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"Hendrix" - Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix, guitar; Noel Redding, bass; Billy Cox, bass; Mitch Mitchell, drums;Rocky Isaac, drums - Sony Legacy Published on March 13, 2010 The new Jimi Hendrix album is probably the best of his posthumous releases.
David Grier – Evocative – Dreadnought Published on February 09, 2010 An acoustic guitar giant goes electric in this soulful collection of original instrumental tunes.
Mike Marshall’s Big Trio – Adventure Music Published on February 04, 2010 Virtuosic contemporary acoustic music from one pro and two prodigies.
Buddy Merriam – Back Roads Mandolin – Lily Pad Records Published on February 04, 2010 All original bluegrass instrumentals that favor substance over flash.
FERNANDO OTERO - “Vital” - compositions, arrangements & performances by Fernando Otero, piano (with violin, cellos, guitar, doublebass, drums, tenor sax, trumpet, trombones & bandoneon) - World Village Published on January 30, 2010 Altogether a fascinating mixture of influences revolving around the tango but obviously not to be danced to.
I Hear a Symphony - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cond. by Ben Foster perform The Classic Hits of Motown (+ The Crouch End Festival Chorus on 8 tracks) - Silva Screen Published on December 31, 2009 They mostly stand up as good music in these arrangements, much as the Beatles tunes tend to.
Dave Rawlings Machine - A Friend of a Friend - Acony Published on December 06, 2009 A Friend of a Friend is a collection of originals, co-written tunes and covers played with an assortment of acquaintances in a friendly front-porch atmosphere.
John Mayall - Tough - Eagle Published on November 14, 2009 Mayall's 50+ year career has resulted in nearly 60 albums and a constantly rotating group that has been a who's who of blues and rock practitioners.
Paolo Conte - Psiche - Platinum/Decca Published on November 12, 2009 The thoroughly gravelly voice of Italian singer-songwriter Paolo Conte has been compared to Tom Waits.
Katia Labeque - Shape of My Heart - KML Published on November 07, 2009 Katia - who of the sisters has stronger pop/rock connections - has put together a crossover album that achieves a very wide appeal without getting kitschy or compromising as so many crossover albums do.
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks - Tangled Tales - Surfdog Records Published on November 05, 2009 If you can get past the ugly cover art, this is a winner CD.
Rosanne Cash - The List - Manhattan Published on October 21, 2009 This is a first for the country artist: a covers album that showcases Cash's interpretative abilities.
Ahleuchatistas - Of the Body Prone - Tzadik Published on October 17, 2009 The Ahleuchatistas Trio scorch the eardrums, push musical boundaries to the breaking point and take musical language into unrecognizable areas.
Joe Henry - Blood from Stars - Anti- Published on September 29, 2009 This year's best blues album that isn't a blues record and the finest jazz record that isn't a jazz album.
John Zorn - Music Romance Vol. 1: Music for Children - Tzadik Published on September 27, 2009 Often beautiful but just as often jarring, Music for Children is a very strange album to classify.
Oumou Sangare – Seya – Nonesuch Published on September 26, 2009 Sangare is the foremost proponent of a style of music from Mali known as Wassoulou.
Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele – Live HRCD Published on September 16, 2009 I am awed by the commanding and dynamic sounds that pour out of this humble four-stringed box.
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 - with string arr. by Party Paich & big band arr. by Gerald Wilson & Gil Fuller - Concord Records Published on September 02, 2009 Great to have both volumes on a remastered, packed single CD.
Adam Marsland - Go West - Karma Frog Published on August 15, 2009 Go West is an undertaking that operates logically in two ways: it's a highly engaging pop/rock conception or dig a little deeper and it is an engrossing journey from hope to despair and back to hope.
Michael Olatuja - Speak - Backdrop Published on August 14, 2009 Slick and sophisticated mix of soul, R&B, gospel, Afro-pop, hip-hop, and jazz.
Seabrook Power Plant - Seabrook Power Plant - Loyal Label Published on August 09, 2009 Listening to this is like being nailed to the wall in a straitjacket while a Black Sabbath 45 RPM single is played at 33 RPM. (Referring to one track...)
Apolkalypse Now – Polkastra – Ancalagon Published on August 08, 2009 Lara St. John and company take you where you fear to tread—but you’ll be a far happier person when you return.
Tito Puente and His Orchestra – Dance Mania – RCA/Sony Legacy Published on July 31, 2009 Reissue of Tito Puente’s Dance Mania classics.
Miriodor - Avanti! - Cuneiform Rune Published on July 21, 2009 The CD shows the rock-oriented, post-modern chamber music band continues its ongoing, 30-year cycle with steadfast artistic development.
The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin - Nonesuch Published on July 19, 2009 Like many other similar artists, the trio blends gospel, folk, blues, and country elements. But their approach is wider than most, more detailed and consciously cerebral.

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