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If you really want to know
what's good on the menu, who do you ask? The chef, of
course (or seven courses if you really want to
splurge).
Our program creators are in the kitchen
cooking up the wide selection of music we serve daily
(we even make them wear those big funny hats). But they
like to step out from behind the grill once in a while
to tell you about some of their latest, very personal
favorites found among the ton of fresh music we get each
day.
Some of these are discoveries you won't hear
on ordinary radio. This is music so good you can taste
it! ... Bon appetit pour la musique! (That's something
they taught us to say in culinary school.)
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Lisa
Kirk
Music Director
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FOREIGN SOUND, Caetano Veloso (Nonesuch)
A few years ago, I
saw Caetano Veloso in concert. He told his audience that
he “loves every word in the English language". That
affection is expressed wonderfully with his new album of
American standards and modern pop songs. Caetano, one of
the master composers and poets of Brasil, has always been
impressive with his elegant phrasing. Now we can
appreciate that even more as he reinterprets songs we are
more familiar with. As a Caetano devotee, a favorite
track of mine is "The Carioca", along with standards like
"Body and Soul", which he covers so endearingly. But to
hear something completely new from Caetano and his
orchestra, listen to his interpretation of "Smoke Gets In
Your Eyes", Kurt Cobain's "Come As You Are" and the ironic
“Nothing But Flowers”.
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Chanda Carroll
Music Creator |
MARIA RITA, Maria Rita (WEA)
There
was a lot of expectation surrounding Maria Rita's
recording debut. After all, she is the daughter of Elis
Regina and Cesar Camargo Mariano. But the album has
lived up to expectations and its impact has been
enormous. Maria is gracious and spontaneous, and
possesses a voice that is unbelievably pretty. She knows
how to control emotion within a song; knows where the
climaxes fit; and knows when silence is precious. This
self-titled album by Maria is a must-hear. Full of
modern Brazilian popular songs, this album is destined
to become a classic. One of the highlights of the CD
(and the first hit) is the song "A Festa", which was a
gift Maria received from one of the greatest Brazilian
composers, Milton Nascimento.
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Katrina Brede
Music/Video Production
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MUST I PAINT YOU A PICTURE? THE ESSENTIAL
BILLY BRAGG, Billy Bragg (Rhino)
Billy Bragg,
"The Bard of Barking", cemented his reputation in the
early '80s by taking on Margaret Thatcher's England in a
direct troubadour style. Bragg's best songs mixed the
personal and the political, alternating social agitation
and cynical romance against a folk and pop sensibility.
This three-CD compilation chronicles every pivotal phase
in Bragg's career from the early solo strumming of an
idealistic young man to his teamwork with Wilco putting
the words of Woody Guthrie to music. Classics such as
"Greetings To The New Brunette" and "Waiting For The
Great Leap Forwards" are complemented by the newer and
less circulated "St. Monday" and "Ingrid Bergman".
Bragg's career has had its slumps and misses, but this
set proves that even his most disappointing albums
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