Why this tune?
This week’s song is another one I have been ”polishing” since I wrote the first version in January. Since then I added a bridge, cleaned up the melody, and made some improvements to the lyric. Every revision has been better than the last, and closer to what I’d consider “finished.”
As I wrote in January, “Rubato” was inspired by a comment from a bandmate about an ”emergency rubato.” It’s a lovely concept, taking a short “rubato” to slow down and catch your breath.
I’m adding a few alternate tunes to the program for Blues Alley on May 27. Maybe this one should be on the list? We’re celebrating the release of my new EP ”Grown Up Since Tuesday” and a vinyl 45 rpm single (in those boxes you can see in the video).
Oren Levine, jazz pianist and songwriter 