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The Library CD Shelf

Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell
Debra Mann
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos (dist.)
www.naxosusa.com
$14.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

In the album Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell, music artist Debra Mann celebrates Mitchell's 75 years of life. Performing interpretations of Mitchell's music with a jazz quintet, Full Circle is a smooth, sensuous treasure, highly recommended for
connoisseurs of the genre, gift- giving, and public library collections. The tracks are "Black Crow", "Jericho", "Be Cool", "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Both Sides Now", "The Circle Game", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Blue", "A Case of You", "Dry
Cleaner from Des
Moines", "Urge for Going", and "Woodstock".

Been On Your Side
Courtney Hartman & Taylor Ashton
courtneyhartman.com
taylorashton.com
Free Dirt
freedirt.net
$14.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Songwriters Courtney Hartman and Taylor Ashton have created original songs for Been On Your Side - some separately, and some together while living in New York
City. Hartman's talents as a guitarist, Ashton's gift for the clawhammer banjo,
and the vocal
harmony of both distinguish this collaborative album of new American roots music. Been On Your Side makes an excellent gift for connoisseurs of the genre,
and is highly recommended for public library music collections. The tracks are "Wayside", "
Meadowlark", "Been on Your Side", "First of Us", "Which Will", "Loving Hands", "Dead to Me", "Better", "Nature of Us", "Hold Still", "Neighborhood Name", and "Liza".

Voyager
Lisa Swerdlow
LisaSwerdlowPiano.com
Heart Dance Records
HeartDanceRecords.com
$12.99 CD amazon.com

Voyager is a solo piano music album by talented music artist Lisa Swerdlow. Inspired by NASA's twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, these new and original compositions stir the heart's dreams. Voyager is a rapturous treasure, highly recommended for personal
and public library music collections. The tracks are "Voyager", "Edge of Tranquility", "Mindful Moments", "Autumn Speaks to Me", "Sundays in Paris", "Gone Too Soon", "Winter Solstice", "Into the Center", "I Saw You Dancing With The Stars", and "Yuba
River Journey".

Follow Your Heart
Eric Bikales
www.ericbikales.com
Libido Music Publishing
www.easygoingpiano.com
$TBA CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Follow Your Heart is the fourth solo piano album by Eric Bikales, now fully remastered and re- released. This rendition also includes three of Bikales' newest compositions, "Clockwork", "The Meeting", and "The Saint". Vibrant and free-spirited, Follow
Your Heart is highly recommended for new age and solo piano connoisseurs as well as public library collections. The tracks are "Clockwork", "Maybe Yes Maybe No", "Follow Your Heart", "The Closer You Get", "The Meeting", "Someway Someday", "Fabulous
Island", "Song For My Father", "Mysterier", "Miles To Go", "Franklin Jubilee", and "The Saint". 39 min. 32 sec.

Beautiful You
Matthew Mayer
www.matthewmayer.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

The twelfth piano album by music artist Matthew Mayer, Beautiful You features new age style music and a profoundly positive message about the importance of cherishing oneself. "You are Beautiful... You are Enough" is the theme around which these sweeping,
intricately mellifluous songs are woven. Beautiful You is a choice pick for new age piano connoisseurs and gift-giving, highly recommended. The tracks are "Raindrops of Amor", "Fly Little Bird", "You Are Enough", "A Modern Introspection", "Beautiful You"
, "Of Haunt and Hope", "Broken Mirror", "Bill Next Door", "Tranquility", "Ordinary Way", "Dreams VII", and "In Spirit".

Half Moon Bay
Rick Sparks
www.ricksparksmusic.net
Privately Published
$9.99 CD / $8.99 download cdbaby.com

The fifth album by new age keyboardist Rick Sparks, Half Moon Bay is a blissful
soundscape that encapsulates the leisurely splendor of a summer beach. Serene and drifting, Half Moon Bay includes one solo piano piece ("You're So Nice") as
well as
contributions from electric guitar, fingerstyle guitar, flute medley, and more in tribute to the sounds of nature. A blend of original music and selected covers, Half Moon Day is a treasure for relaxation, meditation, or inspiration,
highly recommended.
The tracks are "Sand and Stars", "Half Moon Bay", "Sunlight In Her Hair", "You're So Nice", "Ocean Blue", "First Light", "Lonely Sea", "Whisper In the Wind", "Sunset Dreams", and "Summer's Gone".

The Jamie Lawrence Sextet: New York Suite
Jamie Lawrence
www.jamielawrenceproductions.com
Good Mood Records, LLC
$11.99 digital download amazon.com

Begun in the late 1980s and finished almost thirty years later, The Jamie Lawrence Sextet: New York Suite is a digital album featuring performances from exceptional jazz musicians. Five-time Emmy Award winner Jamie Lawrence has brought together these
lively team performances featuring seductive saxophone, riotous rhythms, sublime synthesizer, and more. The Jamie Lawrence Sextet: New York Suite is enthusiastically recommended as a treasure for jazz connoisseurs. The tracks are "New York Suite", "
Margot with a 't'", "Watts What", "Beluga Triangle", and "Bonus Track - Tongue Twister". 43 min.

Kanawha County Flatpicking
Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger
www.tylergrant.com
Grant Central Records, LLC
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Flatpicking (or simply picking) is the technique of striking the strings of a guitar with a pick held between the thumb and one or two fingers. Kanawha County Flatpicking is a music CD album crafted by two friends with a shared love of bluegrass,
flatpicking, and old-time music passed down through the generations. Kanawha County Flatpicking is a "must" for bluegrass and flatpicking fans, highly recommended. The tracks are "Soldier's Joy", "My Blue Ridge Mountain Home", "Garfield's March", "
Winfield Story", "No Hard Times", "Blue Water Hornpipe", "Russian Lullaby", "Wednesday Night Waltz", "Boll Weevil", "Farewell to Long Hollow", "Susannah Gal", "Rights of Man", "A Dime Looks Like a Wagon Wheel", "Flop Eared Mule", and "A Song! A Beautiful
Song!".

Woven Threads
Stu Mindeman
stumindeman.com
Sunnyside Records
sunnysiderecords.com
$12.95 CD / $9.00 digital

Pianist and composer Stu Mindeman presents Woven Threads, an original album drawn from Mindeman's experience with both North and South American cultures, including visits to childhood memories of the vibrant nation of Chile. The result is a musical
tapestry woven from elements of Chilean music and North American music, rich and sumptuously expansive. Woven Threads is a choice pick for international music collections, highly recommended. The tracks are "Casi, Casi", "El Aparecido", "Sin Sentido", "
La Rueda", "La Casa De al Lado", "Woven Threads - What Word", "Woven Threads - A Thousand Stars", and "No Puedes Volver Atras".

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