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Recollections |
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New World Records
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Husa, Karel |
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Quintet of the Americas |
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9786308533273 |
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6308533270 |
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093228057123 |
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BECDNEWW80571 |
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80571-2 |
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20th Century |
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Classical Music |
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New |
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Husa demonstrates fine writing for chamber woodwind ensembles, and the Quintet of the Americas delivers a great performance. This needs to be in any collection attempting to offer a broad picture of woodwind literature. (GM) |
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Sonatas for Violin & Piano |
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Hanssler Classic
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Ludwig van Beethoven |
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4010276014386 |
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CD 98.462 |
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Romantic |
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Classical |
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New (2-discs) |
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If there's anyone left still arguing about whether it's better to play classical music on period instruments or modern instruments, this two-disc set will be a valuable tool: it offers the same program of Beethoven violin sonatas on two different discs, one played on fortepiano and gut-strung violin and the other on modern piano and steel-strung violin. The playing and recorded sound are top-notch in both cases, and the contrasts are interesting and instructive. This set would be especially useful to a collection supporting the study of early music and "authentic" performance practice. (RA) |
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Mass, Missa Parvula and Other Sacred Works |
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Hyperion
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Peter Maxwell Davies |
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Westminster Cathedral Choir/Martin Baker |
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9786308520952 |
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6308520950 |
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034571174549 |
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BECDHMD CDA67454 |
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CDA 67454 |
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20th Century |
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Classical |
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New |
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Beginning with the gorgeous Missa Parvula, scored for unison voices and organ, this is a very fine survey of devotional choral music by one of England's most important living composers, sung by what is probably England's finest cathedral choir. Also included is an excellent performance of his Veni Creator Spiritus for solo organ. (RA) |
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Symphonies 39, 34, 40, 50 |
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Hanssler Classic
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Franz Joseph Haydn |
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Heidelberger Sinfoniker/Thomas Fey |
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4010276012573 |
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CD 98.407 |
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Classical |
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Classical |
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This disc (and others on this label by the Heidelberger Sinfoniker) demonstrate what good work can be done by a modern-instrument ensemble that allows its playing to be informed by period-instrument style. These performances of symphonies from Haydn's early Eszterhazy period are light but not airy, rich but not heavy, and effortlessly charming. Very highly recommended. (RA) |
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Ignaz Pleyel: Music for Fortepiano / Richard Fuller |
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Albany Music
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Composer:
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Pleyel, Ignaz |
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Fuller, Richard |
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9786308486708 |
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6308486701 |
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717281905831 |
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BECDALBY90583 |
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90583 |
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Romantic |
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Classical Music |
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Keyboard music of Pleyel is about the last thing anyone knows about him, but this recording proves it is worth a listen. Richad Fuller, a proponent of performing on period instruments, offers a beautiful sound playing on an 1814 fortepiano. |
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Violin Sonatas |
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Virgin Classics
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Composer:
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Bela Bartok |
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9786308510274 |
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6308510270 |
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724354566820 |
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BECDVIRG45668B |
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5 45668 2 |
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20th Century |
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Classical |
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New |
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These are spiky, difficult works that bring together elements of Schoenbergian dodecaphony, Debussian impressionism and (of course) Hungarian folk music all at once. The technical demands of this music are fiendish, but violinist Christian Tetzlaff and the brilliant young pianist Leif Ove Andsnes carry it off with enviable grace, sensitivity and energy. (RA) |
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Missa in Granada c. 1520 |
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Christophorus
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Composer:
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Pedro de Escobar |
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Ensemble Cantus Figuratus/Dominique Vellard |
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9786308495489 |
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6308495484 |
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675754722920 |
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BECDCSPS77263 |
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CHR 77263 |
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Renaissance |
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Classical |
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New |
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This lovely disc includes the entirety of Portuguese composer Pedro de Escobar's Missa 4v (or "Mass for four voices") with interpolations of 16th-century Gregorian chant and several motets by de Escobar's contemporary, Francisco de Penalosa. The performances are very good, and are recorded quite well, if not perfectly. (RA) |
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Pro & Contra |
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Virgin Classics
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Arvo Part |
