Kirk Whalum
Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway
Price: $13.98
Product #: REN5145
Release: August 31st, 2010
The breadth and depth of Kirk Whalum’s Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway on Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue Records reflects everything he has been and is as an artist, and bumps it up a notch for a breathtaking, beautiful and breakthrough excursion. Kirk reveals, “It is the first time you’ll hear me with a chamber orchestra.” From soothing strings to screamin’ guitars, from streetwise city funk, blues and gospel charm to the romp and rest of country landscapes, right into the recesses of heart and soul, Whalum and company’s creativity never lets up.
On Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway, each song was either written or recorded by Donny during his brief career. Although many artists have covered Hathaway, Whalum’s roots in gospel and the church, his understanding of vocal music and ability to translate that instrumentally, as well as his resonance with Donny’s hope and vision make this not only a tribute but also a spiritual collaboration.
