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Brian Hogans, Dan Baraszu, Jazz Promo Services, Joe Gransden, Kinah Boto Ayah, Marlon Patton, Tommy Sauter, Will Scruggs
Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship, SONG OF SIMEON
My vision for this recording was to create a musical journey through the deeper themes of the Christmas narrative. Using ancient canticles, hymns, and folk melodies, I chose eleven pieces to formulate a layered chronology that illustrates the profound, spiritual mystery of the radical biblical story of the birth of Christ. Together the eleven tracks make up a programmatic suite in two parts, organized around a line from the biblical Song of Simeon that describes the miracle of Christmas: “A light to enlighten the nations and the Glory of your people Israel.” (Luke 2:22-35) Continue reading
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