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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Ellerhein Girls' Choir; Truls Mork/Paavo Jarvi |
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9786308510236 |
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6308510238 |
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724354563027 |
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BECDVIRG45630B |
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5 45630 2 |
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20th Century |
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Classical |
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New |
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This collection of early works by Arvo Part includes two symphonies, a cello concerto two brief orchestral works and a gorgeous piece for girls' choir, all dating from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s and all showing the more difficult and academic side of this important post-minimalist composer. The performances and recording quality are superb. (RA) |
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Harmonia Artificiosa |
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Archiv
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Heinrich Ignaz Biber |
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Musica Antiqua Koln/Reinhard Goebel |
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9786308482373 |
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6308482374 |
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028947496526 |
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BECDUMG B000218802 |
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474 965-2 |
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Baroque |
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Classical |
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New (2-discs) |
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Anyone who remembers with irritation Reinhard Goebel's more extreme interpretations of the 1980s will be pleased to see that his take on period performances has calmed down considerably; and in any case, there is hardly a more exciting interpreter of Biber's chamber music alive today. Note in particular the excellent work for viola d'amore that ends this two-disc collection. Essential. (RA) |
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The Story of Job in Gregorian Chant and Polyphony |
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Hungaroton
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Schola Hungarica/Janka Szendrei, Laszlo Dobszay |
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9786308435898 |
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6308435899 |
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675754714727 |
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BECDHUGR32239 |
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HCD 32239 |
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Medieval |
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Classical |
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New |
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This program includes selections from a 14th-century Hungarian collection of antiphons, motets, responsories and readings that were used for hundreds of years during evening prayer services in the second week of September. Most are plainchant, but there are a handful of lovely polyphonic selections as well. Schola Hungarica does its usual fine job throughout. (RA) |
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Au Carnegie Hall: 1956-1957 |
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Angel
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Edith Piaf |
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9786308307850 |
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6308307858 |
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724359386324 |
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BECDANGL93863 |
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93863 |
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Classical Music |
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Reissue (2-discs) |
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I know, I know, it doesn't make much sense to categorize this one as "classical," but what are you going to call it? Regardless, this two-disc set (which documents two Carnegie Hall concerts, one in 1956 and the other in 1957) is an invaluable document of Edith Piaf's unique talent at a high point in her artistic development, if not her personal life. Essential. |
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Piano Sonatas 2 & 3; Scherzi; Ballades |
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EMI Classics
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Composer:
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Frederic Chopin |
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Cecile Ousset |
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9786308509711 |
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630850971X |
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724358551129 |
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BECDEMIC85511 |
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5 855112 2 |
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Romantic |
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Classical |
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Reissue (2-discs) |
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This budget-priced twofer offers excellent performances (originally issued in 1987 and 1988) of some of Chopin's more adventurous and deeply romantic keyboard compositions. Ousset has an impressive feel for this repertoire and is very well recorded. (RA) |
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Goin' Home |
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Compass
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Artist:
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Todd Gibb |
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9786308364549 |
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6308364541 |
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766397437422 |
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BECDCOMS974374 |
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7 4374 2 |
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Folk |
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New |
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Being a Scottish-born folksinger who has lived for a long time in Australia tends to do interesting things for your repertoire -- and when your label is based in Nashville and owned by one of America's foremost progressive banjo players, well, all bets are off. That must be why this album is such a rich and complex stew of folk traditions. Highly recommended. (RA) |
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Changed Days, Same Roots |
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Compass
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Poozies |
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9786308325045 |
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630832504X |
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766397437521 |
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BECDCOMS4375 |
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Folk |
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Vocally speaking, the Poozies have been in trouble since the departure of Kate Rusby in the late 1990s. But they still do a lovely job of collecting and presenting instrumental tunes from Britain and Ireland, and the singing is sometimes really not bad at all. (RA) |
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Harmony |
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Spinart
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Artist:
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Gordon Lightfoot |
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9786308467233 |
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6308467235 |
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750078014422 |
