{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 525: Spirituality","description":"The Spring is truly the season of spiritual awakening and celebration. Holy week for those of the Christian faith is underway, coming early on the calendar this year. As a result, the Jewish holiday of Purim, rather than Passover, tis this coming week. The festival of Vaisaki, celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs iis their Spring holiday, just as Theravada, the New Year festival for Theravada Buddhists, is celebrated. Soon will begin the Baha'i festival of Ridvan, and Pagan\/Wiccan followers commemorate the end of the Celtic Tree Month Alder and beginning of the Celtic Tree Month of Willow. \r\nIt’s a blessing that these festivals of many faiths all come in the early Spring , reminding us of the great similarities and wonderful differences that make up these faiths. In order to celebrate this season of spirituality, I offer my annual podcast of jazz with a spiritual strain running through the tunes in Podcast 525 (previous Podcasts can be found for 2015,  2014,  2013, 2011, and 2010), including:\r\nWynton Marsalis - "Psalm 29"\r\nVibration Society - "Spirits Up Above"\r\nPharoah Sanders - "Prince of Peace"\r\nAlbert Ayler - "Saints"\r\nMark Weinstein - "Mizmor L'David"\r\nMarcus Miller - "The Lord's Prayer"\r\nDirty Dozen Brass Band - "Amazing Grace"\r\nWinard Harper - "The Prayer"\r\nKamasi Washington - "Seven Prayers"\r\nKirk Whalum - "Love is the Answer"\r\nWynton Marsalis - "Psalm 29"\r\n ","author_name":"Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show","author_url":"http:\/\/straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com","html":"