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The Library CD Shelf

Stardust
Kerani
Kerani Music Production
$15.00 CD / $11.00 download cdbaby.com

Recorded with a symphonic orchestra, a mixed vocal ensemble, and a wide range of synthesizers, Stardust is a cosmically inspired, space-themed album by award-winning New Age pianist, keyboardist, and composer Kerani. The sweeping flow of music inspires
wonder for the grand majesty of the universe, in this extraordinary and highly recommended contribution to personal and public library music collections. The tracks are "Stardust" (6:09), "Cosmic Sunrise" (7:42), "Rosetta" (8:07), "Perpetuum Mobile" (6:
12), "Beyond" (6:25), "The Next Step" (5:16), "Infinity" (5:49), "Gravity" (6:19), "Worlds Unknown" (6:34), and "Stars (Remix)" (5:31).

From the Darker Seasons
Jeff Pearce
www.jeffpearcemusic.com
Privately Published
$12.97 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com

From the Darker Seasons is an new age album by award-winning music artist Jeff Pearce, featuring his signature ambient guitar stylings. Inspired by contemplating the seasons of fall and winter, From the Darker Seasons stirs the
soul with its thoughtful
reflections on the beauty of natural renewal through the quieter, colder months. Highly recommended! The tracks are "A Walk Through the Leaves" (4:13), "Sun on Frost" (2:42), "Constellations" (6:13), "The River in Late Autumn" (4:57), "Downdrift" (10:31),
"Midnight Snow" (4:29), "A Long Winter's Sleep" (17:45), and "Cold Comfort" (3:29).

Resonance
Peter Kater
New Earth Records
PO Box 3388, Ashland, OR 97520
www.newearthrecords.com
$15.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Resonance is an astonishingly beautiful, instrumental new age album, performed with piano, synthesizers, gongs, chimes, and sampled strings. Music artist Peter Kater has created a free- folding soundscape, fluid and moving like waves
lapping at the ocean
shore. Resonance is a choice pick for new age connoisseurs, highly recommended.
The tracks are "Resonance" (5:17), "Twilight Star" (6:37), "Echo Inside" (9:00), "Night's Cavern" (9:47), "One Flame" (6:21), "Venus in Pisces" (9:11), "Rebirth" (9:57), and "
Resonance (Reprise)" (3:55).

Bahaghari
Lea Salonga
GLP Music
https://www.glpmusic.nyc
$14.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Bahaghari (meaning "Rainbow") is an album of traditional songs from the Philippines, representing the island nation's three cultural regions and numerous languages. Singer and Broadway star Lea Salonga, who speaks Tagalog fluently, brings these beautiful
pieces to vivid life with a stellar vocal performance. Bahaghari is a treasure for both personal and public library multicultural music collections, highly recommended. The tracks are "Pobreng Alindahaw" (3:08), "Paruparong Bukid" (1:55), "Tinikling" (2:
37), "Atin Cu Pung Singsing" (2:31), "Bahay Kubo" (2:38), "Magtanim ay di Biro"
(2:24), "Ili Ili Tulog Anay" (2:33), "Matud Nila" (3:46), "Sarung Banggi" (3:02), "Leron Leron Sinta" (2:04), "Pamulinawen" (3:29), "Si Filemon" (1:35), "Sitsiritsit
Alibangbang" (1:37), "Sampaguita" (3:16), and "Waray Waray" (2:49).

Onwards
Mile Twelve
www.miletwelvebluegrass.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com

Boston-based quintet Mile Twelve (guitarist Evan Murphy, bassist Nate Sabat, banjo player BB Bowness, award-winning fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, and mandolin player David Benedict) present their debut full-length album Onwards, a celebration of
Appalachian bluegrass. The original songs energize the spirit, embodying the joy of country bluegrass while borrowing a smattering of inspiration from indie
rock, old-school jazz, or other stylings as suits the moment. Highly recommended! The tracks are "
Onwards", "Call My Soul", "Sunny Side of Town", "The Mararet Keene", "Soldiers and Sailors", "Wickwire", "The Day You Left", "Ace of Hearts", "In the Shade", "You Don't Even Know It Yet", "Old Tom", and "Settle Down Blues".

River of January
Dave Zinno Unisphere
Whaling City Sound
$TBA whalingcitysound.com

River of January is a Latin jazz album that adventures off the beaten path, sweeping the listener away in a stellar journey. Lively and exciting, the songs
rouse the listener's spirit and showcase the performers' talents for creativity
and improvisation.
Highly recommended. The tracks are "Babycakes" (8:27), "Remember When" (7:54), "Feir a Hippie" (6:43), "Inverno Sem Rio" (7:39), "Little Lilli" (10:52), "Recife Blues" (6:45), "Wichita Lineman" (6:47), "South End Blues" (6:08), "Rapanui" (3:41) and "Um a
Zero" (3:28).

Stone & Sky
Crowd Company
Vintage League Music
$TBA vintageleaguemusic.com

Critically acclaimed eight-member funk soul group Crowd Company presents Stone & Sky, a resonating funk soul album distinguished by smooth, powerful vocals supported by heady funk rhythms. Rapturous and richly textured, Stone & Sky is a "must" for
connoisseurs of the genre, highly recommended. The tracks are "Take Off The Crown" (3:23), "Saw You Yesterday (4:33), "Can't Get Enough" (3:36), "Soar" (5:19), "Fever" (3:14), "Away With You" (3:23), "Let Me Be" (4:25), "Getting The Groove" (2:08), "Fast
Forward" (3:25), "Summer" (4:07), "The Spark" (6:20), "Blind Pig" (2:56), and "Station 77" (3:28).

Solstice/Equinox
Diana Panton
www.dianapanton.com
Privately Published
$12.99 CD / $9.99 download

Solstice/Equinox is the eighth album by two-time JUNO award-winning jazz artist
Diana Panton. Featuring Panton's ethereal vocals and haunting solos, the original songs revolve around the themes of turning seasons, reflecting the cycles of love and life.
An enriching, vibrant soundscape, Solstice/Equinox is enthusiastically recommended to connoisseurs of quality original jazz. The tracks are "They Say It's Spring", "The Heather on the Hill", "Up Jumped Spring", "That Sunday, That
Summer", "Estate (Summer)
", "Manhattan", "La Fin Des Vacances", "September in the Rain", "Tis Autumn", "September", "Cloudy Morning", "I Like Snow", and "By the Fireside".

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