Mood Red · 2026 · Jazz · 11 tracks
Recorded live and unfiltered. Eleven tracks of straight-ahead jazz, Latin grooves, and soulful swing—captured in the moment, with the room breathing along.
Alright, alright... thank you, Montreux. Thank you, Switzerland. This is the most beautiful country I have ever played in, and tonight is the most beautiful audience I've ever played to. Now look — we came a long way to get here. Long way. Some of us came from places where they don't always treat us like we belong, you understand? But here? Tonight? We belong. And so do you. So we're gonna play some music for you. Some of it's gonna make you angry. Some of it's gonna make you dance. And some of it... some of it ain't got words for what it's about. But all of it... all of it is the truth. Eddie, you ready? One, two... one, two, three, four —
they call me citizen but my rent went up again they call me citizen but my paycheck stayed the same they tell me work hard, keep your head down, play the game i'm playing the game, i'm working hard i'm still poor, still tired, still scared tell me how that works tell me how that works they got laws for them they got laws for us they got rules for them they got rules for US SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) that's what they made me (second class) i pay the same taxes i bleed the same blood i show up every morning SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) yeah they say the system works, just gotta wait your turn my grandfather waited, my mother waited, what'd they earn a tired back, a small house, a flag they don't believe in anymore i'm tired of waiting i'm tired of being patient i'm tired of being told to be grateful for crumbs they got houses, we got rent they got savings, we got debt they got freedom, we got next we got NEXT SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) that's what they made me (second class) i pay the same taxes i bleed the same blood i show up every morning SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) yeah you wanna know what makes me angry i'll tell you what makes me angry they look me in the eye and tell me i'm equal and then they go home to a different country than the one i live in the SAME country two different countries tell me how that works SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) that's what they made me (second class) i pay the same taxes i bleed the same blood i show up every morning SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (second class) yeah second class second class yeah
Thank you, Montreux! Thank you, Switzerland! Goodnight! Goodnight!
Thank you, Montreux! Thank you, Switzerland! Goodnight! Goodnight!