Songs of Ecstasy and Enchantment

I didn't really know at first what to call this show, but I did know that these are all songs of wonder good for musing and dreaming. Some of them I have enjoyed for years and never tired of.

Keith Jarrett follows with an encore from a solo show he did in Munich in June, 1981: "Mon Coeur Est Rouge" (My Heart Is Red). It's part of a box set called Concerts, recorded in Bregenz and Münich, Germany. The next song comes from Christian Vander, leader of a French band called Magma, but this time from a solo record he did in 1988. Magma was heavily influenced by Coltrane and Phaorah Sanders; in this song for voice and piano, you'll hear musical quote from an early Pharoah Sanders album called Tauhid. Vanders' voice is far from perfect but the totality of the song I think compensates for it.

We conclude with Hungarian guitarist Zsofia Boros and Tunisian oud virtuoso Anouar Brahem with pianist François Couturier.

I hope you enjoy this soothing and uplifting music!

Rhythm Planet Playlist: 11/07/14

1. Graeme Revell / "Don't Go Back To Sleep" (Feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali) / Trance Planet Vol. 5 / Triloka

2. Abida Parveen / "Ghoonghat Ohle Na Luk Sajna" / Baba Bulleh Shah / Oreade Music

3. Keith Jarrett / "Mon Coeur Est Rouge" / Concerts (Bregenz München) / ECM

4. Christian Vander / "Love Is" / To Love / Seventh

5. Tom Harrell / "Journey To The Stars" / Number Five / Highnote

6. Jamie Ousley / "Shenandoah" (Fea. Nanami Morikawa) / A Sea Of Voices / Tie

7. Zsofia Boros / "Brouwer: Un Dia De Noviembre" / En Otra Parte / ECM

8. Anouar Brahem / "C'est Ailleurs" / Le Pas Du Chat Noir / ECM