Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - Jerusalem: Ethiopian Jazz & Piano Music for Relaxation, Meditation & Spiritual Healing

Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru passed on early this year, but not before Jerusalem was released to celebrate her 99th birthday.

It collects pieces originally issued in 1972 as Song of Jerusalem, including the stunning title track and "Quand La Mer Furieuse" in which Gebru sings, which is as startlingly beautiful as you might expect if you have heard her play her compositions for piano at all. These she does in a manner impossible to hear without feeling as if the sun has come out from behind a cloud and is gently warming the side of your face. Reach for adjectives and terms such as liturgical, classical, homemade, and heavenly, but the key word is definitely "transcendent."

Tracklist:
        Famine Disaster 1974    
        The Home Of Beethoven    
        Jerusalem    
        Aurora    
        Quand La Mer Furieuse    
        Have You Seen Assayehegn?    
        Movement From Rainbow Sonata    
        Woigaye, Don't Cry Anymore    
        Farewell Eve    
        The Pilgrim Song