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The Library CD Shelf

Still the River Flows
David M. Edwards
davedwardspiano.com
Higher Level Media
$11.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Still the River Flows is the first solo piano album created by composer and pianist David M. Edwards. The original, New Age songs create a soothing, dreamlike soundscape inspired by the rhythm of daily life - from building energy through mid-day to
winding down at eveningtime. Beautiful and evocative, Still the River Flows is a welcome contribution to personal and public library New Age solo piano collections, highly recommended. The tracks are "Morning Song", "Summer Dance",
"Still the River Flows"
, "Just a Simple Song", "For a Long, Long Time", "Nineteen in 69", "On a Cloudy
Day", "Take Me With You", "Evening Song", "Wistfully", "I Remember That", "Wherever You Are", "Walking by the Shore", and "Won't You Stay".

World Peace
Putumayo Presents
www.putumayo.com
$15.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Inspired by search for peace and justice by 1960's world leaders including President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., World Peace is an anthology of songs by a variety of talented music artists championing the causes of peace,
tolerance, and love for one's fellow human beings. World Peace is a treasure for both personal and public library music collections, highly recommended. The
tracks are "Wake Up Everybody", "Africa Unite", "It Is One", "Redemption Song",
"I Wish I Knew
How It Would Feel To Be Free", "Love Train", "One", "Freedom for Everyone", "Think of Others", "East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem", and "Imagine".

Hushabye
Rick Sparks
www.ricksparksmusic.net
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Pianist and composer Rick Sparks presents Hushabye, a new age music album crafted to promote rest and relaxation for the whole family. Harmonic, multi-part wordless vocals intertwine with the drifting, peacful melodies. Hushabye is a beautiful treasure,
highly recommended especially for personal and public library collections. The tracks are "My Soul To Keep", "Love Can Make You Happy", "Dreams of Peace", "Little Flower", "No Greater Love", "When the Stars Come Out", "Jesus Loves Me", "Cloud Pillow", "
And She Dreams", "Angel Song", and "We Are Loved".

Mackland Ave
Mike Woodlark
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Mackland Ave is an original album crafted in nostalgic tribute to music artist Mike Woodlark's former Mackland Avenue home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he lived for more than a decade. Mackland Ave showcases Woodlark's talent with the piano,
electronic keyboards, and synthesizers; five of the twelve songs also have him play the acoustic guitar and sing. Three special guests (one each on piano, cello, and fiddle) contribute to three of the songs as well, creating a rich medley. Mackland Ave
includes songs with a variety of tempos, from the fast- paced intensity of the title track to more wistful songs that evoke yearning memories. Creatively beautiful from beginning to end, Mackland Ave is highly recommended. The tracks
are "Listening to
the Pines", "A Sight for Sound", "Dark Locomotive", "An Elephant's Soul", "Legends of the Southwest", "Hey Vincent", "Rainshine", "Graceful Grim", "Dreamories", "Home Cooked Dinner", "Mackland Ave", and "Hey Vincent (original)".

Let Go
Christoph Berghorn
christoph-berghorn.com
Capitol Sound Records
$TBA / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Let Go is a new age album by German pianist, synthesist, composer, and arranger
Christoph Berghorn. The twenty-two original songs of Let Go feature compositions involving Berghorn on the piano and synthesizer as well as real musicians on cello, saxophone,
trumpet, and flugelhorn. Additional arranged sounds of guitar, oboe, flute, harp, violin, viola, drums, and more enrich the multi-layered soundscape. Vivid
and varied, Let Go is a joy to experience, and also makes an excellent gift for
music
connoisseurs. Highly recommended! The tracks are "Let Go", "Piano Reflections 1", "Cellody For Annika", "Piano Reflections 2", "Looking Back", "Once Upon A Time", "Egyptina", "Going On", "Once Again", "Wind", "Tre di sax", "Illusion", "Total Slow Down", "
From the Heart", "Softly Swaying Away", "Like A Dream", "Elegy", "Closed Eyes",
"Field of Sunflowers", "Melancholia Waltz", "Between Three Worlds", and "Ocean Dream".

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