A Light In Darkness

by Eric Reed

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1.	The Way To Love 02:56	buy track
2.	Calvary 10:30	buy track
3.	The Promised Land 04:59	buy track
4.	Beauty For Ashes 07:51	buy track
5.	Hope In View 03:33	buy track
6.	Shine 03:41	buy track
7.	Garden Of Sorrow 07:43	buy track
8.	Yesterday-Yesterdays 05:23	buy track

about

~Phillip Booth - JazzTimes~
Eric Reed, a commanding presence on the jazz scene since at least 1990, when he was hired to the piano post in Wynton Marsalis’ band, has always hinted at a deep vein of spirituality in his music, variously expressed in individual pieces as well as in his nods and tributes to Coltrane, Monk and others. Reed comes by that consciousness-expanding naturally, as he was just a child when he helped provide music for a Holiness church in his native West Philadelphia, where he discovered that his piano playing moved congregants emotionally.

He continues that journey with A Light in Darkness, starting with “The Way to Love,” led by singer Jamison Ross and offering a message of hope and positivity referencing the Gospel of John as well as Martin Luther King Jr. On the African-American spiritual “Calvary,” Reed opens alone with a gospel-blues piano incantation.

credits

released November 10, 2017

Eric Reed - Piano
Ben Williams - Bass
McClenty Hunter - Drums
Tim Green - Alto Sax
Jamison Ross - Vocals Tracks 1,5 & 6

Produced by Willie Jones III
Recorded at Avatar Studios on January 9, 2017
Engineer - Jon Roseberg
Track 8 Recorded at Systems Two Studios on June 30, 2017
Engineer - Max Ross
Mastering - Systems Studios
Cover Photo - Anna Yatskevich
Design - Jeff Chenault / eleven07.com

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