Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Peace & Love & A Happy New Year.




Grant Green's "Feelin' the Spirit" is a mostly upbeat collection of gospel tunes that actually swings at times. "Deep River" is an incredibly beautiful track that was not part of the original 1962 Blue Note release. It turned up as a bonus track on the 1987 CD issue. It could work as a Christmas carol, a melancholy blues tune, or the incidental music of a lonely, rainy night. All three seem fitting this time of year.  The playing by all involved is wonderfully understated and highly affective. The vibe of "Deep River" is quite different from the album, it needed to be a bonus track. And what a bonus, it is. Settle into it, when you have the time. It feels like a sublime way to close out 2019; a perfect soundtrack to leave it all behind and start anew.


Thank you all for another year of wood burning. I can't do it without you and I love doing it, so I'm grateful for all who have supported me, my words and the music.

Health, happiness, love & kindness, to each and every one of you.

Happy New Year! 

11 comments:

JAYESSEMM said...

Lovely!

Whattawino said...

Beautiful! Peace to you too, my friend! Love...

George said...

Same to you, Sal!

heartsofstone said...

Very nice. A wonderful new year to you as well.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing this. Now I have a New Year's resolution: listen to more Grant Green!

Happy New Year,

Marc

pmac said...

Happy New Year from New Orleans! Thanks for all that you do throughout the year.

Bill said...

This is a wonderful performance. Thanks for sharing, and Happy New Year!

M_Sharp said...

That's a fine tune, thanks. Have a great new year!

A walk in the woods said...

Cheers Sal, and thanks for your blog. Love Grant Green... just got "Born To Be Blue" a few weeks ago.

heartsofstone said...

Thanks so much for all you for all of us.

Eric said...

I must have play Grant Green the death over 36 month. A decade ago or maybe 20 years ago. I love him... I was curious is there any recordings of him and Montgomery together ever?