The Library CD Shelf
Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell
Debra Mann
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos (dist.)
www.naxosusa.com
$14.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
In the album Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell, music artist Debra Ma
nn celebrates Mitchell's 75 years of life. Performing interpretations of Mi
tchell's music with a jazz quintet, Full Circle is a smooth, sensuous treas
ure, highly recommended for connoisseurs of the genre, gift- giving, and pu
blic library collections. The tracks are "Black Crow", "Jericho", "Be Cool"
, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Both Sides Now", "The Circle Game", "Big Yellow
Taxi", "Blue", "A Case of You", "Dry Cleaner from Des Moines", "Urge for Go
ing", and "Woodstock".
Been On Your Side
Courtney Hartman & Taylor Ashton
courtneyhartman.com
taylorashton.com
Free Dirt
freedirt.net
$14.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Songwriters Courtney Hartman and Taylor Ashton have created original songs
for Been On Your Side - some separately, and some together while living in
New York City. Hartman's talents as a guitarist, Ashton's gift for the claw
hammer banjo, and the vocal harmony of both distinguish this collaborative
album of new American roots music. Been On Your Side makes an excellent gif
t for connoisseurs of the genre, and is highly recommended for public libra
ry music collections. The tracks are "Wayside", "Meadowlark", "Been on Your
Side", "First of Us", "Which Will", "Loving Hands", "Dead to Me", "Better"
, "Nature of Us", "Hold Still", "Neighborhood Name", and "Liza".
Voyager
Lisa Swerdlow
LisaSwerdlowPiano.com
Heart Dance Records
HeartDanceRecords.com
$12.99 CD amazon.com
Voyager is a solo piano music album by talented music artist Lisa Swerdlow.
Inspired by NASA's twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, these new and original
compositions stir the heart's dreams. Voyager is a rapturous treasure, hig
hly recommended for personal and public library music collections. The trac
ks are "Voyager", "Edge of Tranquility", "Mindful Moments", "Autumn Speaks
to Me", "Sundays in Paris", "Gone Too Soon", "Winter Solstice", "Into the C
enter", "I Saw You Dancing With The Stars", and "Yuba River Journey".
Follow Your Heart
Eric Bikales
www.ericbikales.com
Libido Music Publishing
www.easygoingpiano.com
$TBA CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
Follow Your Heart is the fourth solo piano album by Eric Bikales, now fully
remastered and re- released. This rendition also includes three of Bikales
' newest compositions, "Clockwork", "The Meeting", and "The Saint". Vibrant
and free-spirited, Follow Your Heart is highly recommended for new age and
solo piano connoisseurs as well as public library collections. The tracks
are "Clockwork", "Maybe Yes Maybe No", "Follow Your Heart", "The Closer You
Get", "The Meeting", "Someway Someday", "Fabulous Island", "Song For My Fa
ther", "Mysterier", "Miles To Go", "Franklin Jubilee", and "The Saint". 39
min. 32 sec.
Beautiful You
Matthew Mayer
www.matthewmayer.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
The twelfth piano album by music artist Matthew Mayer, Beautiful You featur
es new age style music and a profoundly positive message about the importan
ce of cherishing oneself. "You are Beautiful... You are Enough" is the them
e around which these sweeping, intricately mellifluous songs are woven. Bea
utiful You is a choice pick for new age piano connoisseurs and gift-giving,
highly recommended. The tracks are "Raindrops of Amor", "Fly Little Bird",
"You Are Enough", "A Modern Introspection", "Beautiful You", "Of Haunt and
Hope", "Broken Mirror", "Bill Next Door", "Tranquility", "Ordinary Way", "
Dreams VII", and "In Spirit".
Half Moon Bay
Rick Sparks
www.ricksparksmusic.net
Privately Published
$9.99 CD / $8.99 download cdbaby.com
The fifth album by new age keyboardist Rick Sparks, Half Moon Bay is a blis
sful soundscape that encapsulates the leisurely splendor of a summer beach.
Serene and drifting, Half Moon Bay includes one solo piano piece ("You're
So Nice") as well as contributions from electric guitar, fingerstyle guitar
, flute medley, and more in tribute to the sounds of nature. A blend of ori
ginal music and selected covers, Half Moon Day is a treasure for relaxation
, meditation, or inspiration, highly recommended. The tracks are "Sand and
Stars", "Half Moon Bay", "Sunlight In Her Hair", "You're So Nice", "Ocean B
lue", "First Light", "Lonely Sea", "Whisper In the Wind", "Sunset Dreams",
and "Summer's Gone".
The Jamie Lawrence Sextet: New York Suite
Jamie Lawrence
www.jamielawrenceproductions.com
Good Mood Records, LLC
$11.99 digital download amazon.com
Begun in the late 1980s and finished almost thirty years later, The Jamie L
awrence Sextet: New York Suite is a digital album featuring performances fr
om exceptional jazz musicians. Five-time Emmy Award winner Jamie Lawrence h
as brought together these lively team performances featuring seductive saxo
phone, riotous rhythms, sublime synthesizer, and more. The Jamie Lawrence S
extet: New York Suite is enthusiastically recommended as a treasure for jaz
z connoisseurs. The tracks are "New York Suite", "Margot with a 't'", "Watt
s What", "Beluga Triangle", and "Bonus Track - Tongue Twister". 43 min.
Kanawha County Flatpicking
Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger
www.tylergrant.com
Grant Central Records, LLC
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Flatpicking (or simply picking) is the technique of striking the strings of
a guitar with a pick held between the thumb and one or two fingers. Kanawh
a County Flatpicking is a music CD album crafted by two friends with a shar
ed love of bluegrass, flatpicking, and old-time music passed down through t
he generations. Kanawha County Flatpicking is a "must" for bluegrass and fl
atpicking fans, highly recommended. The tracks are "Soldier's Joy", "My Blu
e Ridge Mountain Home", "Garfield's March", "Winfield Story", "No Hard Time
s", "Blue Water Hornpipe", "Russian Lullaby", "Wednesday Night Waltz", "Bol
l Weevil", "Farewell to Long Hollow", "Susannah Gal", "Rights of Man", "A D
ime Looks Like a Wagon Wheel", "Flop Eared Mule", and "A Song! A Beautiful
Song!".
Woven Threads
Stu Mindeman
stumindeman.com
Sunnyside Records
sunnysiderecords.com
$12.95 CD / $9.00 digital
Pianist and composer Stu Mindeman presents Woven Threads, an original album
drawn from Mindeman's experience with both North and South American cultur
es, including visits to childhood memories of the vibrant nation of Chile.
The result is a musical tapestry woven from elements of Chilean music and N
orth American music, rich and sumptuously expansive. Woven Threads is a cho
ice pick for international music collections, highly recommended. The track
s are "Casi, Casi", "El Aparecido", "Sin Sentido", "La Rueda", "La Casa De
al Lado", "Woven Threads - What Word", "Woven Threads - A Thousand Stars",
and "No Puedes Volver Atras".
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