Thanks for the heads up. Sounds interesting. I have been enjoying Kevn Kinney and the Golden Palomino's "A Good Country Mile." On this one, the Drivn n Cryn front man teams up with Anton Fier and some great NY session players to create Kinney's best solo effort. If you like alt-country/Americana with a little electric guitar, you will like this. Check out "Bird" and "In the Land...." The other cool one I am wading through is "Chimes of Freedom- the Songs of Bob Dylan." This is a 4 disc set of cover songs benefiting Amnesty Intl. There are 73 songs by various artists. When it is good, it is great (Bryan Ferry, Steve Earle, Pete Townshend), but when it is bad, it is REALLY bad (Miley Cyrus, Kei$ha). However, there is a lot of quality material here for an attractive price. I bought a used copy off of amazon for $15 which is great for a 4 cd package.
Bill Frisell/John Lennon
I just picked up Bill Frisell's new record of John Lennon covers. Some of the tempos are slower and Frisell's "airy" style often emphasizes melody more than rhythm, but overall this is the best set of Beatle covers I've ever heard. Probably not for Beatles purists, but if you can be flexible, this one is terrific. Greg Leisz does a great job on slide and the songs even rock a bit here and there.
Marty
Marty