Courtney Pine - Spirituality (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

One of the first black British jazz artists to make a serious mark on the jazz scene, some 30+ years on Courtney Pine CBE continues to break new ground. In this special London Jazz Festival show, he brings his captivating collaboration with acclaimed pianist Zoe Rahman.

Recent years have seen Courtney Pine touring sell out shows across the UK, US and Canada and main stage performances at Bestival, Love Supreme and The London Jazz Festival with his award winning and critically acclaimed albums House of Legends and Black Notes from the Deep, featuring special guest vocalist Omar. With Hol and Black Notes widely regarded as two of his most vibrant and exhilarating projects in recent years, the follow-up duets project Song (The Ballad Book), his collaboration with pianist Zoe Rahman, has been heralded as one of his most intimate and reflective.

This utterly sublime project stripped everything right back to deliver a set of beautifully chosen ballads with Courtney playing bass clarinet accompanied only by Zoe on piano and saw the duo touring the project live for some of the most intimate shows of Courtney’s long and celebrated career.

‘…this duo set is a revelation’ — The Guardian

‘It’s a match made in jazz heaven’ — The London Evening Standard

‘This is beautiful impressive work by two of our finest players’ — The Observer

‘Spellbinding. If House of Legends was the most danceable album Courtney Pine has ever produced, this successor to it is the most reflective and beautiful. Masterly’ — Jazzwise

Courtney Pine, saxophone, clarinet, flute
Zoe Rahman, piano

Tracklist
01. Black Water
02. Smile
03. Windmills of My Mind
04. Ayr Hod Y Nos
05. Girl Talk
06. Blue Moon
07. Motherless Child
08. What'll I Do
09. Spirituality (Interlude)
10. Your Majesty