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Mapleshade records: Pick the best of

I'm interested in purchasing a few Mapleshade discs just to check them out. I'd like some pointers as to what discs i should shoot for. They currently have a "4 for $40" type of deal going on, so i need to find four discs to obtain that pricing.

For some background, i'm basically a "rocker" that also enjoys "dynamic" Classical pieces and soothing Chamber music. Some "foot stompin" Blues never bothered me and "swing" type Jazz can be fun too. I'm not much up on "experimental" type Jazz as it sounds like a big cacophony to me. Pipe organs do nothing for me and choral recordings are in the same boat.

Obviously, i'd like "good" recordings, but i'm more concerned with "good" music. After all, i'd rather kick back and listen to some good tunes with "pretty good" recordings rather than try to impress myself with a great recording of a mediocre performance ( Holt's Law ).

Any of you's wanna cough up some advice? Sean
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suits_me
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I don't think they have good CDs in terms of the music, although most albums have a few good cuts. Their straightahead blues and jazz strike me as the best picks. They have a fairly extensive set of samples for downloading.

On the whole, I prefer select recordings from marecordings.com, both musically and sonically. Too bad their $12.00 sale just ended.
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