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The Library CD Shelf

Sixteen Tons
Merle Travis
Country Rewind Records
www.countryrewind.com
c/o Hindsight Records
PO Box 566, Massena, NY 13662
$TBA amazon.com

Part of the Western Heritage Collection published by Country Reward Records, Sixteen Tons is a country album preserving classic guitar performances by Kentucky legend Merle Travis. A treasure for genre connoisseurs with the potential to pull in a new
generation of fans, Sixteen Tons is an excellent gift for music lovers! The tracks are "Cincinnati Lou", "Cannonball Rag", "Common Folks Common Folks Don't", "Midnight Special", "I'll See You In My Dreams", "Louisiana Boogie", "Sixteen Tons", "Lawdy,
What A Gal", "I Am A Pilgrim", "Merle's Boogie Woogie", "Kentucky Means Paradise", "If You Want It, I've Got It", "Fat Gal", "John Henry", and "That's All".

New Orleans Mambo: Cuba to NOLA
Putumayo
www.putumayo.com
$15.98 amazon.com

New Orleans Mambo is an anthology of festive Latin dance music by a wide variety of talented performers. An extraordinary, eclectic fusion brimming with vibrancy, New Orleans Mambo is a choice pick for both personal and public library music collections.
Highly recommended! Liner notes, artist photos, and an album download card are included in the package of the physical CD. The tracks are "Going Back to New Orleans", "Mos' Scocious", "Jive Samba", "Coconut Milk", "Jambalaya", "Mananita", "Panama Tones/
Nuevo Boogaloo", "Yellow Moon", "Nature Boy", and "Kreyol".

Light of the Sun
Paul Winter
www.paulwinter.com
Living Music
$15.00 CD / $8.99 digital

Light of the Sun is an album by seven-time Grammy award-winning music artist Paul Winter, showcasing his extraordinary saxophone talent, with superbly complementary performances by additional music artists on instruments including piano, pipe organ,
cello, and guitar. Featuring brand-new compositions as well as re-imaginings of iconic works from Winters' long and storied career, Light of the Sun represents the transition of morning to nighttime as well as the seasons of the year, and is highly
recommended for connoisseurs of quality instrumental music. The tracks are "Sun Singer", "My Father's Smile", "Dolphin Morning", "Hymn", "Primavera (Spring)", "The Well-Tempered Wood Thrush", "Quiet Now", "Turning", "Wolf Eyes", "Canto Triste (Sad Song)",
"Sweet Home", "Canyon Chaconne", "Wintersong", and "Inner Peace".

Halfway from Nashville
Sean Harrison
www.seanharrisonsongs.com
Cosmic Cowboy Records
$15.00 CD

Halfway from Nashville is a music album of original songs by Sean Harrison, crafted in his signature style blending the boundaries of Americana, country, blues, and rock. The candid, all-too-real lyrics tell stories of ordinary struggles, triumphs, and
travails of American life. Halfway from Nashville is memorable, heartfelt, and highly recommended. The tracks are "Halfway from Nashville", "Go To Girl", "Gravel & Dirt", "Big Decisions", "Ode To A Goner", "Wake Up Dead", "Fingertips", "Psychedelic", "
Paydays", "The Last Water Tower", "Worried", and "Breathe Out Her Name".

Papa Rosko
Papa Rosko
PapaRosko.com
Voodoo Possum Records, LLC
$8.00 CD

Papa Rosko is the self-titled debut album offering a blend of reggae, rock, Latin, dub, and pop. The result is a genre- bending, original fusion that tantalizes the listener with its unique rhythmic medley. The lyrics touch upon serious topics, including
how the news media is driven by profit over the pursuit of truth, and lessons to be learned from George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984". Papa Rosko is thoughtful, thoroughly engaging on multiple levels, and highly recommended. The tracks are "Folsom
Prison Blues", "Tranquilo", "Angel", "When You Say Nothing At All", "NooZies", "Chemistry Is Everything", "You're Not The Only One", "1984", "Now Is The Moment", and "Man Wan 2 B Free".

Three Tributes
Commissioned by James and Robert Freeman
Innova
https://www.innova.mu/albums/james-and-robert-freeman/three-tributes
$15.00

Three Tributes is a music CD of original, instrumental scores commissioned in honor of the parents of brothers James and Robert Freeman. Award-winning composers Kevin Puts, Andrea Clearfield, and Gunther Schuller each contributed a chamber orchestra
piece. A treasure for anyone who enjoys the rich medley of orchestra performance, Three Tributes is a choice pick for personal collections or holiday gift-giving. Highly recommended. The tracks are "Quintet for Piano and Strings: 'The Red Snapper", "
Romanza for Violin and Chamber Orchestra", and "Sonata for Two Pianos, Four Hands".

Best of Solo Piano, 2007-2018
Dan Kennedy
www.dankennedy.us
Mt. Pollux Music
$19.99 / $TBA digital amazon.com

Best of Solo Piano, 2007-2018 is a compilation of original solo piano works by Dan Kennedy, created in a style that draws upon elements of both new age and classical traditions. The sweeping, rapturous music is a treasure for connoisseurs of the genre,
and also makes an excellent gift. Highly recommended! The tracks are "Heaven", "Falling", "Moving On", "Beautiful Day (With You)", "Cycle", "Jade", "Wintergreen", "Souvenirs", "Story Within a Story", "Dear Girl", "Backstory", "A Moment", "California", "
Ballad", "Wildflower", "Allelu", and "Clear as the Coast".

The Great Kat
greatkat.com
$9.98 each

The Great Kat, well-known for her unabashedly provocative appearances, sensual videos, and extraordinary talent in skillfully shredding classical works of music at record-breaking speeds, is celebrating Beethoven's 250th birthday with the release of two
new singles in both digital and CD format. "Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony for Guitar and Symphony Orchestra" ($9.98) is a profound new way to experience a classical musical journey inspired by nature's transitions from tranquility to thunderstorms. "
Beethoven's Fur Elise" ($9.98) is a transformatively shredded version of Beethoven's posthumously discovered work in honor of an unknown woman whose identity has been the source of near-endless speculation. As always, the Great Kat displays an incredible
gift for musical performance that pushes boundaries in more ways than one; both singles are highly recommended.

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