Monday, September 17, 2012

Music to lift me out of the doldrums

The "CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO" album provided the perfect accompaniment for driving around today.
Adderley was the wonderful alto saxophone player who spent time with Miles Davis, and his sidemen on this 1959 gem includes four more Davis regulars, bassist PAUL CHAMBERS, drummer JIMMY COBB, one of my favorite pianists, WYNTON KELLY and the one and only tenor giant JOHN COLTRANE.
The group sounds beautiful on such numbers as "Stars Fell on Alabama" and "You're a Weaver of Dreams."
Today was gloomy, dreary (sometimes) drizzly and overall a quintessential blue Monday.
That's why this music was so perfect -- it lifted me right out of the doldrums.