The Warmth of Jazz

Though I had no preconceived theme for this show, as I listen now, it has a certain warmth to all the selections that hopefully will bring some comfort to the cold winter nights ahead. Listen to the horn arrangements and the vibe from the vibraphones on Noah Bearman's Know Thyself (listen to the entire suite here). Noah Preminger's warm breathy tone on his tenor on his fine new release Before the Rain. Rez Abbasi, Rudresh, and Brian Blade all have that deep warming effect on our soul in their own unique ways. Veejay Iyer's rendition of Somewhere will warm your heart as it did mine. Keep warm, my friends, with these fine jazz tunes.

Featured Album

Know Thyself from CD Baby
Know Thyself from amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Know Thyself (excerpt) ~ Noah Baerman ~ Know Thyself
Abreaction ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain (pre-order)
Dream State ~ Rez Abbasi ~ Things to Come
Apti ~ Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition ~ Apti
Somewhere ~ Vijay Iyer Trio ~ Historicity
Monk/Trane ~ John Patitucci ~ Remembrance
Crooked Creek ~ Brian Blade ~ Perceptual
Return of the Prodigal Son ~ Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band ~ Season of Changes