Black, Brown, and Blue by Eric Scott Reed, released 10 March 2023 1. Black, Brown, and Blue 2. Lean on Me 3.
I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) 4. Peace 5. Search for Peace 6.
Christina 7. Infant Eyes 8. Cheryl Ann 9.
Along Came Betty 10. Variation Twenty. On his new album, Black, Brown, and Blue, pianist/composer Eric Reed argues for a revision of that canon to focus on Black and Brown composers, songwriters whose work originates within the jazz realm rather than on the Broadway stage.
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Black, Brown, and Blue, released via Smoke Sessions Records, is an eclectic blend of compositions by revered jazz masters like Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Wayne Shorter, alongside pop/R&B luminaries like Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers. Reed, alongside bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Reggie Quinerly, also contributes original pieces. Get all the lyrics to songs on Black, Brown, and Blue and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
In a move certainly unrelated but similar in concept to Terri Lyne Carrington recognizing female composers in her Grammy-winning New Standards Vol. 1, pianist/composer Eric Reed takes a somewhat parallel path in acknowledging Black and Brown composers whose works should stand as standards. His title.
'Black, Brown, and Blue' is the culmination of my life thus far." What shines through on these performances is the deep well of emotion and feeling that Reed mines in his playing, his expression, and his ability to communicate on a profound level with his new trio.