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Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead Reviews Dogmental (GM Label), the New Cd By the Andy Biskin...

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September 28, 2000 • Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Dogmental (GM label), the new CD by the Andy Biskin Quintet.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead Reviews Dogmental (GM Label), the New Cd By the Andy Biskin...

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Public Domain

September 26, 2000 • David Greenberger reviews a new CD by Dave Alvin, titled Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land. The tracks are all traditional folk songs, like "Shenandoah,' and "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down."

Public Domain

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Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz

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September 13, 2000 • Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews recordings by two countertenors: a collection of religious music for solo voice by Vivaldi performed by German born Andreas Scholl (on Decca) and Serenade (Virgin Classics) by American David Daniels.

Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz

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Electric Waco Chair

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September 7, 2000 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Electric Waco Chair, the new recording by the Chicago based group The Waco Brothers. One of the band's leaders is Jon Langford, formerly of the British group the Mekons.

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Who Is Jill Scott?

September 7, 2000 • Jill Scott is at the forefront of a small revolution taking place in the world of R & B music. Tom Moon has a review of her first CD, Who is Jill Scott? (4:30)
The label is Sony/Epic, ASIN: B00004UARR
The Website is http://www.whoisjillscott.com/.

Who Is Jill Scott?

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The Glands

August 21, 2000 • David Greenberger reviews the new CD from The Glands, a band from Athens, Georgia. You could classify them as indie-rock, but they like to avoid adhering to any stylistic direction, and are all over the map musically. Some songs sound like LA pop songs from the mid-60s, others are atmospheric psychedelia, and others still have a modern rock sound. (4:00)
The Glands' new self-titled CD is on the Capricorn Records label.

The Glands

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Joao Gilberto

August 16, 2000 • Tom Moon, a music reviewer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, reviews a new CD by Brazilian singer Joao Gilberto. (4:00) {STATIONS NOTE:} Joao voz e violao by Joao Gilberto, is on Verve records, catalog # 314 546 713-2. More info at www.vervemusicgroup.com

Joao Gilberto

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Trilok Gurtu

August 10, 2000 • Charles de Ledesma reviews the new CD from Trilok Gurtu, called African Fantasy. Gurtu is a composer and percussionist from Bombay, well known for incorporating the sounds of his native India with other music, like jazz and rock. This CD explores the common musical ground of India and Africa. The Label Is The Verve Music Group.

Trilok Gurtu

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Myra Melford

August 8, 2000 • Music reviewer Reuben Jackson talks about pianist, composer, and band leader Myra Melford's latest CD Dance Beyond the Color. Jackson says Melford has infused the jazz landscape with originality and vision since her emergence in 1991 — and this CD continues in that tradition. (4:00)
Please note: The CD is produced by Arabesque recordings.

Myra Melford

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Basic Jazz Record Library

Erroll Garner: 'Concert by the Sea'

July 1, 2000 • Erroll Garner became a jazz star even though he never learned to read music. He taught himself to play the piano and landed a gig on the radio at age 10. As an adult, Garner recorded the live album, Concert by the Sea, on one melodic night in a church in Carmel, California.

Erroll Garner: 'Concert by the Sea'

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'Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2'

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June 12, 2000 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews "Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2 " by British folksinger Billy Bragg, and the American rock band Wilco. It's a sequel to "Mermaid Avenue" a collection of Woody Guthrie lyrics set to music.

'Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2'

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Kronos

June 6, 2000 • Banning Eyre reviews the latest recording from the adventurous California-based string quartet, the Kronos Quartet. The CD is called Caravan and is an exploration of music from places as far-flung as Portugal, Romania, Iran, India, and Argentina.

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Youssou N'Dour

May 16, 2000 • Charles de Ledesma reviews a new CD from Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, called Joko. Ledesma says the album is a bit of a hybrid, with half the songs based in the classic tradition of West African music, and the other half with a more pop and hip-hop music sound.

Youssou N'Dour

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Rachel Podger's Bach

April 27, 2000 • Music critic Tom Manoff has been listening to a new recording of Bach's music performed by English violinist Rachel Podger. She performs using a Baroque violin with strings made from gut. This allows listeners to hear Bach performed as Bach himself would have heard his music. The CD is called Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1.

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Zuco 103: Changing the Rhythms of Brazil

April 11, 2000 • Music reviewer Charles de Ledesma reviews the CD Outro Lado by the band Zuco 103. They are a trio from Amsterdam, headed by a Brazilian musician named Lillian Viera. She and her band incorporate the traditional musical forms of Brazil — bossa nova and samba — with electronica, funk and jazz. They are at the forefront of a musical movement in Europe called "NU Brazilian", which features this hybrid sound of European dance music and Brazilian rhythms.

Zuco 103: Changing the Rhythms of Brazil

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