The Library CD Music Shelf
Heute Nacht Oder Nie / Tonight or Never
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
SPV Recordings
c/o Rock Paper Scissors
511 West 4th Street, Suite 2, Bloomington, IN 47404
CD, $19.98 www (dot) rockpaperscissors.biz
Heute Nacht Oder Nie (meaning "Tonight or Never") is a two-CD
recording of Max Raabe and Palast Orchester's sold-out performance at
Carnegie Hall in New York. The suave singing duo project clarity and
energy into nostalgic hits from the 20's and early 30's. Songs range
from Cuban rumbas to fast-paced foxtrots and courtly tangos. An
utterly rapturous celebration of the most beloved musical styles of
nearly a century ago, yet presented with the blood-firing enthusiasm
and smooth, sensual appeal worthy of modern rock stars, Tonight or
Never is a welcome addition to personal and library music CD
collections and highly recommended.
Cada Dia un Regalo / Each Day a Gift
Sol y Canto
MusicAmador Productions
199 Pemberton Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
$16.00 www (dot) musicamador (dot) com
Cada Dia un Regalo / Each Day a Gift is the latest album by the
ensemble Sol y Canto, featuring their unique blend of original
creativity, folk music, and Latin music roots. The songs range from an
amusing allegory of American democracy to a caution about the endless
cycle of vengeance to a stand against extremist fundamentalism of all
types. A rousing and passionate album devoted to social justice, Each
Day a Gift is a treasure to listen to, highly recommended. The tracks
are "An Eye for an Eye", "Obsession", "Ghost", "Image of You",
"Credo", "The Weeping Woman", "To the Moon", "Discreet Kiss",
"Manifesto", "The Hive", "Your Garden", and "Like Flying".
Encounterpoint
John Stein
Whaling City Sound
1178 Tucker Road, No. Dartmouth, MA 02747
$16.98 www (dot) whalingcitysound (dot) com www (dot) johnstein (dot)
com
Encounterpoint is the seventh album by jazz artist John Stein,
performed in tandem with fellow bassist John Lockwood, drummer Ze
Eduardo Nazario, and keyboard player Koichi Sato. Together they have
created an assembly of songs that rotate their musical focus from
piece to piece, while maintaining a uniform soul-moving, free-flowing
pulse. The tracks are Jordu (5:13), Line Drive (6:58), The Roundabout
(5:31), Dindi (5:50), Close Your Eyes (4:20), Trois (5:00), Half-Whole
Blues (8:51), So Danco Samba (5:20), and You Don't Know What Love Is
(6:56). A worthy addition to jazz connoisseur collections and library
music CD shelves.
Green Memories
Azam Ali, Keyavash Nourai, & Shahrokh Yadegari
LilaSound Productions
c/o Rock Paper Scissors
511 West 4th Street, Suite 2, Bloomington, IN 47404
$17.99 www (dot) rockpaperscissors (dot) biz
Green Memories is a hauntingly beautiful music CD inspired by the
poetry of Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran's most notable contemporary
poets, well known for her philosophical views of modern social and
political issues. Featuring the dulcet vocals of Azam Ali, who sings
beautifully in words that do not belong to any natural language, as
well as the emotional violin of Keyavash Nourai, Green Memories blends
both through the processing of the computer music instrument dubbed
"Lila" by recording artist Shahrokh Yadegari. The result is a
transcendent experience that calls for renewed awareness that
humankind is not utterly divided from its environment, but is so
deeply interconnected that treating all life and objects with respect
is, ultimately, the same as showing respect to one's ancestors,
comrades, and generations to come. A poignantly mellifluous album,
highly recommended. The tracks are Vidya (9:30), Mithra (7:57), Maya
(6:45), Samsara (6:17), Nirvana (5:17), Homa (6:43), and Mantra
(5:33).
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