Leaves of Grass

Down Beat: 4 stars out of 5 - "While the cadence of Whitman's words often take the singer far from his swinging comfort zone, the direct nature of his delivery and innate theatricality allow him to embody the lyrics."

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CD Details

Released: February 22, 2005
Originally Released: 2005
Label: Palmetto Records

Entertainment Reviews:

Down Beat - p.66

4 stars out of 5 - "While the cadence of Whitman's words often take the singer far from his swinging comfort zone, the direct nature of his delivery and innate theatricality allow him to embody the lyrics."

JazzTimes - pp.72-3

"[T]he poems seem to grow from and reflect upon one another as the music gracefully shifts between awestruck pastorales, proud celebrations and magical nocturnes, with a few flickers of genre thrown in along the way."

Tracks:

1.Riddle Song, A (Overture)
2.Song of the Universal
3.Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand
4.Part I (I Celebrate Myself)
5.Part II (A Child Said, What Is the Grass?)
6.Part III (A Learner With the Simplest)
7.Part IV (I Exist as I Am)
8.Part V (I Am He That Walks)
9.Part VI (Through Me Forbidden Voices)
10.Part VII (Now I Will Do Nothing But Listen)
11.Part VIII (I Believe a Leaf of Grass)
12.Part IX (I Fly Those Flights)
13.Part X (My Lovers Suffocate Me)
14.Part XI (Why Should I Wish to See God)
15.The Mystic Trumpeter
16.At the Close of the Day (Instrumental)
17.To You / Perfections
18.The Sleepers
19.Spirit That Form'd This Scene / On The Beach At Night Alone (Interlude)
20.After the Dazzle of Day