The Library CD Shelf
Bright Idea
Greg Murphy Trio with Jeff "Tain" Watts and Eric Wheeler
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos of America (dist.)
www.naxosusa.com
$16.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
Bright Idea is a jazz piano album featuring mostly original compositions wi
th a few renditions of classic favorites. Greg Murphy's lively, swinging pi
ano and keyboards is perfectly complemented by Eric Wheeler's bass and Jeff
"Tain" Watts' drumming. An intensely enthralling experience, Bright Idea i
s enthusiastically recommended for jazz aficionados and public library musi
c CD collections. The tracks are "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise", "Happy",
"Bright Idea", "Earthlings", "24K Magic", "Street Cats", "Finer Things", "
For My Mom", "Straight No Blues", "Moving Violation", "Well, of All Things"
, "Untitled Original 11383", and "Juneteenth Notes".
Running Away
Timothy Wenzel with Jill Haley, Jeff Haynes, and Josie Quick
Privately Published
$14.95 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Running Away is an instrumental new age album by keyboardist, composer, arr
anger, and producer Timothy Wenzel. Featuring piano and synthesizer composi
tions, enriched with contributions from Josie Quick on violin, Jill Haley o
n English horn and oboe, and Jeff Haynes on percussion, Running Away is a s
weeping, magical journey of the mind, and a treasure for connoisseurs of ge
nre. Highly recommended! The tracks are "Dream of Summer", "Dancing in Dark
ness", "A Bit About You", "Running Away", "Makes You Wonder", "Traveling Li
ght", "Magical Pageant", "A Friend of Mine", "Breaking Free", "Gazelle Danc
e", "Past Presence", and "Coronal Rain".
Exotico Americano
Frederico7
Privately Published
$TBA www.frederico7.com
Exotico Americano is the debut album of Texas-based musician Frederico7. He
sings in three languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese) in the lively
songs, which draw upon his life experience in Brazil, Mexico, and the USA.
Tracks range in style from LatinX to blues to reggae and more. A marvellous
melding of inspirations, three years in the making, Exotico Americano is a
treat for connoisseurs of multicultural music connoisseurs, highly recomme
nded. The tracks are "Exotico Americano", "Perola Negra", "La Mirada del Ha
lcon", "Nature of Love", "Vibran los Ancestros", "Samba Revelation", "Azul
Transcendental", "Ciclo das Galaxias", "Ela Ama", "Run Free", and "Perola N
egra (Adrian Wuesada Remix)".
Lost in Space
Gentleman's Dub Club
www.gentlemansdubclub.com
Easy Star Records
www.easystar.com
$13.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Lost in Space is galaxy-spanning music album drawing influences from dub, r
eggae, ska, bass culture, jazz, and more. Crafted with a star-searching, fu
turistic tone, Lost in Space is exciting, adventurous, and just plain fun f
or all ages to enjoy. Highly recommended! The tracks are "Lost in Space (In
tro)", "Light the Fuse", "Stardust", "Ground Shakin'", "Out of This World",
"God of War", "Turning Back (Ft. Million Stylez)", "Eye of the Storm", "In
tergalactic", "Midnight Healing", and "Walking Away" (Ft. Winston Francis).
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