A Great Day For Freedom (feat. Nico Lohmann and Jeanfrançois Prins)

from Songs of Berlin by Berlin Jazz Orchestra feat Marc Secara

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Originally written in late 1989 shortly after the Berlin Wall fell, this Pink Floyd classic carries a timeless message.
Cooper transformed it into a slow Gospel groove, which Secara takes ahold of. Nico Lohmann adds a powerful alto sax statement, followed by Jeanfrançois Prins's soulful and burning guitar solo.

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A Great Day For Freedom

A Great Day for Freedom
On the day the wall came down
They threw the locks onto the ground
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived
On the day the wall came down
The Ship of Fools had finally ran aground
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight

I dreamed you had left my side
No warmth, not even pride remained
And even though you needed me
It was clear that I could not do a thing for you

Now life devalues day by day
As friends and neighbors turn away
And there's a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone
Now frontiers shift like desert sands
While nations wash their bloodied hands
Of loyalty, of history, in shades of grey

I woke to the sound of drums
The music played, the morning sun streamed in
I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitter residues slipped away...slipped away

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from Songs of Berlin, released October 10, 2021
From PINK FLOYD
Composer: David Gilmour, Polly Annie Samson
Lyricist: David Gilmour, Polly Annie Samson
Arranger: Jack Cooper

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Berlin Jazz Orchestra feat Marc Secara Berlin, Germany

Founded in 2000 by german vocalist MARC SECARA, the BERLIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA under the artistic direction
of trombone legend JIGGS WHIGHAM has developed into one of the most
renowned orchestras in Germany over the past 21 years .
New York Voices, Patti Austin,
Thomas Quasthoff, Joja Wendt, Manfred Krug and many others were guests stars of
Marc Secara and his orchestra. ... more