East to South is an album I made around 2007, living in Bremen Germany, and working with outstanding flamenco guitarist Tim Schicoré. Playing flamenco music at the time was quite new to me. I understand the music came from migrant musicians from Northern India, traveling across from the East to Spain and Southern Europe, where their music integrated with the local traditions, and Flamenco was born.
I’m experimenting with different musical ensembles. Jazz quartet, quintet, solo, duet, trio, guitar quintet; unconventional instrumentation. Yet the flamenco feeling, harmony, and rhythm run through the whole album. Starting out as a song with a Caribbean feel. The Caribbean being where my family is from. This record is close to my heart, representing musicians from London where I was born, and from the Bremen music scene. Moving between jazz improvisation and classical music, a touch of Eastern Europe, and flamenco. I find it a very interesting listen.
I hope you enjoy it, David Jean-Baptiste
1. East to South (David Jean-Baptiste) David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet)
Julian Joseph (piano) Matthias Klenké (bass) Stefan Ulrich (drums)
2. Love and Life (David Jean-Baptiste) David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet)
Julian Joseph (piano) Matthias Klenké (bass) Stefan Ulrich (drums)
3. The Way I Wanted It (Tim Schicoré)
David Jean-Baptiste (b flat clarinet)
Tim Schicoré (flamenco guitar, palmas)
4. Olé (John Coltrane)
David Jean-Baptiste (clarinet in c) Fiona Troon (bassoon) Julian Joseph (piano) Mark Hodgson (bass) Mark Mondesir (drums)
5. Concerto d’Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
David Jean-Baptiste (clarinet in c) Fiona Troon (bassoon) Julian Joseph (piano) Mark Hodgson (bass) Mark Mondesir (drums)
6. Armandos Rumba (Chick Corea)
David Jean-Baptiste (sopranino saxophone)
Tim Schicoré (flamenco guitar, palmas)
Andrea Stödter (flamenco guitar, palmas)
Matthias Klenké (bass) Stefan Ulrich (drums)
7. Gipsy Things (David Jean-Baptiste)
David Jean-Baptiste (b flat clarinet)
Tim Schicoré (flamenco guitar, palmas)
Andrea Stödter (flamenco guitar, palmas)
Matthias Klenké (bass) Stefan Ulrich (drums)
8. Prelude (Heitor Villa-Lobos) (arranged by David Jean-Baptiste) David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet)
Madeleine Eastern (violin) Fiona Troon (bassoon) Ivan Hussey (cello)
9. Impro Dance (David Jean-Baptiste)
David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet)
Madeleine Eastern (violin)
Fiona Troon (bassoon) Ivan Hussey (cello)
10. Choros (Heitor Villa-Lobos) (arranged by David Jean-Baptiste) David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet)
Madeleine Eastern (violin) Fiona Troon (bassoon) Ivan Hussey (cello)
11. Dark East (David Jean-Baptiste)
David Jean-Baptiste (clarinet in c, bass clarinet, wind synthesizer, programming) Julian Joseph (piano) Mark Hodgson (bass) Mark Mondesir (drums)
12. Sol ‘y’ Sombra (Tim Schicoré)
David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet)
Tim Schicoré (flamenco guitar)
Andrea Stödter (flamenco guitar)
13. Olé, Reprise (John Coltrane) David Jean-Baptiste (clarinet in c, bass clarinet)
14. Joc cu Bata (from Romanian Dances) (Bartók Béla)
(interlude by David Jean-Baptiste) David Jean-Baptiste (bass clarinet, b flat clarinet)
Julian Joseph (piano) Matthias Klenké (bass) Stefan Ulrich (drums)
Hello thank you for reading this post. So, what is WOW! about my CD A Beautiful Intention?
The album was recorded around the time I wrote the book Finding Balance for the personal development industry. Having created the Claritique Questionaire, a set of 10 self-reflective questions. The first question being, “Do you have an intention you desire to achieve?”
My intentions are always beautiful, this album is a reflection of that.
Firstly I really like our approach to playing Concerto for Clarinet by Mozart. It has a certain vivaciousness to it that I like. Ideally, it should be played accompanied by an orchestra, I suppose that is something for the future. Playing the music of Mozart is a wobbly plate. There is always someone who won’t be happy with a recording and performance. A musician can perform the music of Mozart brilliantly, but if they don’t live that life. There are those who think they have no business playing it; particularly in Germany and Austria. And if you play jazz as well, for that minority of people, you are totally out of the question.
