Always Your Friend is an original composition by jazz violinist Nora Germain, featured on her 2024 album Postcards from Violin Mountain. Germain is a prolific Los Angeles-based violinist and composer who has released over a dozen albums of originals and arrangements since 2012, working to reintroduce the jazz violin as a lead voice in contemporary settings. Her compositions typically emphasize lyrical melody and singer-like phrasing, drawing on the tradition of jazz violin while incorporating modern sensibilities. Always Your Friend follows a classic 32-bar structure and showcases the warm, melodic approach that characterizes Germain's writing. On the Postcards from Violin Mountain recording, Germain performs alongside Sam Rocha on acoustic bass and Miles Jensen on electric guitar, creating an intimate small-group setting that highlights the interplay between the three instruments. The tune sits comfortably within Germain's body of work, which spans ballads, swingers, and genre-blending pieces that collectively make a case for the violin as a versatile jazz instrument. As a relatively recent composition, it has not yet entered the broader jazz repertoire but represents Germain's continued commitment to expanding the violin's role in jazz through original material.
