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A Piano Story
Jim Pearce
JimPearceMusic.com
Oak Avenue Publishing
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Pianist and synthesist Jim Pearce, whose credentials include composing and recording music for more than 300 television shows, presents A Piano Story, his
first new age/neo-classical album (he has previously created seven jazz recordings and won numerous
award competitions). A piano story revels in the depth and breadth of the acoustic piano, enhanced with highlights of synthesizer sounds, cello, violin, percussion, cymbals, and woodwinds. The result is a mind- expanding soundscape that evokes a
resonating atmosphere, promoting contemplation and insight. A Piano Story is highly recommended for neo-classical connoisseurs, public library collections, and gift-giving. The tracks are "Tender Story", "Uplifting Piano", "The Old Neighborhood", "
Beautiful Moment", "A Leap of Heart", "Preludial Moon", "The Years Gone By", "Deep In Your Eyes", "Hymn to Rain", "Ecstatic Musing", "Twilight Reverie", "My
Heart Is Yours", "Clouds and Bicycles", "Dark Mood Sets", "You Are My Sun and Moon", and "Hope
Breaks Out".

Acoustic Music Seminar Selections from 2012-2016
Seminar created by Mike Marshall
Privately Published
www.adventure-music.com
$15.99

Acoustic Music Seminar Selections from 2012-2016 is a music album of songs featuring highlights from the first five years of an artist development program
created by Mike Marshall for young musicians at the Savannah Music Festival. In
each year of the
program, young music artists have the opportunity to workshop their original compositions, receive professional mentoring, and showcase their creations. Acoustic Music Seminar Selections from 2012-2016 brims with vibrant, blossoming
talent from a
diversity of budding creators, and is enthusiastically recommended especially for acoustic connoisseurs and public library music collections. The tracks are "Expatiation", "Gas Station Caviar", "Legend of the Ear", "Mona", "Paradise Fell", "Bubbles", "
Seaweed", "Bourbon Barrel", "Mr. & Mrs. Wilson", "Ill at Ease", "Dislocation", and "Untitled 8".

Drum Distillery
James Asher and Arthur Hull
james-asher.co.uk
villagemusiccircles.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $11.49 MP3 amazon.com

Drum Distillery is an instrumental album featuring the collaboration of professional drummer James Asher (who regularly performs with multiple bands in
the UK) and Arthur Hull, who is well-known in America as a drum circle facilitator. The result is rich
collection of rhythms ranging into tone from soul-charging percussive to thoughtful and atmospheric. Drum Distillery is a unique showcase of the wide range of emotions that drumming can convey, and is highly recommended for both personal and public
library music collections. The tracks are "Circadian Spirals", "Helix Rising", "As We Grow Forward", "Giving Thanks", "Breathdub", "Mystic mambo", "Guarana Gazelles", "Billy Bravado", "Sandless Desert", "Absorbing the Moment", "Deep Valleys", "Global
Samba", and "Infiniterium".

Your Sound: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Jay Rodriguez
www.jayrodriguez.com
Whaling City Sound
c/o Naxos (distribution)
$12.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Your Sound: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola is a jazz album featuring the musical genius of master performer Jay Rodriguez, who showcases his gift on the
tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet. Additional musicians
are Billy Harper on
tenor saxophone; Larry Willis on piano; Eric Wheeler on acoustic bass; Billy Marton on percussion; and J.T. Lewis on drums. Most of Your Sound features Rodriguez' original work, although the final track is a soulful cover of "Kiss and Say Goodbye".
Brimming with the bottled-lightning energy and passion that only a live performance can bring, Your Sound: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola is a "must" for jazz connoisseurs and highly recommended for both personal and public library collections. The
tracks are "Ghost Dancer/Congo Call", "Golden Earring", "Clouds", "All of You",
"Your Sound", "When the Stars Fell", "Spirits", "Inolvidable", "Lover", and "Let's Just Kiss and Say Goodbye". (61:37).

