Jazz Articles about Humans of America

Humans of America: Sounds of the City, Town, and Country

by H.S. Dink
February 6, 2003

Sounds is a vocal record with some unusual performers arrayed in dramatically different settings. And like music from throughout history, it adopts the idea of telling a story though sound: the listener gets to experience a sequence of events, portrayed using musical language. But the record only features voices. The outcome is cinematic--like a silent movie, in a way, but it's not silent and there's no movie. Most importantly, it's real close to home, so sit back.

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