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BECDSART780144 |
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801442-2 |
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Folk/Pop |
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New |
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This is the 20th album from Canada's most popular singer-songwriter, and it finds him in a relatively quiet, introspective mode -- due, perhaps, to his close brush with death a couple of years ago. His melodic gift is as strong as ever, and the arrangements are tasteful and expert. (RA) |
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Steel Guitar Rodeo |
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Bloodshot
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Artist:
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Jon Rauhouse |
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9786308350320 |
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630835032X |
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744302010526 |
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BECDBLOD20105 |
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20105 |
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Country & Western |
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New |
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A multi-instrumentalist, songwriting dynamo Rauhouse provides very well played Country, western swing and Hawaiian tunes with a ton of guests. This record is a showcase of people who know the music and don't try to kitsch it up at all, instead adding their own touches with unique song selections. (MB) |
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Dream Dancing |
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Arbors
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Artist:
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Warren Vache |
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9786308689048 |
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6308689041 |
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780941128925 |
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ARCD19289 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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Cornetist Warren Vache is a member of one of the true royal families of swing, and he here delivers a delightful (if not really revelatory) set of classics, including a great midtempo version of Charlie Parker's bop composition "Quasimodo." (RA) |
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Beyond Brooklyn |
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Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
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Herbie Mann; Phil Woods |
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9786308626845 |
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6308626848 |
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612262101229 |
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MCG1012 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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Flutist Herbie Mann and saxophonist Phil Woods played together regularly in the 1950s, and this 2003 session makes for a warm and inviting reunion piece; the two display their facility with everything from bebop to bossa nova, and blues to tango. Unfortunately, it was Mann's final recording before he succumbed to cancer. (RA) |
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Time Flies |
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Narada Jazz
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Ramsey Lewis Trio |
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9786308555817 |
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6308555819 |
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724357689526 |
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BECDNARA76895 |
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76895 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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As always, Ramsey Lewis keeps things light and airy on this trio session, and sometimes just a bit too much so. But there are some very fine moments on this album, in particular a lovely adaptation of a movement from Brahms' third symphony and an interesting arrangement of the spiritual "Wade in the Water." Not essential, but not bad at all. (RA) |
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If Bix Played Gershwin |
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Arbors
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Dick Hyman & Tom Pletcher |
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9786308489921 |
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6308489921 |
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780941128321 |
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BECDAGROARB19283 |
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ARCD 19283 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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Why the great Bix Beiderbecke never recorded any of the music of George Gerschwin is a mystery, and trad jazz stalwarts Dick Hyman and Tom Pletcher have set out to fill the void by recording an 18-song set of Gerschwin compositions as Beiderbecke might have interpreted them had he seen fit to do so. The results are an absolute delight and an essential purchase for any jazz collection. (RA) |
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Live at MCG |
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Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
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Bob Mintzer Big Band |
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MCG1016 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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Anyone can make a big band sound powerful, but it's a rare arranger or bandleader that can take make one sound nimble and light. Bob Mintzer somehow manages to do both on this wonderful live album; his arrangement of "One O'Clock Jump" alone should be required listening for any jazz student. (RA) |
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Blue Bird |
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Telarc
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Benny Green & Russell Malone |
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9786308555268 |
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6308555266 |
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089408360428 |
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BECDTELA83604 |
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CD-83604 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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If you say that the piano-guitar duet format is usually lacking in energy (and sometimes even in coherence), then I'll be right there with you. But we both have to admit that it works sometimes (cf. Jim Hall and Bill Evans), and Benny Green and Russell Malone are two musicians that make it work. And now they've done it again. (RA) |
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Spaceship Lullaby |
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Atavistic
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Sun Ra |
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9786308091681 |
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6308091685 |
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ALP243CD |
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Jazz |
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Reissue |
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Sun Ra worked with several vocal groups in the 1950s; this disc brings together 37 informal recordings and rehearsal tapes he made with Nu Sounds, the Lintels and the Cosmic Rays. Most of this material was never commercially released, and shows an unusually approachable side to this famously eccentric composer and arranger. (RA) |
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More Live - Lee |
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Milestone
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Lee Konitz |
