Robert Farnon’s Grammy-winning arrangement of “Lament“ (m - J.J. Johnson, w - David Speed)

[NOTE! The words superimposed in this video r my own, not the existing Meredith D’Ambrosio lyric; both r displayed below. The audio is, of course, strictly the original instrumental track.] From Johnson’s 1995 CD, “Tangence,“ a long overdue collaboration between the celebrated trombonist/composer-arranger and one of his longtime inspirations, Robert Farnon (described in Johnson’s liner notes as both ’’one of my composer/orchestrator heroes for as long as I can remember“ and - quoting Stravinsky re Ravel - one who “orchestrates with the precision of a Swiss watchmaker“), comes this gorgeous Grammy-winning arrangement, which, combined with the composer’s presence as featured soloist, results in arguably the definitive version of Johnson’s oft-recorded composition. At the very least, it’s in the ballpark w/ the legendary Gil Evans/Miles Davis version, circa 1957. Below is displayed my alternate lyric, as seen in the video. Beneath each lin