Get a free download of the tune, "Enter the Temple" by Daryl Johnson from Amazon.com. daryljohnson From the Inside The CD is an eclectic mix of Post-Bop and Contemporary Jazz written, arranged and produced by Daryl Johnson. Play Enter the Temple Play Shine Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Enter The Temple 2. The Wizard 3. The Temple 4. Shine 5. Sage Walk 6. Griot 7. You Don't Know What Love Is You can also purchase this CD from Amazon.com frominside$11.99 Review of "From the Inside" "Entrapping, calmly-incendiary, luring, provocative-these are only a few ways to describe Daryl Johnson's boon to the jazz realm. His latest album release From The Inside is forty-six minutes of tranquil, yet massively intense jazz; this album is fulminating with artistic invention. All of the tunes on the album are originals of johnson's except for the standard "You Don't Know What Love is." The album begins with a smooth, hip-hop groove. Throughout the tune, the texture and mood stay subdued. While the feel may be calm, johnson's lines are not; they have a relaxed fierceness. At the close, the tune segues to the second composition. Full of off-beat punches, "The Wizard" is spellbinding. The groove changes to funk and johnson lays it down. Often times 5/4 can sound contrived and uneasy, but with amazing skills the trio performs in this meter comfortably and naturally. A great credit to johnson's compositional skills, the melody to "The Temple" is genuinely in 5/4, contributing to the ease the song portrays. The next tune is a laid back waltz (in 6); the feel is swing. After johnson's solo, bassist Lonnie Plaxico delivers a stellar performance. The tune then ends as calmly as it began. Johnson's last original is for full ensemble. In 6/4, the tune features a persistent bassline. It is quite different than anything that has preceded it. The album's compositions seem to gradually build to this tunes intensity and ambience, before receding for the last piece: a solo-piano rendition of the standard "You Don't Know What Love Is." Upon recently having the opportunity to hear Kenny Barron speak, one of the key points he stressed was the importance of good rhythm. He recalled a story of a drummer who would only bring his ride cymbal to jam sessions! He stated that because the because the drummer had such a great feeling in his ride cymbal, that none of the other musicians ever missed the other drums and cymbals. This kind of devotion to feel can make or brake jazz musicians. The album From The Inside proves that Daryl Johnson certainly has impeccable feel. From top to bottom, From The Inside is unique and intriguing. Daryl Johnson is a force to be reckoned with." --Joshua Musselwhite, Jazz Improv magazine, Sept, 2004 Visit Joshua's site About Daryl Johnson The New York music scene is a hot bed for musical talent, and with the rise of the internet and the emergence of the independent artist new and fresh voices are finally getting a chance to be heard. Case in point, jazz pianist Daryl Johnson a talented composer arranger with a penchant for creatively crossing styles and genres bringing about fresh and original jazz compositions. 2004 witnessed the release of "From the Inside" the debut offering featuring six of Daryl’s original compositions and a reflective solo piano rendition of "You Don’t Know What Love Is". "From The Inside" enlist bassist Lonnie Plaxico and drummer Lionel Cordew, prominent musicians whose sidemen activities list Cassandra Wilson, Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber, and Steve Coleman to name a few.Mr Johnson also brings on former mentors Warren Smith (marimba) and Andrei Strobert (drums) along with on the rise new comer Andrew Lamb (sax).The CD is an eclectic mix of Post-Bop and Contemporary Jazz written, arranged and produced by Daryl Johnson. Hardly a novice, Mr. Johnson honed and sharpened his skills at some of New York’s finest jazz institutions and workshops, acquiring degrees at Long Islands Five Towns College and then moving on Old Westbury University to study with such renowned performers/educators as Ken McIntyre, Warren Smith and Jimmy Owens and from there it was workshops at Harlem’s famous Jazz Mobile studying piano with Jazz legends Ronnie Matthews, Norman Simmons and Dennis Moorman. "From The Inside" is only the beginning of what looks like a promising recording and performing career for Daryl Johnson. Daryl Johnson's music is a special blend of jazz-funk and straight-ahead jazz. A talented composer and arranger striking out on his own in his debut solo project, "From The Inside". An alumni of Long Island's Five Towns College and Old Westbury University, Johnson has had the opportunity to learn the art of jazz from some of jazz's greatest musicians such as multi-reedist Makanda Ken Mcintyre, master percussionist Warren Smith and jazz trumpeter and educator Jimmy Owens, not to mention a four year tenure at New York's highly esteemed JazzMobile Workshop where he came under the tuteledge of such great pianists as Norman Simmons, Dennis Moorman and Ronnie Matthews. In 1988 he formed the jazz-funk group "Touche" which worked exstensively in Long Island and New York's five boroughs. A studious and ambitious musician, hard work and perseverance has led Daryl to work in diverse musical situations ranging from tours with R&B soul group Blue Magic to gigs with fusion bassist Al MacDowell and his group "TimePeace". In 2002 the Daryl Johnson Trio was formed as a vehicle to explore Johnsons writing and arranging skills and in early 2003 he took bassist Lonnie Plaxico and drummer Lionel Cordew into Brooklyn's Famed "Systems Two Recording Studio" and from there "From the Inside" was born and also what looks like a promising solo career for Daryl Johnson.