San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California
Jazz Preludes is when the band plays a jazz song before church service begins. This serves as a warm-up for the band as well as a warm-up for the audience before the opening praise song. We aim to make the preludes softer and easy going, but with jazz we have so many options to cover!
Icarus (jazz prelude) by Ralph TownerYouTube linkTempo: 177 bpm Create In Me A Clean Heart Tempo: 60 bpm To Be God’s People Tempo: 72 bpm What Does The Lord Require Of You? Tempo: 90 bpm Lord, Be Glorified Tempo: 85 bpm
Summertime (jazz prelude) YouTube linkTempo: 90 bpm Blessed Be Your Name by Matt RedmanYouTube linkTempo: 120 bpm I’ll Fly Away Tempo: 85 bpm Praise Adonai by Paul BalocheYouTube linkTempo: 82 bpm
Stolen Moments (jazz prelude) by Oliver NelsonYouTube linkTempo: 111 bpm How Great Is Our God by Chris TomlinYouTube linkTempo: 76 bpm Here I Am To Worship by Tim HughesYouTube linkTempo: 75 bpm Your Grace Is Enough by Matt MaherYouTube linkTempo: 120 bpm
Dolphin Dance (jazz prelude) by Herbie HancockYouTube linkTempo: 119 bpm Awesome Is The Lord Most High by Chris TomlinYouTube linkTempo: 132 bpm I Will Follow by Chris TomlinYouTube linkTempo: 96 bpm
Cantaloupe Island (jazz prelude) by Herbie HancockYouTube linkTempo: 115 bpm Forever by Chris TomlinYouTube linkTempo: 120 bpm I Need Thee Every Hour by Fernando OrtegaYouTube linkTime signature: 3/4 Days Of Elijah by Robin MarkYouTube linkTempo: 101 bpm
Footprints (jazz prelude) by Wayne ShorterYouTube link Hosanna (opening praise) YouTube linkTempo: 120 bpm God Of Wonders YouTube linkTempo: 82 bpm Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) (closing) by Paul BalocheYouTube linkTempo: 114 bpm
Recorda-Me (prelude) by Joe Henderson QuintetYouTube linkStyle: Bossa nova Jesus Paid It All (opening praise) YouTube linkTime signature: 3/4Tempo: 78 bpm Lord Have Mercy (closing praise) by Michael W. SmithYouTube linkTempo: 70 bpm (rubato)
Sandu (jazz prelude) by Clifford BrownYouTube linkTempo: 138 bpmStyle: blues swing Don’t Worry Be Happy (opening song) by Bobby McFerrinYouTube linkTempo: 140 bpm Come And Behold Him (response hymn) YouTube linkTime signature: 6/8Tempo: 55 bpm God Bless The Child (doxology) by Billie HolidayYouTube linkTempo: 76 bpmStyle: slow jazz ballad The Family Prayer Song (closing) by…