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Friday January 27, 2012

RECENT ARRIVALS: Records and CDs

James Taylor : JT
Pink Floyd : Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon Yet Again? And Again?

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Argenta/London Symphony Orchestra : España

ORG Polishes Decca/London Sonic Crown Jewel

Argenta/London Symphony Orchestra: España
Dusty Springfield : Dusty In Memphis

Dusty's Southern Excursion Has Never Sounded This Good

Dusty Springfield: Dusty In Memphis
Elton John : Elton John
Beaten By Them : Invisible Origins

They Beat Their Own!

Beaten By Them: Invisible Origins
This eclectic instrumental group combines synth, drums, guitars, bass and cello to produce a hard driving, propulsive percussive sound that's  rich with scraping, edgy textures one minute and warm, inviting and lagoon-like the next—though almost always with strong forward motion. Sometimes...
Eiji Oue and The Minnesota Orchestra : Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite/The Song of the Nightingale

Reference Recordings Returns to Vinyl With a Bang!

Eiji Oue and The Minnesota Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite/The Song of the Nightingale
Note: the review below was written and posted before we received a technical note that was supposed to have been included in the review LP. The note from Reference Vice President Marcia Martin says there were both analog and digital...
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IN HEAVY ROTATION: January's 10 featured record reviews

Chuck Berry :  St. Louis to Liverpool

Rock Veteran Makes Intro to Moptop Generation

Chuck Berry: St. Louis to Liverpool
Hank Mobley : Another Workout

Mobley Borrows Miles Band Mates

Hank Mobley: Another Workout
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington : Ella & Duke At The Cote D' Azur

Mosaic Stitches Together Two Ella/Duke Verves

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington: Ella & Duke At The Cote D' Azur
Frank Sinatra : The Concert Sinatra

Solemn Sinatra Scores on Goldwyn Soundstage

Frank Sinatra: The Concert Sinatra
Pat Metheny with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez : Day Trip/Tokyo Day Trip Live

Metheny Trio In Studio and on the Road

Pat Metheny with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez: Day Trip/Tokyo Day Trip Live
Laura Nyro : The First Songs
Marianne Faithful : Strange Weather

Willner Produces Faithful Classic

Marianne Faithful: Strange Weather
Muddy Waters : Folk Singer

Folksinger Yet Again?

Muddy Waters: Folk Singer
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic : Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2, Ravel Piano Concerto

Impex Dips Into Rich Bernstein Columbia Catalogue

Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic: Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2, Ravel Piano Concerto
You'll never confuse Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 composed in 1957 with piano concertos composed during the romantic era, except when you get to the squooshy center where the composer goes all Rachmaninoff on you. The cinematic first movement sounds...
Art Blakey : The Jazz Messengers

Very First Jazz Messengers Record + Bonus Tracks

Art Blakey: The Jazz Messengers
It's easy to make a case for buying this double mono LP reissue of a 1956 Columbia release—unless you're not a jazz fan. Art Blakey spent most of his career as a jazz ambassador and mentor to generations of greats starting...
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