A warmth and gentle touch caress the songs and listener.
author: Paul Bodnar
Beckoning. Earnest. Beautiful. There is a warmth and gentleness that caress the songs and the listener. Hammett brings amazing musical and emotional understanding to this CD. There is a sense of longing, and a sense of belonging. I feel "at home" when I listen.
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This CD achieves beauty in both sound and spirit.
author: Susan Russell
This is a CD that achieves beauty in both sound and spirit. It is luxurious textually, and as a journey through another era it speaks of a simpler time, yet a time when the yearning was profound. The lush and vibrant vocals and the beautiful piano arrangements provide a modern landscape for these gentle songs, and the listner is utterly transported throughout the journey Home. Brava!
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soothing, expressive, relaxing, finding home away from home.
author: Sally Bodnar
Ms. Hammett's voice is lovely and expressive. I find this CD soothing and calming. Listening to it is like taking home with you wherever you go.I especially enjoy listening to it on my way home(no pun intended) from a long,hard day at work
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Impassioned, inspired stylings of songs you were sure were dead
author: Forrest Smith, MD
If you just read the song list of Home, A Healing Journey, you will likely have the same reaction I did: Ho hum, what possible vocaL stylings could breathe life into moribund old chestnuts like After The Ball? But the passion, sensitivity and tenderness- not to mention the sheer, stunning talent and ability - with which Jane Hammett and Daniel Lockert infuse the words and music of these standards will make you reach for your keyboard to write a review just like this one, that is, if you can still see through the mist in your eyes. Buy it, love it and share it with those you love.
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