Album Notes

"Beautifully produced, and orchestrated, and stocked with inventive and compelling songs, Soul Parade reminds us that Jesse DeNatale is one of the most distinctive singers and creative lyricists of his generation and the generations that flank him".
- Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-2003

"A rough and tender voice, intricate lyrics, and wise new songs. Soul Parade is half dance and half street confessional. All from the heart". — Michael Ondaatje, Author of the English Patient, Divisadero.

Now it seems that all of the best ones have been driven underground.
If there is a leak in the boiler room, it is the music of Jesse DeNatale, a unique and original American voice.
— Tom Waits

DeNatale writes songs with depth, ingenuity and remarkable craftsmanship. -NPR David Dye.

To say that Jesse is a storyteller is a bit of an understatement. Perhaps it's the raspy grit in his voice that lifts his stories off the page and makes me believe there's something behind each tale. What more can a listener really ask for than to be persuaded that an artist's heart is being poured into every line? -Rachel Allgood SF.Deli
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