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The Music and I

by Clare Foster

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These Things You Are To Me (Bird Of Paradise) C Parker/C Foster My love is about a passion and devotion to you Call it infatuation But my heart is all aglow Just seems to quiver everytime you come around I can’t control myself with tender feelings so precious Light of my life You’ll never know I cherish the ground that you walk Never to doubt or fear that you’re the apple of my eye And I will treasure you forever You call it a crush And you call it smitten But I can tell you the affection that I have is very plain and clear All I want to do is share all of it with you Been searching so far and so wide Anything worth having is real hard to find And love is no exception to these trails and tribulations So set me free I really need to know that you are in my corner In my arms holding me tightly Can’t you understand I need you so And I will do all that I can to show you Oh I mean it dear So don’t take for granted and just throw away what I am giving you ‘Cause it’s the real thing This you really should know It’s the truth I’m just slave to your love There’s not a heart that can’t be broken There’s not a life that can’t be woken Words that go unspoken Which leads me to say all thats’s inside I love you
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Dig Deep (Soul Surge) Freddie Hubbard lyrics by Clare Foster EMI Music Publishing Ltd We all should know that inspiration can be the real fuel of life A yearn and burn that keeps us seeking within Feeding us with love An honesty that can be sought and then found Nearer to yourself An organ of emotion, thought and good will takes us to the facts This is an inner urge that thrives inside And leads us on our way Just like the ocean waves that roar in the sea This is our soul surge There is a light that shines in each one of us keeping us alive Unfading flames that dwindle forever more Like immortal stars The immaterial and true part of man Never lies or dies It keeps a channelled flow of ideas that grow into greater dreams A motion that will run right through our veins It keeps us on that track Just like the rain that pours out from the black skies This is our soul surge Freddie Hubbard solo The divine can be reached at anytime Seek and ye shall find There is nothing that can overpower or devour like the infinite thing that we call our soul It’s the top! The incorruptible is here to stay So trust just what you’re hearing inside It could save you some tears Body, spirit, mortal being, vital essence, inner recess, deepest centre, living focus, impulse, inside landscape Something of an inward liveliness that keeps us on this planet Cockles of the heart lay deep inside all living beings The gush... And the crescendo of a thought that rushes out into the bloodstream and sends all of those chills The taste of honey pie The souls’ everlasting eternity It’s peerless, indestructible and eminent The veracious life that will always be The feeling of hitting that chord and then finding the notes That run swiftly round ‘til they find a new melody Sparkles of starry light Swelling floods of new energy Tearing through our veins And so this flux keeps on, on and on and on With great gusto Swirling and oozing and swarming Gurging out and streaming everywhere Just like the movement of the ocean filled with notions from those white horses That just keep on surging
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The music and I Are gonna take to the sky On a journey that will lead us far beyond the moon When all else fails There you’ll find a fairytale Of a magic land that send you off into the stars For when you feel The beauty you conceal Just let it go For a song is always real The music and I Will take our dreams and say goodbye In a harmony of sound that plays forever more Our hearts desire Will find it’s home beside a fire Of eternal warmth that glows its light into the dark For when you hear Each note that rings so clear Just don’t forget that a song is always near The music and I Are gonna spread our wings and fly To a paradise that’s filled with truth and sacred bliss The hills we climb Lead us to a space and time In a special place where all our happiness can grow ‘Cause when you see How precious life can be Just hold on tight For that song will set love free
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A Sacred Place (Black Narcissus) Joe Henderson lyrics/Clare Foster Held tight No fear Sealed inside a nest of safety Sheltered Nurtured Wrapped inside warm dreams of somewhere that you know Riding on the crest of a great vessel And hoping that you’ve found something quite special Hush now Don’t cry Tears inside your joy are present Your space Right place You have landed on a limb and won’t let go Captured in the hands of a sweet moment And knowing that you’ve found what your heart lives for (2nd time: beats for)
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Just Another Day (Sandu) - Clifford Brown/Clare Foster For nothing can express the way you feel Like on a day that’s filled with gloom Walk the dog to keep from yawning Get yourself together for the morning There’s no end to all the entertainment That you can cherish out on your own From the seeds you have sown Go gazing in the park Or fly your kite Out on this hazy afternoon Feed the ducks and tell ‘em stories Look admiring all their worldly glories It’s just a pleasant kind of feeling that you’ll find Just as you will start to unwind CODA Just as this day slips on by Standing Strong (Sandu) Clifford Brown trumpet solo It doesn’t matter what day of the week you will find yourself in You have got to be knowing That inside each and every one of us there lies All our dreams Tucked inside our closet of disguise A wisdom and a truth No room for all the many lies that can seep into our chasm and deprive our hearts from giving It’s a vicious circle that in turn will stop our lives from living It is no good to stand underneath Those black clouds and wait for the rain So take it from me and dig real deep down Secure your whole being and just go and seek out Relax into the swing Feel it What in the world Could make your spirit gleam Except to find a home of self-esteem An armour that is fit for any knight And a sword to carry with you Protecting you in each plight Onwards and Upwards (Sandu) Harold Land Tenor Solo There ain’t much more to say Than simply just to enjoy all the pleasures That life can bring your way You’ve got to make sure that your love doesn’t go astray It’s hard to get a grip of everything But in the end you’re sure to win When self-will takes its stand Just like music in a band It starts to playin’ Keep planting seeds and ploughing through the weeds It’s the only thing to do If you value your existence There has always been a fight To keep that candle burning bright So never let it die! Persistence is the key of life And time will wait for no one So just keep your head up high And with the patience of a saint You’ll reach a state where you’ll have pure consolation So keep believing in the angels And the strength that you’ll discover in their presence You soul will thrive upon their essence.
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Distant Dreams (Ugetsu) Cedar Walton lyrics/ Clare Foster Prestige Music Ltd So time will take its course And all your fears will disappear Those goals That you hit and you miss Forget the dreams you could not reach Now you can You’re on top And looking down Across the many seas Over the waves inside some caves You laugh You’re not scared So be brave For you can do just anything That you want Everything, as it’s your fantasy It’s your fantasy.......
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released January 6, 2003

Andrew McCormack - piano
Alec Dankworth - Bass
Winston Clifford - Drums
Shanti Jayasinha - Trumpet/Flugelhorn (2,3,5,6,10,11)
Jean Toussaint - Tenor/Soprano Saxes (5,8,11)

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Clare Foster London, UK

Humphrey Littleton quote: “There's a singer, who we say in the trade has paid her dues. Born in England, she's done the studying and the working in New York, London, Canada and places as far flung as Thailand and Singapore. She's now back in London gigging and teaching. Still awaiting the wide recognition that her talents undoubtedly deserve and I hope will receive very soon.” ... more

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