1 Corinthians 13:12: "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known."

I'm testing new compositions. The bass, voice, and drums (on some tracks, played by Chris Wallace) are real. The rest of the instruments are software played by myself through a midi keyboard. This is a demo album. I'll be adding a few more songs, close it, and start thinking about production.

Through A Glass Darkly

1960 was a marker. The establishment of Pax Americana over a half century of world war and the promise of a new future. The optimism and progress interrupted by Dylan, the Beats, and Jack Kennedy's murder.

1960 is an attempt at capturing the spirit of that year.

Manhattan

1960

AKA the death of wisdom (Sophia) done with the optimism of a New Orleans-style funeral march.

Sophia's Dirge

You Stole My Heart

A Mother's Love (Helen June)

Ava's Question

Antietam

Songwriter, musician, producer, engineer in jazz, R&B, funk, rock, and alt country/folk. All original songs.

Hollywood Music in Media Award for best song in a commercial. Chicago's Jazz Week Magazine ranked my album, The Jericho Notes, the 6th best album of the year (2004) just ahead of Al Jarreau and Alice Coltrane.

Through A Glass Darkly

Flatacre