Product Overview
Kiefer - When There'S Love Around (Vinyl) When ThereÙs Love Around is an album of two halves. The first is Üabout feeling small and insignificant and stressed,Ý Kiefer says. ÜItÙs about things that cause me to worry, but at the end of the day, are probably unimportant from a larger cosmic perspective.Ý The albumÙs second half is more reflective and spiritual, its cathartic mood occasioned by the loss of KieferÙs beloved grandmother. While grief and loss are main themes, the tone is still largely positive Ó Kiefer describes himself as an optimist. Kiefer assembled a band of his favorite musicians, including DJ Harrison, Andy McCauley, Josh Johnson, Will Logan, Sam Wilkes and other jazz luminaries. They laid the album down in three sets of sessions over 2020, including one stint at Jazzy JeffÙs studio after the DJ invited Kiefer to record there. Several songs were recorded in one or two takes, with any mistakes left in, true to KieferÙs preference for music that feels spontaneous and from the heart. Kiefer has long performed with a live band, and found the setup suited the communal spirit he was striving for on this album: ÜI find something about the Herculean type of jazz performer really alienating. I want to celebrate human connection,Ý he explains. TRACKLISTING 1. introduction 2. i remember this picture 3. lift somebody up 4. earthly things 5. crybaby 6. curly 7. a wish for you 8. loving hands 9. AretiÙs Love 10. with you where you are 11. when thereÙs love around 12. i love my friends 13. thinking of you (Bonus)
