Although it doesn't remind me of mirrors, glass, water, or anything that allows you to see yourself, "Reflection" is still on my list of all time favorite jazz songs. We all have a list like that, don't we? If yours isn't very big yet, see if you can't put this song on it.
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| Cymbals are highly reflective surfaces. | Image from pixabay.com |
The original composer of this song, jazz pianist Ray Bryant, recorded it in 1958. (Yes, I'm still stuck in the '50s and '60s with all these jazz musicians I talk about.) An interesting fact about this song is that Ray Bryant's friend Phineas Newborn, who also played piano, recorded the same song less than a week later than Ray's recording. Whether this was a coincidence, or the two musicians were having conversations about Reflection, nobody knows.
Meanwhile, all the jazz fans scattered across the globe can listen to the two recordings and observe how the same song can be played two different ways. Phineas Newborn's recording isn't just a reflection of Ray Bryant's recording.
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| A shiny new piano! Who will be the first to play it? | Image from pixabay.com |
Or perhaps it can be played three different ways, if you're counting my cover. (I'm not one of the "important people" or "jazz greats" - I don't know how people decide who is and who isn't - so I suppose you're not counting it. But if you still want to listen to my version, here it is.)
Keep filling your teacup with music!
~Liya
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| What happens when you smash together a treble clef and a piano? | Image from pixabay.com |
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