1) Jack Wilkin… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Jack Wilkins (born Jack Rivers Lewis on 4 June 1944; died 5 May 2023) was an American jazz guitarist;
2) Jack Wilkins (born Ashby Jackson Wilkins) is an American jazz saxophonist.
1) Jack Wilkins (born Jack Rivers Lewis in Brooklyn, NYC, on 4 June 1944; died 5 May 2023) was an American jazz guitarist. Wilkins grew up listening to his parents' music - Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday. He started playing guitar when he was thirteen. He had an older cousin who played albums for him by Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Django Reinhardt, and Johnny Smith. He cited Smith's Designed for You as one of the albums that meant the most to him, in addition to Sounds of Synanon by Joe Pass, Poll Winners by Barney Kessel, The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow, and Interpretations of Tal Farlow. Having studied with John Mehegan early on, learning vibes, piano, and classical guitar, his main instrument throughout his career was jazz guitar. He gained a strong reputation during his long association with Buddy Rich.
While still in his teens, he worked as a guitarist in bands led by Les Elgart, Larry Elgart, Warren Covington, and Sammy Kaye.
Wilkins worked with Dan Armstrong, Lew Soloff, Lew Tabackin, and Lloyd Wells. In his twenties, he worked as a vibraphonist. He formed the band The Jazz Partners and played vibes with pianist Barry Manilow, who admired the work of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Barney Kessel. Wilkins and Manilow arranged songs from Kessel's albums for their group. A copy of his first solo album, Windows (Mainstream, 1973), found its way into the hands of Buddy Rich's manager. Wilkins then became a member of the Buddy Rich septet.
Wilkins also worked with Kenny Barron, Frank Foster, Sonny Fortune, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy McGriff, Sal Nistico, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Woods, and the Brecker Brothers.
He recorded as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, Phil Woods, Harvie Swartz, and the Brecker Brothers, among others. His own recordings for Mainstream, Music Masters, CTI, and especially his pair of essential Chiaroscuro albums in 1977 (the single CD Merge reissued all of the music except one song) show his talents.
2) Jack Wilkins (born Ashby Jackson Wilkins) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has released "Ridge Lines" in 2002, "The Blue & Green Project" in 2011, "The Rundle Sessions" in 2019.
How Deep is the Ocean
Jack Wilkins Lyrics
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I'll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?
How many times a day do I think of you?
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?
And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?
How far would I travel
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?
And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?
How high is the sky?
The lyrics to Jack Wilkins's song "How Deep Is the Ocean?" express the depth of love felt by the singer towards their significant other. They begin by asking a rhetorical question, "How much do I love you?" and immediately offer an answer, "I'll tell you no lie." The singer then compares the depth of their love to the depth of the ocean and the height of the sky. These comparisons highlight the magnitude of the singer's love, suggesting that it is immeasurable and boundless.
The song continues with the singer asking a series of questions that, again, highlight the enormity of their feelings. They ask how often they think of their loved one, the number of dew-covered roses that remind them of their beloved, and how far they would travel to be with them. The singer even goes on to question the distance from Earth to a star, emphasizing how far they would go to be with their significant other. The chorus reiterates the depth of their love, saying that if they were to ever lose their loved one, they would cry so much, but and the depth of the ocean and height of the sky stands in comparison.
Overall, the lyrics to "How Deep Is the Ocean?" poetically express the depths of love, emphasizing its boundlessness and the power it holds over the singer. Their love is compared to vast, incomprehensible natural elements, highlighting just how transcendent and profound it truly is.
Line by Line Meaning
How much do I love you?
In what way can I measure my love for you?
I'll tell you no lie
I will be truthful in my answer.
How deep is the ocean?
Is it possible to quantify the depth of my love for you?
How high is the sky?
Is it possible to determine the limit of my love for you?
How many times a day do I think of you?
How frequently do thoughts of you occupy my mind?
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
Are there enough roses drenched in dew to equal my thoughts of you?
How far would I travel
What lengths would I go to
To be where you are?
In order to be with you?
How far is the journey
Can the distance between us be measured?
From here to a star?
Even to the reaches of the cosmos?
And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
The extent of my sorrow if I were to ever lose you?
How deep is the ocean?
Would the depth of my despair equal the depth of the ocean?
How high is the sky?
Would my sorrow reach the limits of the sky?
How high is the sky?
Can the extent of my love ever be fully measured?
Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IRVING BERLIN
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