Composer’s note

The Three jazz hymns were arranged for Andrew Earis and choirs of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London for various services and BBC broadcasts from that church. The setting of 'Let all mortal flesh keep silence' is structured to gradually build layers over the moody piano chords and the pedal harmony. At the end the music should be very big as it reaches the final ‘Lord most high’. Like the other settings, the use of other jazz instruments will enhance the impact of this arrangemen...