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Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos - “The bassoon is widely regarded as the buffoon of the wind family.” So says “The Musical Companion,” a reference book of uncommon sobriety. A friend is less restrained. “Bassoons sound… flatulent,”
Vivaldi: Sacred Music - It was my great fortune, in the years when I thought I had a future in music, to attend a school with a great orchestra and chorus. That
Warren Zevon - After one of his last shows, David Letterman asked Dawes to sing "Desperadoes Under the Eaves," a song by Warren Zevon, dead for more than a decade. It was an
Watch Your Step - A white, blonde blues singer from Beverly Hills --- yes, it could happen. But you'd have a
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions -
Welcome to Jamrock - His latest recommendation is Damian Marley, youngest son of you-know-who. This is not exactly an esoteric choice. Marley's last CD won a Grammy; this one entered at #7
What the World Needs Now: Burt Bacharach Classics - Burt Bacharach starred in a GEICO commercial. Burt Bacharach was in the Austin Powers movies. Burt Bacharach recorded with Elvis Costello and Dr. Dre. And when he was 77, Burt Bacharach was
Who Do U Think U R - There was a "No Bullying School Zone" sign posted in front of Hamilton Middle School in Cypress, Texas, but the message apparently was only for the kids outside. Asher Brown’s
Wild Belle - I showed my wife a photo of Natalie Bergman, half of the brother-sister group Wild Belle. She laughed. Long blond hair. Good features. A kind of vacant beauty. “I’ve see these crushes come,
Willie Nile - He was the next Bruce Springsteen. The next Dylan. The praise was off the hook --- even from Robert Palmer, of The New York Times: "Every once in awhile the
Willie Ruff: Gregorian Chant, Plain Chant, and Spirituals Recorded in Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Venice - Willie Ruff died. He was 92, and The New York Times gave him a Great Man obituary. It won't tell you more than I did in 2019; the paper and
Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives - Until 2013, there was a separate category for female country singers. Now the award is gender-free. And for the first time, all of the nominees were female. You would not
World Music Roundup - The Khaled concert was to have been held shortly after 9/11, but what were the chances that Arabs living in Europe were getting on planes bound for New
Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) - Give this man credit for sincerity. The thank-yous in the booklet of “An Other Cup” --- his first collection of new songs in 28 years ---
Zucchero & Co. - Zucchero & Co.
