Good 'Millwork This A.M.

After having overslept the day before and totally missing my cardio on Thurs. I got a decent night's sleep last night, woke up in time for my 35 min. treadmill session and from the first step I knew that I was going to have a great session.

Instead of mixing up the walking and jogging I went straight to a 5 mph jog which I maintained throughout the 35 mins. with a big help from Chick Corea and Return to Forever's opus: Sometime Ago / La Fiesta...slow, noodling beginning but what a head of STEAM it builds over the twenty-some minute jam on top of Spanish / Flamenco chord changes with some wild sax shrieking at the crescendos along with Stanley Clarke's thundering, galloping string bass, Flora Purim's airy vocals and Chick's light & sprite Fender Rhodes:

Sometime ago I had a dream
It was happy, it was lasting, it was free
And now in life, oh can't you see
How we can make that dream into reality?

Oh the music, it was playing
Oh the firelight, it was dancing
All the children they were singing
All the people they were loving

Sometime ago I had a dream
It was happy, it was lasting, it was free
And now in life, oh can't you see
How we can make that dream into reality?

Oh the morning sun, it was soft and cool
Oh the evening breeze, it was warm and gold
All together life had started to unfold
Sometime ago

I can't recommend this album enough...!

www.amazon.com/Return-Fo
rever-Chick-Corea/dp/B0000
262QW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s
=music&qid=1258776630&sr=8-1

Some YouTube samples

www.youtube.com/watch?v=
mji-qGkjlVc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=
SAWekvoJ1Zw

Another classic from this band: "Spain"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=
a_OEJ0wqt2g

Looking forward to making the rounds with my clients tomorrow passing out turkeys and boxes of Thanksgiving food...it always feels like one of the significant kickoffs of the holiday season for me. There is SO much for which to be thankful...not the least of which is being part of our wonderful SparkFamily!

Everyone have a SPARKIN' weekend!

Don