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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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johnrob
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I have two that I have mentioned on other threads, but are worth mentioning again.

1. Hiromi - Brain. Excellent piano jazz. Hiromi's cd is entertaining, fun and different.

2. Christos Hatzis - Awakening. Awakening is a classical piece that explores the tension between an indigenous people and the technology of foreigners by using the sound of trains and Inuit chanting interwoven with the music of a string quartet. I found it a moving piece.

John
russschaeffer
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Mindy Smith, nice ballads. A young voice kinda like a young Dolly Parton but don't let that put you off, it's a VERY good album and I'm not a country music guy.
jax2 OP
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Mindy Smith is great russ. Dolly actually joins her on her own song "Joliene" which is a great version of that song.

I'll add one that I think I may have already mentioned on another thread: Joanna Newsom. She's definitely a love her or hate her kind of singer, largely because of her voice, which is a high-pitched little girl voice..kind of like an eight year-old singing. The songs are wonderful, as is her harp playing. If you listen to the lyrics very long you'd quickly realize this is no eight year-old. An unusual combination for sure, but it didn't take long for me to love it. If you try it, don't give up after a few minutes, which I'd hazard a guess some may be inclined to.

Marco
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drubin
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Marco, I have her album The Milk-Eyed Mender. Great songs and playing. The voice is a bit of a challenge, as you say.
jax2 OP
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Yes, sorry I forgot to mention the title, which is indeed "The Milk-Eyed Mender" (thanks Drubin). I think she self-published two earlier CD's, but I've never heard either. The Mindy Smith, by the way, is titled "One Moment More".

Marco
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