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Title Artist Publisher Price
Paley & Francis Reid Paley, "Black Francis" Sonic Unyon $13.75
($15.98 list)
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Read more and comment... 		They Still Do Make 'Em Like They Used To Department: Exhibit B – Here it is:  Long time friends and collaborators Reid Paley and Frank Black/"Black Francis" have finally released a joint CD of really solid tunes.   Each of the pair has contributed half of the songs, and they are sequenced in strict alternating order, starting with Francis and ending with Paley.  The entire record has a great old school mix that allows all the performances – including those of the legendary Spooner Oldham, on a variety of acoustic and electric keyboards, on all tracks – to come through crisply and in complement with one another in a way that really enhances the listening experience.  The artistry in everyone's playing is evident while still clearly in service of the songs. 
Reverie Joe Henry Anti- $16.75
($18.98 list)
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Read more and comment... 		They Still Do Make 'Em Like They Used To Department:  Exhibit A
Oud Music for Snake Handlers Tom Moran Rattler Media $12.00
($12.00 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Can it be?  An all new full length CD by the one and only Tom Moran?  Yes!  Years in the making, Oud Music is exactly what the title states it is, and lets listeners in on the not-so-secret world of oud music that Mr. Moran has been inhabiting for quite a few years now.  One of the most adept stringed-instrument players around, he has more than mastered oud playing; an accomplished luthier, he also designs and builds ouds, for himself and others.  He has, in fact, become the go-to-guy for local and touring belly-dancers in and travelling to Pittsburgh from the world over, an example of which can be found here.
The Harrow & the Harvest Gillian Welch Acony $13.88
($15.98 list)
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Read more and comment... 		Gillian Welch and her long time musical cohort, David Rawlings are back at last with their first new record since 2003's Soul Journey.  We've only had the chance to give this one listen so far, but we look forward to a long summer of replays and feel safe in saying it's going to fit quite comfortably along with the rest of their catalogue of works and that we'll be enjoying it for years to come.  In other words:  it's been worth the wait. 
Laughing In Rhythm Slim Gaillard Proper Records $29.75
($33.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		This is it:  The ideal antidote to these trying times.  Slim’s wit, style, charm, and grace will make the  world vout oroonee in no time.  As with all Proper Boxes, this one includes 4 CDs packed to the limit (102 tracks total!) for over 5 hours of music -- all remastered in the UK at the highest possible standards for music recorded during this period -- and a 44 page booklet containing a comprehensive history of Slim's career along with fab photos, old ads, record labels, and, best of all, complete track by track annotation -- where you’ll note the appearances of Slam Stewart, Ben Webster, Zutty Singleton, Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker among many others -- along with a bountiful biographical career history by the all-knowing Joop Visser.  All this for the copacetic price of only $29.75!  How!?!?!