JOHN ALCORN / MICHAEL MASSARO - BEATITUDE IN BLUE

The history behind this recording is that it was originally recorded in 2006 with piano, bass and drums with a guitar intro and solo. Dave then approached John Alcorn to do the vocals. After he recorded the vocals, the recording sat for a few years. Then last year Mike Massaro was asked to record a sax line as well as guitarist Kevin Barrett to record a Freddie Green type strumming guitar to finish off the recording. This whole process was somewhat unconventional but in this case it worked rather well. The premise of the lyric is that generic spirituality is its own reward.

Vocalist John Acorn brings a soulful rendition of the song; The Toronto Star calls him "one of our finest interpreters of the ‘great American songbook,’ an artist who always knows how to walk the fine line between respecting the material and offering an original interpretation."

Michael Massaro is no stranger to the Canadian air waves as he is one of Canada’s premier musicians. His talents were heard on a Redmond Broadcasting compilation recording with some of Canada’s foremost instrumental performers including David Foster, Liona Boyd, Moe Koffman, Andre Gagnon, and Frank Mills to name only a few.

Ostrovsky had fun producing the music video consisting of Charlie Chaplin silent movie clips humorously depicting the lyrics in this new jazz song which can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utGbqeYtrhQ.

The major promotional thrust is to have jazz journalists give this recording a nod so that this single will be given a chance to be discovered by record labels that enjoy the premise and feel of the music. The caliber of producers being sought are Jorge Calandrelli and Andre Fischer as well as the vocal stylings of jazz artist Steve Tyrell to name a few.

"I truly enjoyed ‘Beatitude in Blue’; it had a rhythmic shuffle-beat groove as a toe-tapping backdrop to uplifting lyrics that exemplify the true meaning of ‘seeing love through’ in life. I believe it being featured on The Jazz Network Worldwide will open the ears of vocalists, instrumentalists and producers globally that are looking for creative, original material to be used for their upcoming projects," says Jaijai Jackson, Owner and creator of The Jazz Network Worldwide.