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PIANO
LESSONS
* Some say Suzanne Cianni is the Mother of New Age. At least it
was in a review of her romantic piano melodies that the description
apprantly first appeared. Cianni is still doing her own music on
her own label and her new album reminds me distinctly of Kate Bush.
"Turning" is available form Sevent Wave Productions, 20 Sunnyside
Ave., No. A-197, Mill Valley, CA 94941.
* The Satoko Fujii Orchestra finds Fujii leading fourteen excellent
musicians from her piano. Her newest recording is "Jo" (Buzz). This
gives you fifteen improvisers moving organically as a single unit
in what seems impossible extemporaneous performance. Fujii's group
paints an amazing canvas of acoustic free jazz sounds.
LANDMINE CAMPAIGN
* Sheryl Crow and Nanci Griffith right now tour of Cambodia and
Vietnam with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. They are
there to see firsthand the injuries and mishaps caused by landmines.
The VVAF's Campaign for a Landmine Free World focuses on this international
problem. Crow and Griffith are lending their names to the effort
as Princess Diana did before she died. Griffith is also part of
the Concert for a Landmine Free World tour. The tour features Emmylou
Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Steve Earle.
* Several friends help Sheryl Crow on her latest release "Sheryl
Crow and Friends Live from Central Park." Among the all-star lineup
are Eric Clapton, Chrissie Hynde and Stevie Nicks. Crow covers all
her radio hits: "Everyday is a Winding Road," "Leaving Las Vegas,"
"If It Makes you Happy" and beyond. The historical concert culminates
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 Dolly
Parton
The Grass is Blue
Sugar Hill
Dolly Parton returns to her (bluegrass) roots with
The Grass is Blue. A bevy of bluegrass masters join her in
making this album possible. Master Dobro player Jerry Douglas is
here, with mandolin maestro Sam Bush. The album starts strong with
the spirited "Travelin' Prayer," penned by Billy Joel. This is a
showcase for fiddler Stuart Duncan, playing on a century-old instrument
once owned by Kenny Baker. Each track has exquisite harmony vocals
to supplement Dolly's stellar performance. Covering the ground from
fiery barnburners to moving ballads like Hazel Dickens' "A Few Old
Memories," The Grass is Blue is a dynamic and flawless modern
bluegrass album. (4.5) |
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 Tara
Jane O'Neil
Peregrine
Quarterstick,
POB 25342, Chicago IL, 60625
Peregrine is Tara Jane O'Neil's first solo
record after spending years in such ultra-indie groups as Rodan,
Retsin and The Sonora Pine. Here O'Neil shows a much more intimate
portrait of herself than you probably picked up in the road of Rodan.
The experimental quiescence of sonorous slow-pop project The Sonora
Pine is a better starting point. Peregrine is melancholy
and moving, beautifully lonely. This is the best sorrowful songwriting
since Damon & Naomi's The Playback Singers (Sub Pop). O'Neil
holed up with a guitar, bass, piano, thumb piano, a balalaika and
some blues to do this album. First, she crafted these emotions into
songs and played all the instruments. Then she joined in the studio
guitarist Dan Littleton (Ida), noted jazz drummer Andrew Barker
and violinist Samara Lubelski (The Sonora Pine/Hall of Fame). Together
they put just enough instrumentation on these sparse songs to keep
the emotion from being completely naked. (3.5) |
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