Once in Germany, a clarinetist tried to dissuade me from playing Don Giovanni arrangements for Basset-horn because according to him, Mozart’s music is the cleanest music in the world. He was one of three basset-horn players in the city, including myself. The piece was a trio and I needed him to do it. He had a point that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest musical geniuses that has ever lived, and there can be no fluff. Certainly giving an impression to him that Mozart’s music is not beyond me, and I have incredible respect for it.
In a different world, I would have approached playing the concerto in a lighter fashion. The best players of Mozart’s music approach it in a lighter fashion. I remember a German instrument maker sending me such a light clarinet mouthpiece, it felt like playing a recorder. That was not the sound I was looking for. With a different mouthpiece set up, for sure I can have that effect, but I’m happy with my approach, even though one day I may have to play it better.
Mozart heard it for, and wrote the concerto for basset-horn in G, for clarinetist Anton Stadler. Apparently, he didn’t have that instrument, so Mozart rewrote it for basset clarinet in A. I too performed it on basset clarinet in A and didn’t have one either. Being endorsed by Henri Selmer in Paris, they borrowed me one. A few short weeks later I recorded it.
The ability of Mozart for composition was second to none. Looking at original scores of Beethoven, you will see corrections and editing. Mozart heard everything in it’s entirety, only having the task of writing the lucid dream down. It’s like his crown chakra was super clear, the best medium in the world.
One morning in a studio session the Bach Chorales were recorded, it was just me and the engineer. Entering the studio I had no idea what I was going to record. Bringing a bass clarinet, a B flat clarinet, and a contra-bass clarinet to the studio. The muscles in my hands were completely screwed from carrying the contra on public transport. The back strap had busted, and it was amazing I able to play anything at all. My fingers seriously had problems negotiating the instruments, particularly the bass clarinet. But I sat down in the recording studio with a book of Chorales by Johanne Sebastian Bach, randomly selecting them, and started overdubbing. It’s 4 part writing, using the B flat clarinet for soprano, alto, tenor parts, and bass clarinet for bass. It touched my heart in a deep way because I studied that book of chorales in harmony class for A-level music at school. It was this very book from where I learned to compose.
The brilliant Brazilian percussionist and mandolin player Anselmo Neto joined me for the South American music session. I had the same approach as the chorales, entering the West London studio not really knowing which songs I was going to record. At first, I think he was a little bit skeptical about my ability to play Pixinguinha and he bought a limited number of instruments for the session. By the end, he wished he came with a better attitude towards the session. My feeling was he was told something negative by someone, but he gave me the benefit of the doubt and agreed to do the session anyway. I love the dialogue we created on the final track on the CD, Segura Elé. Some may say it’s a little unusual to create an album of the music of Mozart, Bach, and Pixinhuinha. Even mixing Bach and Mozart, many would never do. For me, Pixinguinha is like Brazilian classical music. Making a cognitive connection and made it happen.
There is an enchanted lady in the world like none before her
Hails from London and only knows the now
She’s ripe and ready for love, full of grace as the sunlight shines upon her face
Her shape and size is perfection as she touches me with intensity.
I’ve known her now for sands of time
For sands of time I’ve loved that smile, that raw beauty undefined
Refined whole and dimensions subtle to view oh she’s fine
Fine in view and she haunts my mind when away
Away did I hear you say away, come back straight away.
Her feet are fine with an erogenous line, deep inside her I must fly.
How gorgeous is she, only speaks to make music
Let the music of life smile upon her brow as she loves as much as is loved
She loves even deeper than she is loved, and I could not love her more if I tried
I swim in the warm well of yours, eat and drink her elegance and grace
My darling now’s the time to dive to a new depth in the love and life space.
The many blessings of life ensures that you walk through my open door
The many blessings of life ensures that you respect the beauty at your core
For me you’re the best, better than the rest
As your warmth expands my chest.
With eyes that fashion like cinders bright Gems of alluring passion came your way tonight
From days of sun living with stress from none
Tonight’s the night to kiss and hold you tight
To feel our wanton desire excite.
Your life of freedom begs you to dare To fulfil your potential, show love and care
A particularly spicy phase in time We saunter through in abundance to bear
For you my love I’ll scale the heights
To lie by your side through the dead of night.
Free soul willingness of the bard Embellished words a soulful song well sung
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As we enliven our senses and make love there.
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Will burst at the seam if you rein it in
Imagination you care to fashion with flair
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I expect I foresee and vitalize anew
As I gain new strength from this captivating view.
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Your breast so firm yet soft to squeeze
Caressing those wondrous mounds of joy
A gift to me and me alone From dusk to dawn your mounds abound.
