Friday, November 2, 2012

Music Director Notes 11-2-12: Top Picks

Howdy, all!

First post-fund-drive post here.  Thought I'd take a break from catching up on the usual backlog of previewing and talk at ya for a few minutes.

MUSIC DIRECTORS PICKS

Jazz: 
Joe Gilman: Relativity
Jeff Holmes Quartet: Of One's Own

The Verge: Introducing The Verge
Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll
Andrea Brachfeld: Lady of the Island (GREAT jazz flute--rare!)


Classical:
Pacific Mozart Ensemble: Brubeck & American Poets:  (yes the same Dave Brubeck of jazz piano fame)
Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players: Weill, Ibert, Berg

Folk/Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter:
Rodriguez: Searching for Sugar Man

World: 

Mary Jane Lamond, Wendy Macisac: Leinn (This CD seems to have already disappeared; whoever aired it last, please return it, pronto!)
Ya Amar: Egyptian Project

Hip-Hop: 
Background Noise Crew: Everybody Does This

Rock: 
Local H: Hallelujah!  I'm A Bum
R.E.M.: Document
Steve Harris (founder of Iron Maiden): British Lion
Mumford & Sons: Babel
Mark Mallman: Double Silhouette (quirky as hell)
David Cale: Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
Paul Barrere and Roger Cole: Nova Train

Thanks, all!

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