Leonard Bernstein created with a palette with colors from jazz, blues and popular music, shaping a classical sound that attracted fans from around the world. The Vienna-based Jam Music Lab All-Stars, under the direction of pianist Danny Grissett, and special guest, drummer Peter Erskine, saluted Bernstein in performance, captured here. It's a new Bernstein shine, with the collective working through "Somewhere," "Lonely Town," "Cool" and more, gloriously demonstrating that significant music creation is a continuum to be enjoyed many times over by the creators at hand.
From Monday, January 22 through Friday, January 26, one cut from the Bernstein in Vienna album will be featured each morning on the New Day, New Play spotlight on my Daybreak show.
Preview “Lonely Town” from Bernstein in Vienna, above.
