"Songs From This Season" is a representation of art reflecting life. Each song in this project represents a story about a certain time in my life or as I like to call it a "season ".    Listed below is the description of  8 songs from "Songs From This Season" that are included in this project :      “Siloam” is the pool in Jerusalem where Jesus told the blind man to wash his eyes, and at that point the man was healed and made to see again. After he received his miracle, Jesus told him that his mission in life was to be a witness of and to the power of God. This story of life’s definition and purpose is the inspiration behind this tune. The song is really a 12 bar blues in 10/4 with a different harmonic approach .    “Dedication” is a song dedicated to Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Kirkland, who are legendary pianists and two of my favorite musicians. I love how they write tunes that have beautiful melodies supported by complex harmony. I used that approach in this song to show my appreciation and love for their music.     “Philippians 4:13” is a scripture in the bible that says “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” This song was birthed after going through a hard time in my life. At that point I sat down at the piano and this was the melody that came to mind and heart .   Famed film director, Spike Lee was the inspiration behind “Time For Liberation”. He was a master class speaker at USC, where I attended graduate school. After hearing his amazing story I was motivated to write this piece. I created the bass line in 7/4, which sounds like a man on a mission running through the world. This song also shows the influence that rock music has had on my music through the use of the distortion guitar in this song.

   I could not do this album without showing the influence that gospel/christian music has had on my playing and writing. Through the use of  simple melodies and triadic harmony, “Shift” is a song I wrote that expresses those influences. I also use the organ, pads, vocals and electric bass to help me to express this style of music. Out of all the songs on Songs From This Season, I spent the most time on this one.  

   “Lost Souls” is dedicated some of my friends and family members that died at a young age. I chose to use the Cello to help express the melody and emotion of this song. The blend of the saxophone and cello worked out beautifully. I’m a huge fan of the Bach Cello suites and John Pattituci's song entitled “A Love Eternal” that uses cello also. Both of these composers had a huge influence in the concept of this song.

   “Peace” is a song that I wrote when I moved back to Baltimore after finishing the Master’s program at The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. I was unsure about what I was going to do at the time, but God gave me a sense of peace and assurance about my next move. This song came out of that life transition. You also can hear the impact that Brian Blade's music has had on my writing through this tune.

   “The Queen of Sheba” is a song that I wrote after reading about the story of this great queen in the bible that fell in love with Solomon. This story represents the story of me and my wife. This song has infleunces of some songs that I love to play like “Pinocchio”, “Humpty Dumpty” and “E. S. P”, which are all modern jazz songs that have plenty of chord changes.


  This project is a compilation of music that was written over the past 5-7 years . The songs were inspired by different periods in my life which are reflected in the titles and in the music itself . Thanks for taking this journey through Songs From This Season . "

God Bless,

- Tim Green