Drummer Johnathan Blake presents his powerful third Blue Note album ‘My Life Matters’, a suite of music that he composed as a commission for The Jazz Gallery that serves as a dual treatise on the importance of family values and the social imperative to stand up in the face of injustice.Produced by Derrick Hodge, the album features Blake with saxophonist Dayne Stephens, vibraphonist Jalen Baker, pianist Fabian Almazan, and bassist Dezron Douglas plus special guests including Bilal and DJ Jahi Sundance..
Tracks:
Disc 1Track nameArtist1.Broken Drum Circle for the ForsakenJonathan Blake2.Last BreathJonathan Blake3.A Prelude to an Unnecessary Yet Tragically Banal OratorioJonathan Blake4.Requiem for Dreams ShatteredJonathan Blake5.In a Brown StudyJonathan Blake6.I Still Have a DreamJonathan Blake7.My Life MattersJonathan Blake8.Can You Hear Me? (The Talking Drums Have Not Stopped)Jonathan Blake9.Always the Wrong ColorJonathan Blake10.That Which Kills Us Makes Us What?Jonathan Blake11.Can Tomorrow Be Brighter?Jonathan Blake12.Lullaby for an Eternal RestJonathan Blake13.We'll Never Know (They Didn't Even Get to Try)Jonathan Blake14.Prayer for a Brighter TomorrowJonathan Blake
