A meditative mood piece. Acoustic guitar, electric sitar, Oberheim-ish soft synth, sampled upright bass and sampled drums.
jazz
dave
es175
dave corsello
corsello
trademark60
thierry arpino
kermit driscoll
rave tesar
vinnie cutro
Story behind the song
Sometimes, when life is perplexing, we ask God for a sign that will help us to make sense of things, and, I think, we often miss the reply. One evening last week, as I arrived at the home of a friend, a spectacular double-rainbow was visible over his house in the eastern sky. We watched it for a while, and then, after I snapped a photo with my cell phone (which I uploaded as the picture for this song), we went inside. He powered up his laptop, and began playing some truly amazing stuff for me that he had written, performed and recorded over the years. I was thoroughly enjoying the music, but as I listened, a common complaint of mine began to rise up in my mind--I don't have enough time for music. Then, in the middle of my friend's joyful sharing, I began to unload on him my complaint about life's unfairness. (The irony is that recently I've had more time for practice and more opportunities to perform than I have in years.) Later, as I left his house, I began to regret how inconsiderate I had been, and days later, those feelings of regret had not subsided. I recognized that I had probably jeopardized both a new friendship and a potentially productive musical collaboration. Feeling lonely and dissapointed, I cried out to God, asking Him to change me. That same night this song came out. From now on, when I see a rainbow, I'm sure that I'll reflect on the fact that God's promises for my good were right in front of me that night, both experientially and symbolically, that I had been too self-absorbed to recognize them, and that in spite of my darkness, He gave me a song that, to me, sounds full of light.