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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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garfish OP
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David; nope not familiar with "Days of the New"-- what kind of music is it? Dekay, I agree re JJ Cale-- "The Anthology" is great. I think I have all his CDs and especially can recommend "Guitar Man". Cornfed; glad to see that Eva Cassidy has more music-- a beautiful voice. Her CDs have been spending a lot of time in my transport. Thanks guys. Craig
garfish OP
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.....also thanks to Ikarus for Holly Cole suggestions.
garfish OP
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Snooker; happy to meet another Junkies fan-- my favorites.
garfish OP
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Hi Paul; thanks for the additional info. on Eva Cassidy's music. Craig
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Prfont; No, I didn't know the "Temptation" CD songs were written by Tom Waits-- Thanks, they are great. Of all my Holly Cole CDs, that is the best, and because of the nature of the recording, I could use several tracks as a reference for judging equipment, wires, etc. That voice, that incredible voice pulls me into music every time. Craig.
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