My dear friend, William Lindsay, who died November of ’24 after a long, progressive battle with dementia and Parkinson’s, used to tell me whenever I was in the clutches of melancholy, “look up.” He mean it literally as well as figuratively. It worked every time, and still does. Somehow just the physical act of looking up at whatever there is to see, the mind is diverted from the unwanted thoughts. Clouds, tops of trees, birds flying, tall buildings, stars, the sun, sunrise colors, sunsets, the cerulean sky…doesn’t matter, even a telephone pole will do.
That’s what this album of piano pieces is all about, and it’s dedicated to Bill.
You can buy the mp3 album at https://hiltonjones.bandcamp.com/album/look-up. You can also listen to it for free, up to three times I believe.
While you’re there, check out the other mp3 albums at https://hiltonjones.bandcamp.com/!
The gorgeous album covers are all by Nathan Jones, my son, who is a successful designer in Atlanta, GA.
And finally, “Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.” ~ Marcel Proust
