“Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking. . . the new inventive phrases we make up to describe things — all that to me is jazz just as much as the music we play.” Nina Simone
Soulful Sounds: Straight No Chaser & More… Thelonious Monk & Howard Minton
Thelonious Monk – Straight No Chaser live, London, 1965
Soulful Sounds: Straight No Chaser & More… Nina Simone
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Birds flying high you know how I feel
Sun in the sky you know how I feel
Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feelIt’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good… Contd below
Sometimes, it is best to let the music do the talking; especially with classical jazz. I haven’t met anyone yet who didn’t enjoy a jazz composition. It is relaxing yet intricate; inviting yet complex… Enjoy it anyway and I hope you continue to feel good afterwards.
“All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.” John Coltrane
Soulful Sounds: Straight No Chaser & More… John Coltrane
John Coltrane – Acknowledgement – 1965 Live Video
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane : Trinkle Tinkle
Fish in the sea you know how I feel
River running free you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree you know how I feelDragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don’t you know
Butterflies all havin’ fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
That’s what I mean… Contd below
Soulful Saturdays become straight up soulful sounds once the clock strikes midnight. I don’t want us to get stuck on timelines and confusing definitions. What matters is the music and how it makes us feel. Lately, when I listen to music I like, I find myself traveling back in time… to a place where contentment, light and love reside. By the way, check out my guest post. It is titled: Gratitude For Small Things and on blog buddy Deb Bryan’s popular blog – The Monster in Your Closet. Thank you! 
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