My Life Matters - CD

Drummer Johnathan Blake presents his powerful third Blue Note album My Life Matters, a suite of music that he composed as a commission for The Jazz Gallery that serves as a dual treatise on the importance of family values and the social imperative to stand up in the face of injustice. Produced by Derrick Hodge, the album features Blake with saxophonist Dayne Stephens, vibraphonist Jalen Baker, pianist Fabian Almazan, and bassist Dezron Douglas plus special guests including Bilal and DJ Jahi Sundance..

1. Broken Drum Circle for the Forsaken
2. Last Breath
3. A Prelude to An Unnecessary Yet Tragically Banal Oratorio
4. Requiem for Dreams Shattered
5. In A Brown Study
6. I Still Have A Dream
7. My Life Matters
8. Can You Hear Me? (The Talking Drums Have Not Stopped)
9. Always the Wrong Color
10. That Which Kills Us Makes Us What?
11. Can Tomorrow Be Brighter?
12. Lullaby for An Eternal Rest
13. We’ll Never Know (They Didn’t Even Get To Try)
14. Prayer for A Brighter Tomorrow