Daily Archives: 18/09/2011

Music: Ten Favorites For The Road…

“Music fills the infinite between two souls. This has been muffled by the mist of our daily habits.” Rabindranath Tagore

Music: Ten Favorites For The Road... Music opens our hearts...


My Favorite Things – John Coltrane


Amazing Grace – Cecilia


‘Round Midnight – Thelonius Monk

Music brings people together and helps us find common ground during special and difficult times… When I am feeling run down, rejuvenated, reflective, I turn to music to refresh my mind, to relax and tune inside for answers.  This post is in response to the Daily Post suggestion that we find ten favorite songs to share… Some are old and others and in between but what they all share is a timelessness…

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Music: Ten Favorites For The Road... Portrait of John Coltrane by P. Steffan


Love Supreme – John Coltrane


Water No Get Enemy – Fela Kuti 


War live – Bob Marley

When I listen to music, I find myself revisiting places that hold good memories and sometimes places that bring back an evocative feeling of peace and joy. We can’t fail with music as everyone has favorites and can choose new songs to add to any list.

“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen

Music: Ten Favorites For The Road... Saint Cecelia - PatronSaint of Musicians...


The Sweetest Taboo - SadeAdu/Sade


Fire on the Mountain – Asa 

There are times when words can’t express what we are feeling or words are insufficient for what we are experiencing; that is when music offers its best insights and even answers. I find at times like that, it is best to turn to the sounds that we love; jazz, classical, R &B, spirituals and many others and listen to them without interruptions…

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