Our Daily Bread is an original composition by Joe Lovano, serving as the title track of his 2023 ECM Records album recorded with his Trio Tapestry, featuring Marilyn Crispell on piano and Carmen Castaldi on drums. The piece was recorded in May 2022 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in Lugano, Switzerland, produced by Manfred Eicher. It is one of eight spacious, prayer-like originals on the album, characterized by a serene and introspective quality that emphasizes melody, shifting textures, and gently unfolding moods. Lovano's tenor saxophone serves as the lead voice, conveying emotional depth amid subdued rhythms and subtle interplay with his bandmates. The composition reflects Lovano's late-career exploratory phase with Trio Tapestry, a group formed to pursue a more meditative, textural approach to jazz that aligns with ECM's signature aesthetic. The album received critical praise from outlets including the Financial Times, All About Jazz, and The Sydney Morning Herald for its emotional depth and mastery. Our Daily Bread remains a recent deep cut in the contemporary jazz repertoire rather than a widely performed standard. On AllSolos, the tune is represented by performances from Live From Emmet's Place Vol. 56 with Joe Lovano, featuring solos by Lovano on tenor saxophone and Emmet Cohen on piano.
