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One Month Music Discoveries

In the month of March I bought 35-40 CDs. I think finding new artists, particularly those with a good body of work, is the most exciting aspect of being a music lover/audiophile. Well, in march I "discovered" Holly Cole, and I like parts of all her CDs, but the CD "temptation", 1995, stands out. It has some great songs that I even think are reference quality-- at least for me. The songs "Take Me Home", "Jersey Girl", "Frank's Theme", and "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" have spare accompaniement, H. Cole's voice is great-- kind of breathy or husky in places, and the recording is excellent. I like her other CDs also.

The other "find" is Eva Cassidy, who according to my main music dealer is now deceased-- she died of cancer in her early 30s-- tragic. But her CD "Live at Blues alley" 1996, has some jazz/pop ballads that have quickly grown on me and she left a great legacy of music. The tracks "Tall Trees in Georgia", "Fields of Gold", "Autumn Leaves", trk #11 "Take Me to the River" rocks, and finally, trk #12 "What a Wonderful World" is beautiful. This is also a great recording, IMO. I have two other of her CDs which are also good, and she may have others? I hope so.

Both are highly recommended. Happy Listening. Craig.
garfish

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cornfedboy
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i've bought and been given a whole buncha cd's in the last month, too. my new discoveries of note: dave carter (with tracy grammer), "when i go" - really great writing and very well recorded; eric taylor, "scuffeltown"- poetry bob dylan would be proud to pen.

BTW, garfish, eva cassidy is on 5 cd's, 3 of which were released posthumously. her first cd was recorded with chuck brown and is called "the other side." the latest cd is "time after time." all cd's were produced by chris biondo and are available on blixstreet records. they are all worth owning and enjoying.
cornfedboy
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garfish: my "5 cd's of eva cassidy" did not include "no boundaries" but did include "songbird." the latter is the 1st of eva's discs i purchased and is, indeed, a compilation. i find it an easy way to transport test tracks on a single disc. i agree with others that her best cd is "live from blues alley."

BTW, another recommended disc of my last month's acquisitions: eliza gilkyson, "hard times in babylon." some more good self-penned stuff. (in case you couldn't tell, i've a preference for singer/songwriters.) -kelly
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