old dog, new licks

there’s a jazz show on public radio here in MA called “eric in the evening.” been on for years.

the opening theme is Horace Silver’s “Peace.”

after years of hearing it, i realized that there is a sense of comfort and, yes, peace that comes over me whenever i hear it. it’s like an old friend is knocking on the door and you look up to see him and feel glad he’s there.

i don’t think it’s about eric jackson himself (the host) or the show, although i like the show…it’s a little too mainstream for my taste a lot of the time. lots of ahmad jamal, stanley turrentine, etc. which i like, but it’s not my favorite stuff (things like ornette, trane, braxton, ayler, etc.)

no, it’s the song. and what i love is that instead of a snippet, they play the whole thing every night.

i have realized it belongs on the list of my favorite songs.

and here, i thought i was done discovering them.