(not necessarily in that order)
It’s been too long of a day and I’m too sleepy to get into the back story of why the great jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, has been on my mind today.
It’s something really cool (to me, at least), but it will have to wait until tomorrow.
In the meantime, I started re-listening to some of his recordings and thought I’d share this one with the legendary jazz saxophonist, John Coltrane. Exquisitely beautiful.
Day before yesterday I wrote about recording “Secrets of Love” at Crystal Hermitage, which had me thinking about David Miller.
This afternoon I was reflecting that I hadn’t been in touch with him for a while and I wondered how he was doing.
And tonight I learned that he had passed away.
David was a big part of the music of Ananda for a long time, from way before I came on the scene. He worked closely with Swami Kriyananda on arranging the music. In fact, some of our most beautiful choir songs are his arrangements.
David was a gifted pianist, a quirky jokester, and a deep devotee. He will be missed.
Go with love, dear David. 💗