Penelope Heart
One drunk-dials me, throwing tinyconstellations of pebbles at my window.Another pounds on the wood planksof my heart until I relent and unlock the latch.The one with the well-water eyes offersto glue all the chipped china back togetherwith his sweat. Then wants to fix the faultydrawbridge with woolly ropes of his hair.
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In 2013, jazz composer and alto saxophonist Caroline Davis got some troubling news. Her father had a potentially dangerous condition - arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat. Her concern for him led to a unique musical response and eventually her new album. Michelle Mercer has this review.
MICHELLE MERCER, BYLINE: Caroline Davis has a Ph.D. in music cognition. So when her father was diagnosed with arrhythmia, she became interested in how inconsistent heart rhythms could affect her father in ways he might not even realize.
MERCER: Then Davis began composing the music that became "Heart Tonic," her new album. On this tune, "Footloose And Fancy Free," a cyclical baseline represents a ventricular rhythm, a rhythm of a human heart.
MERCER: Along with its exploration of the heart's biology, this album uses the heart as a metaphor for bravery and sympathy. We hear that on the waltzing "Fortune," where Davis' saxophone commands a strong melody while also swaying into a familiar harmony and soothing rhythm.
MERCER: The thing is, even if we don't recognize rhythmic effects on "Heart Tonic," we feel them as Caroline Davis explores both symptoms and cures for some physical and emotional challenges. And thanks to Davis' sensitivity and skill, it makes for an album of big-hearted and beautiful music.
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