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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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henryhk
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Larry Coryell Tricyles: his constant back & forth btwn fusion and st ahead jazz finally merges well in this trio format
Vital Information: Where Do We Come From: shows that all is not lost in fusion
Mofro: Lochloosa: incredible! southern funk from white boys, mostly acoustic
Jon Cleary: keyboardist for Bonnie Raitt: down & earthy r&b, funk, jazz
Madeline Peyroux: Besse Smith soundalike but not just imitation: puts Norah Jones to shame in a big way
Junior Brown: country music meets Hendrix!
henryhk
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funnily enough my recent "discoveries" are via a DVD-V of Boonaroo Festival (if you don't haven't heard about this event, its annual music fest with strong leanings to jam band stuff).....Los Lonely Boys, Robert Randoplh, Guster.
henryhk
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Here are three
Mau Katche: Neighborhood...w/ Tomasz Stanko, Jan Garbarek etc. Just incredible music, etheral and romantic Stanko's trumpet, vivid Garbare's piano and endlessly imaginative drumming by Manu. Makes this hobby worthwhile.

Novelle Vague: Punk rock gets bossa nova, lounge treatment.

Bernard Allison: Live in Europe: smoking blues, SVR influence, funky as hell.
henryhk
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two recent "discoveries" that I am greatly enjoying

James Blood Ulmer: Bad Blood In The City....with vernon reid. great modern blues dedicated to NO post Katrina. Not the harmolodic jazz that he is known for, but a very authentic take on the blues. A very underappreciated singer as well.

Alex Murdoch: Time Wihtout Consequence. Folk done intelligently. What a soothing yet expressive voice, with some nifty acoustic guitar work.
henryhk
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Just today, i received Steve Turre's new album Rainbow People. I am stunned. This is likely to be one of favorites. Mulgrew Miller. Kenny Garret and many others. Everyone playing well both individually and as group, Steve is clearly having fun and enjoying himself, good warm sound.
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