Discover America

Last year, the seminal American composer and arranger put out Arrangements, Vol. 1 on his Bananastan label. He has now reissued 1968's towering Song Cycle, 1972's calypso-themed Discover America, and the 1975 songbook record Clang of the Yankee Reaper.

Van Dyke Parks is one of a handful of artists possessing a purity of vision that graces every project he is involved with.