Canadian saxophonist Cory Weeds has reimagined the Earth, Wind & Fire songbook, played or recorded with Christian McBride, Joey DeFrancesco and Mike LeDonne, started his own jazz club and label at 26, and continues to put out engaging performances on record. Home Cookin' features an 11-piece orchestra made up of some of today's top Vancouver, BC musicians, putting new looks on works of Horace Silver and Thad Jones, sparkling on an Oliver Nelson arrangement of “Lullaby of the Leaves,” alongside some impressive originals.
From Monday, November 27 through Friday, December 1, one cut from the Home Cookin’ album will be featured each morning on the New Day, New Play spotlight on my Daybreak show.
Preview “Lullaby of the Leaves” from Home Cookin’, above.
