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Jesus Walking (sample)

by Laila Salins

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Music: Laila Salins - voice and chamber jazz ensemble
Poetry: Anne Sexton
Photo of Laila Salins: Jim Matus

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Jesus Walking
When Jesus walked into the wilderness he carried a man on his back,
at least it had the form of a man, a fisherman perhaps with a wet nose,
a baker perhaps with flour in his eyes.
The man was dead it seems and yet he was unkillable.
Jesus carried many men yet there was only one man –
if indeed it was a man.
There in the wilderness all the leaves reached out their hands
but Jesus went on by.
The bees beckoned him to their honey but Jesus went on by.
The boar cut out its heart and offered it
but Jesus went on by with his heavy burden.
The devil approached and slapped him on the jaw
and Jesus walked on.
The devil made the earth move like an elevator and Jesus walked on.
The devil built a city of whores, each in little angel beds,
and Jesus walked on with his burden.
For forty days, for forty nights Jesus put one foot in front of the other
and the man he carried, if it was a man, became heavier and heavier.
He was carrying all the trees of the world which are one tree.
He was carrying forty moons which are one moon.
He was carrying all the boots of all the men in the world
which are one boot.
He was carrying our blood, one blood.
To pray, Jesus knew, is to be a man carrying a man.

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released January 28, 2013
Performers: Laila Salins, vocals and background vocals; Jamie Reynolds, piano; Matt Wigton, bass; Fred Kennedy, drums; Jim Matus, electric guitar, Lalita Salins, background vocals, Nur Habib Tiven, pandieru

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"Captivated the crowd" (NY Times), "exceptional in her singing ability and performing intensity (Zurich Times), Latvian vocalist Laila Salins has enjoyed a richly diverse musical career, performing chamber music, world music, jazz, tango, and music theater/opera, performing widely in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. Her new CD, Elevator into the Sky, is with jazz chamber ensemble. ... more

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