John Paul Davis
My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.
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First Resolution of the New Year -
This Is Just The Beginning -
Our Burdens Change Our Shape -
Fluid, metamorphosing, deeply-connected interplay between hammered dulcimer, six-string electric bass & drums mark these energetic & soothing, shimmering instrumentals.
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It Can Get Everywhere -
Dead End -
A quintet of up-and-coming Blue Note artists form a supergroup & deliver an album of mostly originals both forward-looking & steeped in the label's rich tradition & history.
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Temporary Palace -
Gather Round -
Folds brings his unique blend of piognant, authentic, melodic & catchy songwriting with a dash of ironic humor & mirth to several original tunes & imaginatively reworked holiday classics.
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We saw his star when it rose -
When Will I See It From Your Angle -
Sparse arrangements of mostly-acoustic instrumentation, lo-fi production & Lanegan's expressive baritone all add emotional weight to these bluesy renditions.
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Everyone Wore White -
What Silence Looks Like -
The celebrated organist teams up with the likes of Kenny Burrell, Art Davis, Grady Tate & Wes Montgomery for this fun, soulful, funky, party-perfect collection of carol covers.
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Convergence -
Gateway To Winter -
Curating carols from African-American, Huron Indian, & European traditions, Cockburn explores the haunted, ancient, & mystical aspects of Christmas with his usual gorgeous arrangements.
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The Committee Will Come To Order -
Last Year's Outfit Still Fits -
Jim James sings sweetly & gently on this mostly-acoustic, slow-paced, nostalgic, sometimes meloncholy mixture of intimate originals & well-curated covers.
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See What I Mean? -
Decrescendo -
DJs sample, cut & rearrange standards from the 1950s & 60s by Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington & others for a fun, funky & sublime blast.
