'' Beautiful Life '' is the eighth studio album from Jimmy Greene . Mack Avenue Records released the album on November 25 , 2014 . Greene dedicated the album to his daughter , Ana Grace Márquez-Greene , who was murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting , Reviewing the album from '' The New York Times '' , Nate Chinen describes , " there 's ... a quiet resilience in those songs " . Marcus Chilton , writing a review at '' The Daily Telegraph '' , replies , " '' Beautiful Life '' is a remarkable tribute " . Awarding the album four and a half stars at AllMusic , Matt Collar states , " Greene transforms his personal anguish into something that 's as inspirational to the soul as it is beautiful to the ears . " Larkin Corman , rating the album four stars from '' The Irish Times '' , writes , " Even without the context , this would be a beautiful recording ; knowing the background , one can not but be humbled by its generosity . " Giving the album five stars for '' All About Jazz '' , Patricia Myers says , " Greene 's album combines jazz with spirituals , contemporary Christian music and ballads , plus three original songs . " Jack Goodstein , penning a review at '' Seattle Post-Intelligencer '' , responds , " '' Beautiful Life '' is an emotionally charged musical celebration of a life too soon lost . " Writing a review from the '' Ottawa Citizen '' , Peter Hum recognizes , " Totalling about 50 minutes in all , '' Beautiful Life '' is a concise album in which every note speaks volumes . "
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Beautiful Life (Jimmy Greene album)