http://www.hessionsession.webs.com
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jimhession
http://www.artistopia.com/hessionsession
VERY RARELY IF EVER HEARD AS A PIANO SOLO, THE EUBIE BLAKE/ANDY RAZAF SPIRITUAL,"WEARY'', IS GIVEN A SPONTANEOUS PERFORMANCE BY JIM HESSION AT THE GOSPEL JAZZ CONCERT, PENTASTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL, ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING!! THE New Orleans RHYTHM MAKERS(BURRAGE, HESSION, WALTERS) COMBINED FORCES ON STAGE, IMPROMPTU WITH TRUMPETER/MC LANCE BULLER, TO CREATE A 90 MINUTE GOSPEL JAZZ CONCERT. MANY LOCAL DEVOTEES DESCRIBED IT AS THE "BEST OF THE ANNUAL GOSPEL CONCERTS SINCE THE FESTIVAL BEGAN IN 1996.'' WHEN JIM WAS ASKED TO DO A PIANO SOLO, MARTHA SUGGESTED "WEARY" ,WHICH IS USUALLY HER FEATURED VOCAL. HAVING NEVER PLAYED THE LEAD MELODY BEFORE, JIM CONCENTRATED ON HEARING MARTHA'S VOCAL LINES IN HIS HEAD TO PULL IT OFF......
Sounds like the revolutionary etude at the end. :)
credman 2 years ago