Music recorded on November 29th at Huntington Recital Hall for my recital "Soul Searching: The Music of Mary Lou Williams and John Coltrane." 

Performers:
L. Samuel Gracida - Guitar
Steven Sinclair - Saxophone
Will Ash - Drums
Devon Murray - Bass
Julian Dittmer - Piano
John Carey - Poetry Recitation

Tracks:
Chant to be Used in Processions Around a Site with Furnaces - Poem by Thomas Merton
Aleppo - Samuel Gracida
Waiting - Samuel Gracida
Hope - Samuel Gracida
Naima - John Coltrane (Poem by Thomas Merton: For M. In October)
Gloria - Mary Lou Williams

10 Gloria

06 Hope

02 Aleppo

01 Chant To Be Used In Processions Around A Site With Furnaces Aleppo Prelude

Aleppo is a meditation on the conflict in Syria. Go to http://samuelgracida.wordpress.com/ for an in-depth discussion on the track.

Devon Murray - bass, engineer and mixing
Julian Dittmer - Piano
Samuel Gracida - guitar
Steven Sinclair - saxophone
Will Ash - drums

Aleppo

“Hope is the thing with feathers 
That perches in the soul 
And sings the tune without the words 
And never stops at all.” 

― Emily Dickinson

Hope

Before leaving Capital I got together with Nate Kalnitz to record a couple of tunes! Prof. Eric Paton joined us on percussion for this fantastic adventure.

Samuel Gracida - 7-string guitar
Nate Kalnitz - Bass
Eric Paton - Percussion
Nate Corson - Recording and mixing

Tracks:
1. Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
2. The Birds and the Bees - Attila Zoller

The Birds And The Bees

Wave

Tom Jobim wrote Dindi for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. It is one of my favorite tunes, which is why I decided to do my own rendition. Hope you enjoy.

Céu, tão grande é o céu
E bandos de nuvens que passam ligeiras
Prá onde elas vão, ah, eu não sei, não sei
E o vento que toca nas folhas
Contando as histórias que são de ninguém
Mas que são minhas e de você também
Ai, Dindí
Se soubesses o bem que eu te quero
O mundo seria, Dindí, tudo, Dindí, lindo, Dindí
Ai, Dindí
Se um dia você for embora me leva contigo, Dindí
Olha, Dindí, fica, Dindí
E as águas desse rio
Onde vão, eu não sei
A minha vida inteira, esperei, esperei por vo...cê, Dindí
Que é a coisa mais linda que existe
É você não existe, Dindí

Dindi - Arr. by Samuel Gracida

'Round Midnight written by Thelonious Monk.

Arr. by the great Gene Bertoncini!

sgracida

Popular tracks