"Lovely Day"
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Vocal sensation Jośe James delivers an uplifting rendition of "Lovely Day."
Vocal sensation Jośe James delivers a classic rendition of the Bill Withers classic "Lovely Day" accompanied by jazz greats James Genus (bass), Brian Blade (drums), Mark Whitfield (guitar), Helio Alves (piano), Pedrito Martinez (percussion) and Grégoire Maret (harmonica).
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"Lovely Day"
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Vocal sensation Jośe James delivers a classic rendition of the Bill Withers classic "Lovely Day" accompanied by jazz greats James Genus (bass), Brian Blade (drums), Mark Whitfield (guitar), Helio Alves (piano), Pedrito Martinez (percussion) and Grégoire Maret (harmonica).
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(guitar strum) ♪ When I wake up in the morning, love ♪ ♪ And the sunlight hurts my eyes ♪ ♪ Something without warning, love ♪ ♪ Bears heavy on my mind ♪ ♪ Whoa, then I look at you ♪ ♪ And the world's all right with me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa, just one look at you, baby ♪ ♪ And I know it's gonna be ♪ ♪ It's gonna be a ♪ ♪ A lovely day ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ It's gonna be a ♪ ♪ Lovely day ♪ ♪ Gonna be a lovely ♪ ♪ Day, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ When the day that lies ahead of me ♪ ♪ Seems impossible to face ♪ ♪ And when someone else instead of me ♪ ♪ Always seems to know the way ♪ ♪ Whoa, then I look at you ♪ ♪ And the world's all right with me, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa, just one look at you, hey now ♪ ♪ And I know it's gonna be ♪ ♪ It's gonna be a ♪ ♪ A lovely day ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Lovely day ♪ ♪ It's gonna be a ♪ ♪ A lovely day ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ (harmonica solo) (harmonica solo) (harmonica solo) (harmonica solo) ♪ When the day that lies ahead of me ♪ ♪ Seems impossible to face ♪ ♪ And when someone else instead of me ♪ ♪ Always seems to know the way ♪ ♪ Whoa, then I look at you and ♪ ♪ And the world's all right with me ♪ ♪ Whoa, just one look at you, oh ♪ ♪ And I know it's gonna be, yeah ♪ ♪ Lovely day ♪ ♪ A lovely day ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ - Let's break it down, y'all ♪ Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ♪ ♪ Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ♪ ♪ Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪
Highlights From International Jazz Day
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Clip: S2023 Ep1 | 2m 34s | Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music. (2m 34s)
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Clip: S2023 Ep1 | 5m 41s | Gregory Porter delivers a poignant performance of his song "On My Way to Harlem." (5m 41s)
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Preview: S2023 Ep1 | 30s | Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music. (30s)
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Clip: S2023 Ep1 | 5m 14s | Jazz virtuoso Hiromi gives a stunning performance of "Uewo Muite Aruuko." (5m 14s)
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Clip: S2023 Ep1 | 4m 25s | A lively performance by Shemekia Copeland singing her song "Walk Until I Ride." (4m 25s)
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