Something a wee bit different for this week’s “mood” music…. This is a complete BBC TV show from 1989. Almost all of the music falls into the “relaxing” and “soothing” categories – and perhaps the final piece will put a little smile on your face and get your foot tapping…. There is some talking during the programme – but rest assured that those moments are brief.
Jazz
Father and Daughter
Wynton Marsalis has featured a few times in my choices and here he is again with a winter ‘classic’ – performed by his quintet and featuring his daughter on vocals.
A Trumpeter Using His Voice
Just one instrument in today’s performance – well, I guess two since Wynton Marsalis also uses his voice to speak before playing his trumpet. Recorded just about a month ago I thought this was well worth sharing.
Serenade for Lockdown
For the first night of lockdown part 2 I think something gentle is appropriate 😊
Some Soft Jazz
Still no winner formally declared in the US presidential election, so perhaps we need some more chillin’ music 😉
A Strangely Compelling Crossover
There is a wealth of Medieval and Renaissance music within the sacred music archives and today I link to an example of that from Spain.
Deep South Religion
From yesterday’s european style we travel across the pond to the Deep South and some New Orleans style🙂
The Magic of Jazz
The “Massive Monday” music is a bit different this week – will still require a bit of time to be devoted to it, but instead of a single longer work this contains a number of shorter pieces of music interspersed with an interview which traces some of the roots of jazz and the influences on jazz style.
Trumpet Duo
Digging once more into my saved videos on YouTube I have come across this impressive trumpet playing for tonight’s choice.
Soft Jazz For Friday
As usual – something gentle for Friday.