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Amorosa [sound recording]
Diana Krall, watch your back! Brazilian music isn't known for its powerhouse vocalists, so Rosa Passos' delicate murmur is perfect for this romantic collection, and it's a treat to hear her cover some...
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The best of Rosa Passos [sound recording].
Despite the fact that this is a hodgepodge of Rosa tracks from throughout her career, there's a consistently relaxed feel to this collection of samba and MPB. Recommended by DavidPassos, Rosa. prfCD MI...
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Beatles for sale [sound recording].
Touring non-stop made it difficult to write new material, so this one is almost half covers. Still, you can't argue with such quality songs as "Eight Days a Week" and "I'm a Loser". Recommended by...
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Revolver [sound recording].
Freed from having to perform live, the Beatles experimented more with arrangements, and this CD shows them stretching out, with the chamber music of "Eleanor Rigby" and the early psychedelia of...
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Rubber soul [sound recording].
More from their classic "middle period", with John's sardonic "Norwegian Wood" and nostalgic "In My Life" -- this one shows them leaving their moptop era behind. Recommended by DavidLennon, John,...
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Solo [sound recording] : songs my dad loved
A delightful collection of classic bluegrass songs, performed with Skaggs' usual heart and talent, and great musicians collaborating. Recommended by Dawn @ Mountlake Terrace LibrarySkaggs, Ricky.CD U...
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We're only in it for the money [sound recording]
One of my favorite Zappa/Mothers albums, this is a viciously witty send-up of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album and late-60s hippie culture in general. This is also one of Zappa's more accessible albums...
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The exciting Wilson Pickett [sound recording]
Pickett's second album (from 1966) is superlative soul. This is an especially fun album as it mixes the more familiar hits ("Land Of 1000 Dances" and "In The Midnight Hour") with some less familiar...
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Happy trails [sound recording]
Great 2nd album by these kings of the 60's San Francisco ballroom scene. Particularly recommended is their amazing interpretation of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" (which filled up an entire side of...
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Valleys of Neptune [sound recording]
Great compilation of previously-unreleased material from 1968 and (mostly) 1969, detailing the gradual transformation of Hendrix's sound from the psychedelia and blues of his Experience-era albums to...
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Bebel Gilberto [sound recording].
Gilberto's 2nd album (from 2004) combines a warm, jazz-inflected Brazilian pop with sophisticated electronica. Bossa Nova for the 21st century.Recommended by Rob at Stanwood Library.Gilberto, Bebel.CD...
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The best of Louis Jordan [sound recording]
This great compilation collects the very best of Jordan's swinging (and often hilarious) Decca-label sides from the 1940's and 1950's. One of the great unsung forefathers of rock and roll, Jordan was a...
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The sidewinder [sound recording]
A superbly swinging hard bop session from December '63, and one of the best Blue Note albums of the 1960's. While Morgan's soulful trumpet is center stage for all tracks, the backup players (Joe...
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The bluegrass diaries [sound recording]
The Bluegrass Diaries picks up where Bluegrass left off allowing Lauderdale to indulge in his passion for intricate picking and foot stompin' with his friends. The album includes Jesse Cobb on...
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The ArchAndroid [sound recording]
"'The ArchAndroid' is an 'EMOTION PICTURE' brought to you by Janelle Monáe and the Mad Minds of the Wondaland Arts Society. The star-studded featured cast includes the legendary Big Boi of OutKast,...
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Unity [sound recording]
This superb '65 set from organist (5 years before his participation in Miles Davis' legendary "Bitches Brew" sessions) Young is stellar hard-bop with an occasional left turn into more avant-garde,...
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Greatest hits [sound recording]
An all-killer-no-filler compilation of sublime gospel-tinged soul, this disc is packed end-to-end with classics, from upbeat floor-fillers like "Tired of Being Alone" and "Love and Happiness" to the...
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Halcyon digest [sound recording]
I don't know what to say about this extremely interesting album. Here is what Pitchfork said: "Halcyon Digest is a record about the joy of music discovery, the thrill of listening for the first time to...
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Vinyl Cafe stories
OK, so it's not music, but it's a fantastic recording. If you like stories and love to laugh, pick up this two-CD set. Stuart McLean's weekly radio show, The Vinyl Cafe (on KUOW FM Sunday afternoons...
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Banga
On Banga, Smith marries together her various forms of literary expression with rock and pop in an iconic assemblage. Her collaborators are (mostly) familiar: guitarist Lenny Kaye, drummer Jay Dee...
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