Sunday 17 February 2013

Aphro Blue

In 1959 the musician Mongo Santamaria wrote a latin/ jazz tune called "Afro Blue".
Jazz legend John Coltrane recorded a version made famous in the 1960's and recently Robert Glasper has also recorded it. All totally different versions of what has become a standard.

"Aphro Blue"



As part of my "Blue" series of paintings, but with a distinctly Greek island twist,hence the alternative spelling, I've produced this painting inspired by both that music and the landscape and sea of the Ionian islands.   

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