train Home (Pat Metheny) / Masquerade (George Benson) / Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Canonball Adderley) / Misty (Various Artists) / Moonglow (Various Artists) / Moonriver (Andy Williams) / More (Various Artists) / My Funny Valentine (Various Artists) / My Romance (Various Artists) / New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) / Night And Day (Various Artists) / On Broadway (George Benson) / Phase Dance (Pat Metheny) / Route 66 (Nat King Cole) / Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) / Sentimental Journey (Various Artists) / Softly As A Morning Sunrise (Various Artists) / Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Various Artists) / Stella By Starlight (Various Artists) / Straight No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) / Straighten Up And Fly Right (Nat King Cole) / Summertime (Various Artists) / Sunny Side Of The Street (Various Artists) / Take Five (Dave Brubeck) / Take The A Train (Duke Ellington) / Tenderly (Various Artists) / Tenor Madness (Sunny Rollins) / There Will Never Be Another You (Various Artists) / Unforgettable (Nat King Cole) / Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) / When I Fall In Love (Various Artists) / You Belong To Me (Various Artists)

(POP / ROCK / R&B / COUNTRY ECT.)

A Change (Sheryl Crow) / A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum-Various Artists) / Against The Wind (Bob Seeger) / Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues (Robben Ford-Duke Ellington) / Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone (Bill Withers) / All I Ask Of You (Phantom Of The Opera) / All My X's Live In Texas (George Strait-Various Artists) / Always On My Mind (Willie Nelson) / Amarillo By Morning (George Strait-Various Artists) / Baby I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton-Big Mountain) / Beautiful (Christina Agulera) / Big Yellow Taxi (Counting Crows-Joni Mitchell) / Black Magic Woman (Carlos Santana) / Blackbird (The Beatles) / Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt-Various Artists) / Born Under A Bad Sign (Eric Clapton) / Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison-Jimmy Buffett) / Can't Help Falling In Love With You (UB 40-Elivis Presley) / Change The World (Eric Clapton) / Cheeseburger In Paradise (Jimmy Buffett) / Clocks (Coldplay) / Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) / Come Monday (Jimmy Buffett) / Come Together (The Beatles) / Crossfire (Stevie Ray Vaughan) / Desert Mountain (Walt Pitts) / Desperado (The Eagles) / Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding) / Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones) / Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor) / Don’t Tell Me (Avril Lavigne) / Dream Baby (Roy Orbison) / Drift Away (Uncle Kracker-Dobie Gray) / Dust In The Wind (Kansas) / El Paso (Marty Robbins) / End Of The Innocence (Don Henley) / Europa (Carlos Satana-Gato Barbieri) / Every Breath You Take (The Police) / Evil Ways (Calos Santana) / Fields Of Gold (Sting) / Fire & Rain (James Taylor) / Flake (Jack Johnson) / Fly Like An Eagle (Steve Miller) / Free Bird (Lynard Skynard) / Free Fallin' (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) / Game Of Love (Michelle Branch & Carlos Santana) / Georgia (Ray Charles) / Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman) / Good Riddance (Green Day) / Have A Heart (Bonnie Raitt) / Have I Told You Lately (Rod Stewart-Van Morrison) / He’ll Have To Go (Jim Reeves) / Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles) / Here, There, & Everywhere (The Beatles) / Hideaway (Freddie King-Various Artsts) / Hi-Heel Sneakers (Jose Feliciano) / Hotel California (The Eagles) / House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals-Jerry Garcia-Bob Dylan) / How Sweet It Is (James Taylor) / I Can See Clearly Now (Jimmy Cliff-Johnny Nash) / I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt) / I Can't Tell You Why (The Eagles) / I Feel Good (James Brown) / I Love This Bar (Toby Keith) / I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley-Eric Clapton) / If I Could Read Your Mind Love (Gordon Lightfoot) / Imagine (John Lennon) / Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder) / Jambalaya (Various Artists) / Johnny Be Good (Chuck Berry) / Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers) / La Bamba (Richie Valens) / Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton) / Layla (Eric Clapton) / Let It Be (The Beatles) / Lets Stay Together (Al Green) / Life In The Fast Lane (The Eagles) / Light My Fire (Jose Feliciano) / Little Wing (Sting-Jimi Hendrix) / Liza Jane (Vince Gil) / Louie, Louie (The Kingsmen) / Love The One Your With (Crosby, Stills & Nash) / Love Will Keep Us Alive (The Eagles) / Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) / Maria Maria (Carlos Santana) / Memory (Cats) / Mony, Mony (Tommy James & The Shondells) / Mexico (James Taylor) / Minute By Minute (Doobie Brothers) / Miserlou (Pulp Fiction-Dick Dale and the Deltones) / Moondance (Van Morrison) / Moonshadow (Cat Stevens) / Mr. Bojangles (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Bob Dylan) / Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel) / Music Of The Night (Phantom Of The Opera) / Mustang Sally (Pickett Wilson-The Commitments) / My Favorite Mistake (Sheryl Crow) / My Girl (Temptations) / New York Minute (The Eagles) / Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues) / Norwegian Wood (The Beatles) / On The Road Again (Willie Nelson) / Old Time Rock & Roll (Bob Seeger) / Paradise (Sade) / Peg (Steely Dan) / Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen) / Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) / Revelation (Robben Ford) / Rhythm Of The Rain (Dan Fogelberg) / Riders On The Storm (The Doors) / River Of Dreams (Billy Joel) / Sailing (Christopher Cross) / Sara Smile (Hall & Oates) / Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) / Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel) / Sea Of Love (The Honeydrippers-Phil Phillips) / Shower The People (James Taylor) / Sleepwalk (Santos & Johnny-Larry Carlton) / Smooth (Carlos Santana) / Something (The Beatles) / Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (Jimmy Buffett) / Sound Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) / Stand By Me (Ben E. King) / Stormy Monday (B B King) / Superstition (Stevie Wonder) / Talk To Your Daughter (Robben Ford) / Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton) / Tequila (The Champs) / Thank You (Dido) / The Last Thing On My Mind (Jose Feliciano-Glen Campbell) / The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby & The Range) / The Windmills Of Your Mind (Dusty Springfield-Sting) / Tulsa Time (Eric Clapton) / Twin Peaks (Television Show Theme Song) / Twist And Shout (The Beatles) / Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers) / Under The Boardwalk (The Drifters) / Underneath It All (No Doubt) / Volcano (Jimmy Buffett) / Walk Don't Run (The Ventures) / Walking On The Moon (The Police) / What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) / What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) / When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge) / When The Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney) / Where Are You Going (Dave Matthews) / Wild Night (Van Morrison-John Mellencamp) / Wild Thing (The Troggs) / Wild World (Cat Stevens) / Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler) / Wipe Out (The Ventures) / Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) / Yesterday (The Beatles) / You Send Me (Sam Cook)

Anniversaries, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Grand Openings, Hotels, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Weddings

• Walt did an excellent job entertaining our guests. We will be booking him for future events. -- Lee Y, Peoria, AZ, 7/8/2009
• Walt did an extraordinary job in entertaining our company employees. He took requests and had everyone dancing and singing. He was professional and easy to contact in preparation. I would highly recommend him! -- Shelley K, Tempe, AZ, 3/13/2009

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