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9786308520860 |
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6308520861 |
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025218933827 |
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BECDFMP 189338 |
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MCD-9338-2 |
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Jazz |
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New |
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This is a follow-up to 2003's successful Live-Lee album, which also featured saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Alan Broadbent in an intimate duo setting at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. It's another triumph of quiet, insightful playing on the part of two well-respected jazz elder statesmen. (RA) |
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Get Down With It: The Okeh Sessions |
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CBS/Legacy
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Little Richard |
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9786308329289 |
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6308329282 |
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696998666825 |
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BECDCOLM86668 |
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86668 |
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Soul |
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Reissue |
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This soul, and I mean SOUL, classic reissue should be purchased just to get folks moving at the next staff meeting. Richard has great material, terrific sidemen, and top notch producers on this smoking CD. Added for good measure are four tracks recorded at Abbey Road studios. (MB) |
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Live & Early Singles |
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2 13 61/District Line
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Trouble Funk |
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9786308318061 |
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630831806X |
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798842110420 |
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BECD213 21104 |
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21104 |
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Go-Go |
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Compilation (2-discs) |
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One of the premier purveyor's of Washington DC's go-go music, Trouble Funk, is presented on Henry Rollin's new District Line label. Arrange a Saturday night dance party and this would make a killer soundtrack. (MB) |
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Nonesuch Records
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The Magnetic Fields |
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9786308433139 |
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6308433136 |
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075597968323 |
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Rock, Alternative Music |
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New |
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The Magnetic Fields follow up their instant classic, "69 Love Songs," with a synthesizer-free collection of songs dealing with love, loss and life. The music is heavy on cello and acoustic guitar, which frame Stephen Merritt's sharp, witty and personal lyrics perfectly.(DB) |
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Probot |
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Southern Lord
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Probot |
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9786308304859 |
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6308304859 |
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808720003024 |
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BECDCDISSUL30 |
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30 |
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Rock |
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Has the current state of loud rock got you down? Please thank head Foo Fighter, former Nirvana and part-time Queens of the Stone Age drummer Dave Grohl for his foray into metal. This album brings out the best the genre has to offer; loud guitars with skillful riffs, apocalyptic lyrics, and punishing drums provided by Grohl. Guest singers provide the voices, including King Diamond and Lemmy from Motorhead. (MB) |
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De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities & Classics |
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Rhino
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De La Soul |
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9786308516580 |
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6308516589 |
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081227820220 |
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BECDRHIN78202 |
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R2 78202 |
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Hip-Hop |
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Compilation |
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Much more than just a "greatest hits" collection, this retrospective brings together singles, promos, compilation tracks, and remixes as well as a handful of highlight album tracks from one of the few truly original hip hop crews of the 1980s and 1990s. Check out Badmarsh & Shri's fantastic jungle remix of "Me Myself & I"; skip over the lousy live version of "Potholes in My Lawn." (RA) |
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One Soul Now |
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Zoe
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Cowboy Junkies |
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9786308527319 |
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6308527319 |
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601143103629 |
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BECD011 4310362 |
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01143 1036-2 |
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Rock |
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New |
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They abandoned the one-tempo style of songwriting and the one-microphone style of recording more than a decade ago, but Cowboy Junkies are still one of the more aptly named bands in pop music, plying nicely crafted folk and country-tinged alt rock at generally dreamy (not to say sludgy) tempos. Expect demand. (RA) |
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Ways & Means |
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Spinart
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Paul Kelly |
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9786308327506 |
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6308327506 |
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750078013920 |
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BECDSART780139 |
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SPART 139 |
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Rock |
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New (2-discs) |
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Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly may not be burning up the charts in the U.S., but his mature talents are nicely on display on this two-disc set. Highlights include the gently regretful "Oldest Story in the Book" and the fiddle-driven 6/8 rocker "To Be Good Takes a Long Time." (RA) |
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Pixies |
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Spinart
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Pixies |
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9786307102029 |
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6307102020 |
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750078010929 |
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BECDSART80109 |
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SPART 109 |
