This piece basically created itself, through me, while visiting a friend’s farm near Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. My first daughter, Dida Simone, was only six weeks old, and I dedicate this song to her.
The 2016 Pulitzer Prize for music went to Henry Threadgill for his stunning compositions with flute and saxophone for genre-bending jazz. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 19, 2016