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Kindred Spirits Live at Chan's
Greg Abate & Phil Woods with the Tim Ray Trio
Whaling City Sound
1310 Tucker Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
c/o Naxos (dist.)
1810 Columbia Avenue, Suite 28, Franklin, TN 37064
$17.99 www.whalingcitysound.com
Kindred Spirits Live at Chan's is a glorious, 2 CD set showcasing beloved s
axophone players Greg Abate and Phil Woods. The enormously skilled and tale
nted Woods passed on in September of 2015, making this one of his final per
formances captured in audio. Supporting the performance of Abate and Woods
is the Tim Ray Trio (world-class music artists Ray on piano, Mark Walker on
drums, and John Lockwood on bass). Soulful and captivating, Kindred Spirit
s Live at Chain's is an unsurpassed treasury for jazz enthusiasts, highly r
ecommended. The tracks of Disc 1 are "Steeplechase (Thriving on a Riff)" (1
1:34), "A Sleepin' Bee" (11:36), "The End of a Lova Affair" (9:43), "Angel
Eyes" (8:28), "Cedar's Blues" (9:12), "Willow Weep For Me" (11:47), "Steepl
echase (short version)" (4:39), "Fried Clams With Bellies (spoken)" (1:34),
"Phil and Sequel (spoken" (2:09), "Emotionally Involved (spoken)" (0:57),
"Different Keys (spoken)" (0:14). The tracks of Disc 2 are "I'll Remember A
pril" (9:21), "Moonlight in Vermont" (9:45), "Speak Low" (8:55), "Strollin'
" (7:48), "Yardbird Suite" (9:25), "Moonlight in Vermont (short version)" (
5:09) and "The First One's Free (spoken)" (1:34).
Keepsakes in the Attic
Jeff Bjorck
Pure Piano Music
purepiano.com
$14.99 CD / $TBA digital www.cdbaby.com
The sixth CD by musician, photographer, poet, and psychologist Jeff Bjorck,
Keepsakes in the Attic is a solo piano performance of original composition
s. Bjorck's deep spiritual convictions, love of beauty, and high-flying pas
sion for life shine through this soul-stirring, inspirational collection. H
ighly recommended, especially to connoisseurs of piano playing at its fines
t. The tracks are "Afternoon Reverie" (3:49), "Returning Home" (4:19), "Mot
her's Hymnal" (4:37), "Grandad's Rocker" (4:02), "Unrequited" (4:43), "Hear
ts Far Apart" (4:25), "Groom's First Waltz" (3:33), "Midnight in Moscow" (4
:26), "Hope in the Heartache" (4:45), "Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara" (3:30), "Pl
aying Catch With Dad" (3:41), "Justine of County Clare" (5:26), and "Nana's
Music Box" (1:48).
At the Edge of the Beginning
Idan Raichel
Cumbancha
413 Carpenter Road, Charlotte, VT 05445
www.cumbancha.com
$11.99 CD / $7.99 MP3 www.amazon.com
At the Edge of the Beginning is the latest music CD by prestigious music ar
tist Idan Raichel. Sung entirely in Hebrew (an included booklet offers both
handwritten Hebrew renditions and complete English translations of the lyr
ics), At the Edge of the Beginning contemplates the turning points of life,
and timeless values of love and family. Most songs are performed by Raiche
l himself; Dana Zalah is the only guest singer, and she contributes beautif
ully to "Longing". At the Edge of the Beginning reveals Raichel's talents i
n a wide variety of instruments, and is the first album in which he persona
lly recorded all the drums. A far-reaching composite, At the Edge of the Be
ginning is perhaps best represented by its final song "Before It Ends", whi
ch celebrates the fullness of life by reflecting on the experience of the l
ast five seconds before passing on. Highly recommended. The tracks are "To
Wait" (3:06), "The Warm Hand" (2:48), "In the Wilderness" (2:26), "Looking
at the Moon" (2:51), "Circles" (3:16), "Lonely Island" (2:15), "Little Girl
of Mine" (2:14), "Revolving Door" (2:44), "Longing" (2:44), "In Five Secon
ds" (3:14), and "Before It Ends" (4:05).
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