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Rock |
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Reissue |
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Before they had a deal with a record label, the Pixies self-released a self-titled cassette (also known as "The Purple Tape"). Eight of the tape's 17 tracks were later selected for inclusion on Come On Pilgrim, their first official album; this disc offers the remaining nine tracks on CD for the first time. The Pixies' creepy, energetic alt-rock has aged surprisingly well. (RA) |
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Enter The MoWo! |
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Hyena
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Mocean Worker |
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9786308391392 |
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6308391395 |
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825005931926 |
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BECDRD 059319 |
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TMF 9319 |
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Dance/DJ |
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New |
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This album is a bit less durm'n'bass-oriented than some of Mocean Worker's earlier work, but it retains the jazz influences that he has always incorporated; in this case, you'll hear snippets of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bill Frisell, Les McCann and Nina Simone in amongst the breakbeats and turntablist flourishes. Excellent. (RA) |
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Celestial Mechanix: The Blue Series MasterMix |
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Thirsty Ear
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DJ Spooky |
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9786308519604 |
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630851960X |
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700435714823 |
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BECDTHRS57148 |
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THI 57148.2 |
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Dance/DJ |
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New (2-discs) |
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For this two-disc set, DJ Spooky culled through the 30 titles so far released on the Thirsty Ear label's forward-looking Blue Series and created two separate programs: the first a collection of remixes, and the second a continuous DJ mix of some of his favorite tracks from the series. The result is both funky and fascinating. (RA) |
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Typhoon Asha |
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Novo
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T.S. Soundz |
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9786305879114 |
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6305879117 |
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674159001821 |
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BECDNOVO18 |
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NR-18 |
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Dance/World |
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New |
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Most Americans may not have heard of them, but Tony Talwar and Sunny Singh are stars in South India, where their club-friendly remixes of Punjabi folk music and Hindi film music sell like hotcakes. Typhoon Asha offers an excellent introduction to their personal brand of Asian electronica. (RA) |
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Arabian Travels 2 |
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Six Degrees
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Various Artists |
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9786307880514 |
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6307880511 |
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657036109322 |
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BECDRD 361093 |
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1093 |
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Dance/World |
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The Six Degrees label triumphs again with this survey of modern pop and global-beat music from the Arabian peninsula. The Travels series is quickly becoming an essential resource for any ethnomusicology collection, as well as being one of the most consistently reliable sources for interesting party music. (RA) |
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Yoga Mela: An Eastern Vibrational Experience |
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White Swan
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Various Artists |
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717141005323 |
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New Age |
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Although this music is intended for devotional meditation, there's no reason not to use it simply to chill out at the end of a long workday; the combination of gently funky beats and ethereal Eastern melodies will drive all thoughts of MARC record holdings formats from your mind. (RA) |
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Godfather Tom: Music from the Armenian Underground |
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Pomegranate
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Gor Mkhitarian |
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634479529023 |
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POM CD-1919 |
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World |
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Public libraries serving an Armenian population should seriously consider checking out the Pomegranat label's catalog, which prominently features the work of this fine folk-rock singer-songwriter. Academic libraries with an interest in modern ethnomusicology should also take note. (RA) |
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Deep In The Roots |
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Heartbeat
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Heptones |
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9786308539510 |
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6308539511 |
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011661776920 |
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BECD116 6177692 |
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HB 269 |
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Reggae |
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Compilation |
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Deep in the Roots is a nicely-compiled collection of classic Studio One recordings by one of reggae's most influential harmony groups of the 1970s. It includes material from two exceedingly hard-to-find albums, Better Days and King of My Town as well as a few previously unreleased extended mixes and rare versions (including a fine alternate version of "Book of Rules"). (RA) |
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Rare Elements |
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5 Points
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Ustad Sultan Khan |
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9786308474286 |
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6308474282 |
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827241011325 |
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BECDFVPT10113 |
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10113 |
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Indian/Worldbeat |
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New |
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The 5 Points label is planning a whole series of albums like this one, in which the work of a recognized master of some ethnic musical tradition (Hindustani music, in this case) is remixed and reinterpreted by Western deejays and dance-music producers. If they're all this fun, we're going to need to set up standing orders. (RA) |
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