Wild and Woolly are the words to come to mind as I pen these liner notes:
How can I say NO to the SHATNER? This album of his entitled The Blues will become a classic. If for nothing else, in 20 years, his version of Sunshine for Your Love will be covered by The Family Guy’s Stewie Griffin and instantly morph into a cult classic.
Malia’s Garden of Eve took me nicely by surprise. A truly decent effort all the way around. I found my listening through more than a few times.
John Daversa Quintet’s Cuarantena came out of the left field and I’m glad that it did. The album felt just so personal, especially for these special times.
Paul Carrack’s Another Side of Paul Carrack just goes to show his versatility. I normally bristle when artists come out with an album comprised primarily of American popular standards, but as I’ve been listening to more and more of Carrack, he is truly one of music’s most underrated vocalists.
Tomoya Nakai’s SWING: JAZZ with the Koto is truly something. Zing go the string of his Koto, a Japanese stringed instrument, which has to be heard in this content, if for no other reason to introduce oneself to Japan’s national instrument in a wholly unconventional manner.
Robert Plant’s Digging Deep: Subterranea is here to tell us that Robert still has it and is capable of bringing it with maturity and class.
Status Quo’s two-track EP, Face the Music reminded me why I was such a big fan of the band back in the day, and for those unfamiliar, here’s your opportunity to look for their albums in record ships and/or your favourite streaming service.
And then there are these Re-Issues:
- Pierre Fournier – Dvorák: Concerto pour violoncelle No. 2, Trio Dumky
- Steve Maii & Teresa Bright – Catching a Wave
- Thelonious Monk – Palo Alto
- Walter Bishop Jr. – Keeper of My Soul
New Releases
Bon Jovi – 2020
Chopin – Piano Concertos – Grosvenor, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Christine and the Queens – La vita nuova
Don Grusin – Out of Thin Air
Helene Grimaud – The Messenger
Joe Farnsworth – Time to Swing
John Daversa Quintet – Cuarantena With Family At Home
Ken Colyer – Wishing Well
Koki Fujimoto – Fernando Sor Guitar Works
Kraan – Sandglass
Malia – The Garden of Eve
Paul Carrack – Another Side of Paul Carrack
Roger Waters – Us + Them
Queen + Adam Lambert – Live Around The World
Robert Plant – Digging Deep: Subterranea
Status Quo – Face the Music (EP)
Thierry Caens, Sam Garcia, L’orchestretypique – Thierry Caens et le piston magique
Tingvall Trio – Dance
Tobias Tammearu Trio – Bivium
Tomoya Nakai– SWING: JAZZ with the Koto
William Shatner – The Blues
Re-Issues, Re-Masters & Miscellany
Chubby Checker – Dancin’ Party: The Chubby Checker Collection – 1960-1966
Pierre Fournier – Dvorák: Concerto pour violoncelle No. 2, Trio Dumky
Ry Cooder – Just A Workin’ Man
Steve Maii& Teresa Bright – Catching a Wave
Thelonious Monk – Palo Alto
Walter Bishop Jr. – Keeper of My Soul
Share NARP with your friends, share it your enemies. Now, more than ever, the walls just “gotta’ come down. Music does not discriminate. Let’s be like music.
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