Tour Guide
Cheri Magill
www.cherimagillmusic.com
Red Shoe Records
$12.97 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com

Tour Guide is an album of ten original songs by award-winning independent singer/songwriter Cheri Magill. The central theme of the music is motherhood - from the joys of nurturing children and helping them grow, to how the pressures
of being a parent can
push one to the brink of crazy, to the priceless treasure of unconditional love. The original genesis of Tour Guide came when Cheri composed a song for each of her three children; that seed blossomed into this warmhearted, mellifluous celebration, highly
recommended for both personal and public library music collections. The tracks are "Tour Guide", "Lasso the Moon", "You Are Here", "Crazy", "Brave", "Still", "Don't You Forget", "Better", "Unconditionally", and "Chopsticks Lullaby". 31 min.

Time Is Everything
Vivian Leva
Free Dirt Records
freedirt.net
$TBA vivianleva.com

Time Is Everything is a music album steeped in the roots of American culture, drawing upon elements of classic country, honky tonk, contemporary Americana and more. Up-and-coming performer Vivian Leva showcases her vocal and guitar talent with these
expressive, soul-stirring original songs. Time Is Everything is highly recommended for connoisseurs and public library collections, and also makes an excellent gift for music lovers everywhere. The tracks are "Bottom of the Glass", "Time Is Everything", "
Sturdy as the Land", "No Forever", "Wishes and Dreams", "Cold Mountains", 'Why Don't You Introduce Me as Your Darlin", "Last of My Kind", "Every Goodbye", and
"Here I Am".

Aonki: Gateway of Love
Anaya Music
www.anayamusic.com
$15.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Aonki: Gateway of Love is a new age album by award-winning Brazilian music artist Anaya Music. Balancing Anaya's talent is a live virtual symphony orchestra, recorded in the Czech capital of Prague. The original songs cascade with a passionate aspiration
to reach for the stars, and enrapture the listener in their melliflous soundscape. Highly recommended, especially for personal and public library new age collections. The tracks are "Laman Song", "Breath", "Gate", "Over the clouds", "Because of You", "
Aonki Mov I", "Aonki Mov II", "Extase II", "Just for you", and "A Path to the Infinite". (48:18).

Soft Spot of My Heart
Eleanor Dubinsky
Privatley Published
$TBA www.eleanordubinsky.com

Soft Spot of My Heart is an emotional, Lisbon-inspired music album by jazz songwriter Eleanor Dubinsky. The original songs reflect on the difficulties and
the delicate balance of human relationships, from friendships to family bonds to love. Soft Spot of
My Heart is sweeping, inspirational, and rapturous to experience, highly recommended especially for connoisseurs of the genre. The tracks are "Turn It Around", "Soft Spot Of My Heart", "Wind Won't Knock It Down", "Wait For You", "Free Again", "El Sabor
De La Vida", "Morning Song", "I Let Go", "Cuando Voy A Mi Trabajo", and "You Are Special, You Are Beautiful".

Kiss The Quiet
Michael Whalen
www.michaelwhalen.com
Michael Whalen Music, Ltd.
$TBA CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Kiss The Quiet: Meditations on Life & Love is an album from ambient music creator Michael Whalen, featuring his masterful touch on ambient piano, synthesizers, and electronics. The gentle flow of the instrumental music soothes the mind and stirs the
spirit. Kiss The Quiet is a choice pick for meditation, reflection, or simply winding down after a long day. Highly recommended, especially for personal and public library ambient music collections; Kiss The Quiet also makes an excellent gift for
connoisseurs of the genre. The tracks are "Kiss The Quiet", "Heart So Full of Joy", "Full Moon Dance", "Almost Touching Heaven", "The Prayer Box", "No More Secrets", "Window To the Soul", "My Obsequious Tear", "Hush The Night", and "Ever Closer Ever
Nearer Ever Sooner".

No Pressure
Hot Club Sandwich
Acoustic Oasis
$TBA www.hotclubsandwich.com

No Pressure is an original music album touching upon an eclectic diversity of styles, from jazz manouche to bolero romantico to Peruvian waltz and more. The fifth album of performance group Hot Club Sandwich, No Pressure showcases their
signature quality
- arrangements with memorably contrasting instrumental interplay. No Pressure is a joy to experience, highly recommended. The tracks are "Swang Thang", "No Pressure", "New Gravy Waltz", "Winter Rain", "Melancholy April", "Rockin' Chair", "Odiame", "
Blackpot Coozie", "What A Pretty Miss", "Palm Springs Jump", "It Ain't Right", "Lilly's Bolero", "The Other Side of the Pillow", and "St. James Infirmary".

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