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Lars Hollmer - Viandra - Cuneiform Records
Published on June 26, 2008
The quirky Swedish keyboard and accordion player has penned 16 very eclectic instrumentals with innocent, folk-like and often melancholic moods.
Lars Hollmer - Viandra - Cuneiform Records
 
Linn Records
Walter Becker - Circus Money - Mailboat Records
Published on May 28, 2008
The lyrics are hip, sardonic and often conjure up a whole special story or scenario with just a few well-chosen phrases.
Walter Becker - Circus Money - Mailboat Records
 
Love - Forever Changes: Collector’s Edition - Rhino Records
Published on May 15, 2008
By focusing on the meat and potatoes of a rock band, the guitar, drums, and bass, the alternate mix makes all the pretty arrangements a beautiful backing for a rock band
Love - Forever Changes: Collector’s Edition - Rhino
Records
 
Greg Spatz – Fiddler’s Dream – SeaSqwrl Records
Published on April 27, 2008
Virtuosic and soulful fiddle and bouzouki renditions of Celtic, folk, and Bluegrass tunes.
Greg Spatz – Fiddler’s Dream – SeaSqwrl Records
 
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder – Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Skaggs Family Records
Published on April 27, 2008
An energetic and infectiously fun recreation of the beginning of Bluegrass music by one of today’s best Bluegrass bands.
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder – Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Skaggs Family Records
 
Peter Cooper – Mission Door – Red Beet Records
Published on April 26, 2008
A talented singer-songwriter takes a wry and witty look at hardships, relationships, racism, drinking, and baseball.
Peter Cooper – Mission Door – Red Beet Records
 
Les Tisserandes – Traces/ Amorroma/ Zefiro Torna – Homerecords.be
Published on April 09, 2008
A jazz/early music/folk music hybrid that will appeal to many people
Les Tisserandes – Traces/ Amorroma/ Zefiro Torna – Homerecords.be
 
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my favorite insomniac - RCA Red Seal
Published on April 04, 2008
A new twist on crossover albums
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my favorite insomniac - RCA Red Seal
 
Dame Shirley Bassey - Get the Party Started - Decca
Published on April 03, 2008
Her arrangements are great - showcasing her steely voice and powerful delivery.
Dame Shirley Bassey - Get the Party Started - Decca
 
Fabian Beghin & Didier Laloy, chromatic & diatonic accordion duet - Cryptonique - homerecords.be Jean-Christophe Renault, piano & Didier Laloy, diatonic accordion - Hors-piste - homerecords.be
Published on March 17, 2008
Accordions Galore!
Fabian Beghin & Didier Laloy, chromatic & diatonic accordion duet - Cryptonique - homerecords.be
Jean-Christophe Renault, piano & Didier Laloy, diatonic accordion - Hors-piste - homerecords.be
 
Klezmic Zirkus - Vitamine - homerecords
Published on March 08, 2008
Another highly original musical stew from the path-breaking Belgian record label - this one in a klezmer bag.
Klezmic Zirkus - Vitamine - homerecords
 
Little Feat – Little Feat – Lowell George, guitar and vocals/ Bill Payne, keyboards and vocals/ Richie Hayward, drums/ Roy Estrada, bass – Mobile Fidelity
Published on March 07, 2008
If you’re a huge fan of the band, this disc is absolutely essential listening.
Little Feat – Little Feat – Lowell George, guitar and vocals/ Bill Payne, keyboards and vocals/ Richie Hayward, drums/ Roy Estrada, bass – Mobile Fidelity
 
Nat “King” Cole - The Very Thought of You - with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra - Capitol/EMI Collectors’ Choice
Published on March 06, 2008
Nat’s second album with Gordon Jenkins and considered their most successful and artistic.
Nat “King” Cole - The Very Thought of You - with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra - Capitol/EMI Collectors’ Choice
 
The Doo-Wop Box - "It All Started With Doo-Wop" (9 CDs + one DVD) Time-Life/Rhino Custom Products/Direct Holdings America 2007
Published on February 18, 2008
This impressively exhaustive Time-Life set is assuredly the best way to appreciate the Doo-Wop style.
The Doo-Wop Box - "It All Started With Doo-Wop" (9 CDs + one DVD)  Time-Life/Rhino  
Custom Products/Direct Holdings America 2007
 
Santana - Santana - Columbia/Mobile Fidelity
Published on January 13, 2008
The gold CD reissue of Santana's very first album actually beats the vinyl sonically
Santana - Santana - Columbia/Mobile Fidelity
 
Mighty Squirrel – Mighty Squirrel
Published on December 07, 2007
An engaging and elegant sampling of acoustic world music.
Mighty Squirrel – Mighty Squirrel
 
David Bowie - David Bowie Box - ISO/Columbia/Legacy (10 CDs)
Published on December 06, 2007
Big Box, Small Gifts
David Bowie - David Bowie Box - ISO/Columbia/Legacy (10 CDs)
 
A Consommer De Préférence - élevé en plein air - homerecords.be
Published on November 30, 2007
Klezmer, circus music, Kurt Weill, gypsy jazz, tango, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and a theater pit band are some of the influences in this wild little aggregation.
A Consommer De Préférence - élevé en plein air - homerecords.be
 
Ana Moura: Para Alem Da Saudade – Ana Moura, vocals; Custodio Castelo, Portuguese guitar; Jorge Fernando, guitar; Filipe Larsen, bass – World Village
Published on November 29, 2007
Ana Moura and her supporting musicians offer compelling presentations of songs that deal with love and loss, and of course, the sea.
Ana Moura: Para Alem Da Saudade – Ana Moura, vocals; Custodio Castelo, Portuguese guitar; Jorge Fernando, guitar; Filipe Larsen, bass – World Village
 
Kitaro - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Vol. 3 - Domo Music Group
Published on November 05, 2007
The music creates a rich and resonant flow around soaring semi-electronic melodic lines
Kitaro - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Vol. 3 - Domo Music Group
 
Bob Dylan - Dylan - Columbia/Legacy (3 CD set)
Published on October 23, 2007
So Who’s This Dylan Guy?
Bob Dylan - Dylan - Columbia/Legacy (3 CD set)
 
Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele - Hula Girls (soundtrack) - With ensemble & vocalists - Hitchhike Records
Published on October 20, 2007
No tourist-type Hawaiian music here - just Jake's amazing ukulele playing and his tuneful score for this Japanese film
Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele - Hula Girls (soundtrack) - With ensemble & vocalists - Hitchhike Records
 
Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Väsen - Adventure Music
Published on October 02, 2007
While a few of the numbers grow out of Swedish folk music, they don’t limit themselves to that area.
Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Väsen - Adventure Music
 
Global Drum Project - Shout Factory
Published on October 01, 2007
Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain and percussion grooves from around the earth
Global Drum Project - Shout Factory
 
John Sebastian & David Grisman - Satisfied - Acoustic Disc
Published on September 24, 2007
Sebastian does most of the vocals, and the tunes are originals, folk, blues, and instrumentals.
John Sebastian & David Grisman - Satisfied - Acoustic Disc
 

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