Two years
ago I stepped into the studio with my friends Lyman Medeiros and Alex
Acuña to record what would become the first session for the "Straight
Ahead" album. One of the ideas behind the recording was to play some
contemporary pop tunes in jazz arrangements, to bring new life to the
classic piano trio format.
This
song was a dance hit for a guy named The Weeknd. 977,000 views on
YouTube. Big hit. But if you listen to the lyrics, it seems to be a love
song about...cocaine. So I gave it the ECM Jazz treatment, moody and
evocative.
The album went on to be one of the Top 100 Jazz Albums of 2018 based on JazzWeek Magazine. Enjoy!
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