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What's your latest "Discovery"

You know when you buy a new album and it just clicks?! And then you have to play it rather frequently in the mix over and over for the next several days....What's the last album's you bought that really clicked for you?

I just picked up a Jazz trio album that is just a wonderful recording and performance:

It's called "Achirana" on ECM (that label seems to have a lot of great discs!). Vassilis Tsabroplulos, Piano. Arild Andersen, Double-Bass. John Marshall, Drums. Love the 5th cut! That double bass is right there in the room!

Also been enjoying a new classical guitar disc: Julian Bream, "The Ultimate Guitar Collection" on BMG. Great double-disc set. Not that crazy about the recording on this one, but the performance and breadth of the tapestry of work on those two CD's is remarkable.

Any new "discoveries" to share?
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A 1978 reissue of "The Astaire Story" on DRG Records.

The band is:

Oscar Peterson
Barney Kessel
Charles Shavers
Flip Phillips
Ray Brown
Alvin Stoller

The "original" 3 LP set was released in 1953 on Mercury Records. The 3 LP set that that I recently found looks to have never been played (fear of Pink by the previous owner I fear:-).

In contrast our dinner this evening, while listening to such debonair music, consisted of chicken fried steak sandwiches on leftover hamburger buns and freshly made horseradish/sour cream coleslaw.

My wife has been reading/watching Indian novels/movies for the past 6 months and in the event of this she has picked up:

"Such a Long Journey", music soundtrack/Jonathan Goldsmith

"Monsoon Wedding", music soundtrack/Mychael Danna

Probably old hat for most, but a friend recently gave me the soundtrack to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", music by Tan Dun -w- Yo-Yo Ma (I like all of it except one song).
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Jax:

Yes, Misia "Ritual" is very nice.
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Here's another one that listening to "Misia" brought to mind.

Azam Ali "Portals of Grace" on the Narada/World label.

It's a contemporary collection based on medieval Europe/other music.

Azam (the female vocalist) was born in Iran and raised in India.

Another interesting CD is the "Klezmer Nutcracker Suite" on the Newport Classic, Ltd. label. Eastern European jazz meets "The Nutcracker Suite".
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