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As you arouse and stimulate your purpose tonight
So you can follow your path doing everything right.
In sight on point your mission must be
Passionately walking the road to be free
Freedom you choose and so it must be
When fate turns and destiny yearns your destiny is to move in time
With the subtle rhythm of your body-line
Poise, grace and rhythm to boot
As fine attire you sway and suit.
Can I raise your vibration as you hear the sounds
Let the music take you as the heart starts to pound
Would you listen in as I play you a song As you tune in again and not too soon.
Can I touch your smile Can I kiss your face
Your adorable shapely figure in lace I long to hold and yearn to touch Your beauty and elegance abound to the max
Tonight the wait will be no more As you unlock the gate to ecstacies door.
Let me kiss you now gently massaging your skin
So to be touched as deeply so sweetly therein
Solar power unites a new vision of light
As the city will win with this electrical thing
While your skimpy red dress becomes you tonight
Magnetically attracting me pulling my plight.
Loving the sun on a pristine beach Luxurious white sand gently warming your feet
With feet and heavenly toes so fine inline So finely shaped and sensually prime As you walk and take each step imprints
Freedom, grace and beauty afire.
You’re hot hot hot even hotter than glam I’m laughing inside shaking head saying damn
So beautifully sweet think fast on your feet In a heavenly way I relish each day
Enthusiastically flying destined so high To a place deep within you to private too say.
We entwine from a kiss to a passionate embrace
Holding so tightly as this be the last Only one of many and many so more As we dwell in the shadow of moonlight aflame .
So hot so happily in need of no other
Thank you dearest my perfect lover.
She is open to change and openly receives
Procuring all the blessings her mind can conceive
I help her along as time moves on
Fashioning the face of prosperity’s gate
The one and only hotness to be All well and good she loves on me.
Melodious tones rhythmically moving A heart circulating oceans to seductive grooving
Of clarinet saxophone sweet music tonight As satin doll awaits in 3d delight
Jean-Baptiste swing to mesmerically ring
A voice deep inside to surface and sing
With passion so rich and agreeably strong
Tonight’s a night we can do no wrong.
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You need no bra of such disguise Gifting form and shape so true to the touch
A feast for the eye I will never deny
Pure beauty and fulsome I simply can’t wait
So you can undress as I unzip the rest.
Episodes of song in see through lace
As we gently caress no need for haste
A subtle tease in a soft warm breeze as we temper the waters calm and fresh
Today my love you surpass the rest With senses so heightened at our glorious peak
To know we bode well on this enchanted night
As we make deep love and all things right.
Allow a sparkling ray of light To enliven and beautify your radiant plight
We’ll scale new heights abounding delight As your allure charms the lucid night An undulating smile of delicate fragrance
Breathes sweet new verse on this timely occasion.
How quickly can we create solutions To others ill at ease to support our situation I’m curious to know what makes you tick So to sumptuously celebrate this moments’ ilk
On a night good fortune masses aplenty Moving happily along times ten and twenty.
My love for you runs so deeply Soulful eyes pure pools to dream and swim richly
So fine captivating my whole as nectar to a bee
My dreams so wild anticipating your grind
Giving love so strong I can barely hold on
Awe-inspiring lady of harmonious accord
Fascinatingly delicately warm, I love you so.
I will never forsake you oh beautiful one Holding hands scaling delightfully rapturous fun
Taking on challenges and navigating safely through
With freedom of choice our customary due
Connected to all that exists, singing songs of bliss so tall.
Encountering the new it’s so blissfully you
As for me so true I’m always there for you.
This sanguine lucid way of my enchanting lady
Mesmerizing soulfulness the standard she sets
Tantalizingly tasteful as she walks in grace
Taking care of her connection for the good of all
Remarkably satisfied sated and on the ball
Larger picture panoramic in bold intense 3d
Shaping intense feelings between you and me
Fashioning fate in a hot walk of grace As soft light shimmering on a receptive face
Knowing it now and you knew it back then
What’s to be done to be a masterful one.
Let me pave the golden path to fulfil our dreams
As I rigorously amass the funds we need
Building upon all you desire As ample good fortune breathes us in
Hello, my name is David. In this video, I’m going to share with you how antioxidants are vital for your organs, how they fight off infections, boost your immune system. Helps with sleep and a powerful agent for longevity.
The biggest problems people have at this time, in particular, is fear of bad health, fear of losing your job and income, due to covid. Thus, a marked speeding up the aging process, and a serious increase in oxidizing in the body. Low energy and poor sleep. That’s why I have created this video to share with you how to counter that, and live in vibrant health and vitality.
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