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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Karl Richter, 1971)
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R.I.P. Joe Morello
One of the great Jazz drummers of the last century.
From here:
Legendary jazz drummer Joe Morello, from the Dave Brubeck quartet, has died aged 82.
With the quartet he played on some of the best-selling jazz records of all time, including Take Five.
His family said he died at home in New Jersey on Saturday.
I attended a drum workshop by Joe Morello in the early ‘60s. I was flabbergasted by the elegance of his technique. As I recall, he had a rather dim view of rock drummers – something I was aspiring to be.
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R.I.P. George Shearing
From the BBC:
Anglo-American jazz pianist Sir George Shearing, best known for his song Lullaby of Birdland, has died in New York aged 91 of heart failure.
Blind from birth, he began his career in London before moving to the US in 1947 and becoming one of the best known jazz pianists of the post-war era.
Made an OBE in 1996 and knighted in 2007, he was renowned for his unusual “locked hands” style of playing.
Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee were among the music stars he worked with.
Sir George played for three US presidents as well as the Queen and led his own quintet for decades.
He was still performing into his 80s but suffered a serious fall in 2004 that led to months in hospital and nursing home care.
The previous year he had received a lifetime achievement honour at the BBC Jazz awards.
At the time of his knighthood, Sir George spoke fondly of his early years “playing in a pub for the equivalent of $5 a week”.
“Receiving such an honour as a knighthood might also show young people what can be achieved in life if one learns his craft and follows his dreams,” he added.
A sad day for Jazz – on earth, at least.
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The Father’s Love
A song I wrote a couple of years ago:
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The Love of God fits everyone
A song written by a 93 year old St. Hilda’s parishioner many years ago. He asked me to set it to music and, since it is a children’s song, a couple of my grandchildren introduced it to the congregation. I think they were brilliant.
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The Lord God omnipotent reigneth at the The Welland Seaway Mall
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King of Kings and Lord of Macy’s
The Love of God
One of our older parishioners handed me a note a couple of weeks ago that began: “Here is a lyric I wrote for the children about a century ago”. There aren’t many people who can say that – he is well into his 90s. The note went on to ask me if I’d like to set a tune to it; here it is: