This Sunday Music Muse Day find us a day before the presidential inauguration and the Martin Luther King Day observance. The contrast between the men at the center of the events, could be more striking. My second selection will serve as the calm before the storm, but my first selection is more spirited. As it sometimes happens, when I feature artist, one week, I just by chance find a CD related to the first. In this case it's Paradigm Shift Street Expressionism, who's members Mel Henderson (guitar), Gerry Youngman (organ), and Jared Schonig (drums, piano), were the personal on one of last week's selection, the Bill Tiberio Group. Again, Paradigm Shift is a local Rochester jazz group, and I've seen them play several times in small venues. It's always a fun and enjoyable experience. It's a shame they don't release more CDs, but that the nature of the music business for small groups today.
I offer my next selection as the "clam before the storm" of chaos that may follow the inauguration tomorrow. Paul Desmond Glad to be Unhappy, here's the late legendary alto saxophonist, leading a 1963 session featuring the equally late legendary jazz guitarist Jim Hall. I knew Paul Desmond from his days in the Dave Brubeck group of "Take Five". I've come to really enjoy his post Brubeck recording. Glad to be Unhappy has to be his most mellow recording ever. It's a totally calming experience, for all the right reasons. I highly recommend it.
So, again, what every happens after tomorrow, let some good music help you through the days ahead. Working to together, we will survive. Peace.
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