A few jazz riffs...

...that have kept me busy lately and have inspired playfully! :)

Some day my prince will come - Miles Davis & John Coltrane
Dat Dere - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Tune up when lights are low - Miles Davis
Tenor Conclave - John Coltrane
Samba Yantra - Chick Corea
Let's get lost - Chet Baker
Sortie - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Confirmation - Jackie Mclean
Untitled Blues Waltz - Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan
Last train from Overbrook - James Moody & Cedar Walton
Brilliant Corners - Thelonious Monk
April in Paris - Charlie Parker
Dancing in the dark - Bill Evans and his orchestra
Hear me talkin to ya - Cannonball Adderly

Dat Dere is now my caller tune. I think it's fabulous! The trumpet sets the pace perfectly and the saxophone springs alive soon after. Art Blakey adds the zing with his drums, effortlessly as is his style and the piece just comes together splendidly. It has this subtle softness, an air of mystery to it and climaxes now and then beautifully - it's almost like a reading Agatha Christie's Poirot. I love.

It's up on Youtube and certainly worth a hear. So if you get time, try and unwind with this fabulous piece. It does to your heart much more than what great sex can on a lazy, sunny winter afternoon!

A girl enchanted

A girl enchanted,

She stands, silently looking into the veiled evening.
The purple moon floats in the sky, inspiring courage.
The street corner, dimly lit,
her face shines in it.
The eyes, so pretty and piercing; wait longingly, tenderly...
The evening mist gently glides by(serenading in a way),
as if it were singing and dancing to a tune played by the skies.

He comes riding atop his black stallion,

shining in his resplendent cloak.
He lifts his hat and tosses it in the air,
and throws open his golden locks;
Just as the sun peeks out of the clouds,
with a brilliance so shattering!
He stands. Tall.
He stands. Confident.
He stands, his walloping heart...beating.

A quiet background for his outwardly flamboyance,

She looks with a look made of all sweet accord.
(a mystical radiance, an obvious mindlessness, a necessary oblivion)
and they embrace.

Ah! desirous life,
a few more fall prey!

Note: Painting by Daniel Schwartz.
Source: http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/03/tom-watson-continues-his-look-at.html