NOTHING LIKE THE BLUES

One of my favorite pieces. I perform it often. Composed in June 1989. I was thrilled with the paradoxical lyrics, but musically a dilemma arose - I have a distinct blues piece called “Nothing Like the Blues”, and this blues really wants to become nothing like the blues! It wants to break out of its own confines. And for many years I couldn’t find a solution. I reworked it many times, experimented…

In 2018 it dawned on me: this piece needs to start as reggae, which in the course of the narrative will turn into blues. So far I’m happy with the solution. But I’m not ruling anything out. This song is deceptively simple; you can expect a surprise at any moment…