Monk Meditations LP BF20 Moor Mother echoing Aftab’s sentiment

Moor Mother echoing Aftab’s sentiment of how cruel the world is

and James Cotton (harmonica)

and occasional ostinato phrasing

Joe Lovano’s sublime 2003 album I’m All For You: Ballad Songbook found the saxophonist wrapping his ravishing sound around timeless melodies like “Stella By Starlight

This release offers a renewed celebration of the season—where vintage vocals meet forward-thinking production

Monk Meditations LP BF20 Moor Mother echoing Aftab’s sentimentOn Monk Meditations (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 3), multi Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste expands introspective short form compositions by Thelonious Monk into longer form piano works imbued with classical structure and quiet grandeur.