Ranked #7 on Jazz Week Top 50 Charts
15 track - 2 Disc Set: disc one jazz; disc two soulful jazz, blues
10 originals, 5 jazz standards, recorded in each region of the U.S. with 32 A-list musicians, including Reggie Workman, Julian Priester, Lynn Seaton, Bobby Sanabria, Bernard Purdie, Marquis Hill, Shaun Martin, Lonnie Plaxico, Quincy Davis, and many more...
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Lyrics/Music by Eugenie Jones
Arrangement Peter Adams & Eugenie Jones
lyrics
Ey brother, ey brother, ey brother, ey, hey,hey
Come over here throw that bebop rhythm our way.
You can’t cross that red line to play downtown.
but the Black and Tan is the Emerald City’s
hottest stage
Quincy and Ray – play every eye on stage
While Ernestine sings her heart with style and grace
And the jams they go - And the jams they go
- And the jams they go on - all night
No matter how dark your skin you can step
up into, into this light
Ey brother, ey brother, ey brother, ey, hey, hey
I’m talking to you.
Don’t you dare give up on your dreams no
matter - no way
Gate-keepers slam one door in your face
but God’s gonna bust open another, another, in its place
So come on; add, add, add to the legacy
We’re the creators at the very root of it
Louis there for all to see
Sunrise, sunrise, sunsets - one-hundred years
go by and we’re still giving our best
As long as we can play, and son you can play,
you can play!
Instrumental Solo
Basie & Parker take turns lightin’ the stage
Unfortunately, Fever’s Little Willie won’t be in the place
And the jams they go - And the jams they go
And the jams they go on - all night
No matter how dark your skin you can step up into, this light, hey hey
Ey brothers, ey brothers, ey brothers, ey, hey, hey
I’m talking to you
Come over here throw that bebop rhythm our way
That red line’s still there after all this time
But we’re still givin it our best – long as we
can play – and son you can play - hey, hey
Ey Brothers, ey, hey hey
Ey Brothers, ey, hey hey
Ey brothers, Hey………
credits
from Players (2 Disc Set),
released March 11, 2022
Eugenie Jones /vocals
Bill Anschell /piano
Alex Dugdale /sax
Clipper Anderson /bass
Mark Ivester /drums
Eugenie Jones is described as a performer that makes
audiences feel jazz; vocally described as possessing, “A voice that covers words like pieces of silk covering precious stones,”
PLAYERS, recorded over 4 years, in 4 cities, featuring 32 world-class musicians, 10 originals & 5 standards is not to be missed! Download your copy today!...more
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