Keyboard innovator Kit … Read Full Bio ↴The "Henry Thoreau of Jazz" Jazziz Magazine
Keyboard innovator Kit Walker thrives on new musical horizons. Although he was in his early years classically trained as a pianist, pipe organist, and composer, Kit wasn't content to stop there. His musical and spiritual explorations have taken him through a universe of styles and sounds, and he spent many years working with and developing his own personal slant on each of them. His groundbreaking albums for Windham Hill Jazz, "Dancing on the Edge of the World", and "Fire in the Lake", released in the late 80's, helped to broaden the spectrum of contemporary jazz. Both albums received international critical acclaim, high rotation airplay, and made the top 10 of Billboard's contemporary jazz charts. Many people attest to the fact that these albums still sound as fresh as if released today.
Kit also spent many years developing his mastery of the improvisational jazz vocabulary, and then, while weaving that in with his understanding of classical and contemporary music, and his love of world music from all directions on the globe, he forged a sound uniquely and unmistakably his. A veteran master of electronic instruments and recording technologies, he is also equally at home on acoustic piano, and Hammond B3 organ.
His lifelong spiritual quest has served to imbue his music with a transcendental quality that serves to further dissolve boundaries between genre and musical idiom. As well as his appearances on his own Windham Hill Jazz recordings, and his self-released world/jazz recording, "Freehouse", he has toured with, and collaborated in productions with numerous luminaries in the jazz, world, and sacred music fields, including sacred world music pioneer Jai Uttal, jazz/rock drum virtuoso Steve Smith, the popular devotional singer Deva Premal, and Brazilian jazz percussion legend Airto Moreira, and his vocalist wife, Flora Purim, to name but a few.
Kit has also been blurring the boundaries of contemplative music and modern classical harmonic structures, and mixing those with world music and experimental electronic music, to further push the envelope of sacred music. His forthcoming album, "Sky Blue Door", is his first release in that direction, and contains music composed specifically for the 8 hour mystery play, "The Mummery", written by the contemporary American spiritual master Adi Da Samraj. This music delves into the depths of contemplative experience, and is a journey into and beyond love and death.
As well, in 2008 Kit composed the soundtrack for "Presque Isle" a symbolically charged new film by the seminal underground film director, Rob Nilsson, which expanded Kit's musical palette even further into the uncharted waters of the human psyche. Kit's musical mission has always been to access and magnify the healing dimensions of music, no matter what the context he finds himself in at any given time.
Watch for another new release of Kit's signature world-jazz, coming in 2008, in which he explores even further the cross-fertilization of improvised world jazz and contemporary compositional style.
An in-depth listen to Kit's musical offering will reveal a multi-faceted approach rarely found in the musical landscape of today. This is what prompted Jazziz magazine to call him, in a tip of the hat to the great American iconoclast and writer, the "Henry Thoreau of Jazz".
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Julia
Kit Walker Lyrics
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But I say it just to reach you, Julia.
Julia, Julia, ocean child, calls me
So I sing a song of love, Julia
Julia, seashell eyes, windy smile, calls me
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
In the sun
Julia, Julia, morning moon, touch me
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
When I cannot sing my heart
I can only speak my mind, Julia.
Julia, sleeping sand, silent cloud, touch me
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
Hum hum hum hum, calls me
So I sing a song of love, Julia, Julia, Julia.
The lyrics of "Julia" by Kit Walker appear to be a love song to a girl named Julia. The singer sings about being drawn to her and feeling the need to reach out to her, even if half of what he says feels meaningless. There is an obvious adoration for her in the lyrics.
The singer seems to be especially drawn to Julia's oceanic nature, with her seashell eyes and hair that looks like "floating sky." The ocean is a recurring theme in the song, with Julia being described as an "ocean child" and "sleeping sand." This suggests a deep connection between Julia's persona and the sea.
The ending of the song has the singer unable to express his emotions through song, but he still tries to convey his feelings to Julia through his words. By the end of the song, he has hummed his way back to Julia, continuing to sing a song of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Half of what I say is meaningless
I express myself with random words because I want to connect with you, Julia.
But I say it just to reach you, Julia.
My words may seem trivial, but they represent my desire to communicate with you, Julia.
Julia, Julia, ocean child, calls me
My heart yearns for you, Julia, like a child yearns for the ocean.
So I sing a song of love, Julia
I express my feelings for you, Julia, through this song of love.
Julia, seashell eyes, windy smile, calls me
Your eyes and smile, Julia, remind me of the beauty of seashells and the freedom of the wind.
Her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering
Your hair, Julia, resembles the floating sky and sparkles with a stunning luster.
In the sun
Your hair shines radiantly when exposed to the sun's light.
Julia, Julia, morning moon, touch me
You awaken my senses and stir my soul, Julia, like the moon on a fresh morning.
When I cannot sing my heart
There are times when my emotions are too strong for words, Julia.
I can only speak my mind, Julia.
In those situations, I speak honestly and directly from my mind and heart, Julia.
Julia, sleeping sand, silent cloud, touch me
You soothe me with your gentle touch, Julia, like sleeping sand and peaceful clouds.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
This song of love is my expression of devotion to you, Julia.
Hum hum hum hum, calls me
This melody, Julia, inspires me to express my love for you through music.
Julia, Julia, Julia.
My feelings for you, Julia, are so strong that your name naturally repeats in my mind.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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@moonwillow5
This is so moving, so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
@josesilvio3702
Beautifull
@nathanielchavez6879
me too can you please post the whole album i lent mine to a friend who ended up not being my friend
@Bromerz88
So glad to see that someone else has this album its brilliant.
@annemosher602
Ahhh! Julia~
@ConstantineAndreas
I feel so much better now.
@nathanielchavez6879
Juaniiiii lujannnnnn can you post more songs
@kiwa11
i'd like to get a copy of it too! haha :-)
@jrsindone
Kit, thanks for making this album. It got me through a lot of rough nights.
@kiwa11
@J Sindone thank you, glad to hear that, bless