MUSIC

Fidelity     JP Chrissie and the Fairground Boys     A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member with her group The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde's new group features rough-voices Welsh songwriter JP Jones. Their debut features acoustic guitar-driven rock and folk with blues and country underpinnings.   ^ back to top

Ghost Train     Marty Stuart     Multi-instrumentalist Stuart recorded his first solo album on Sugar Hill Records in 1982. More than a dozen albums later, Stuart returns to the label, with an album of songs inspired by traditional country sounds.   ^ back to top

The Essential Cesaria Evora     Cesaria Evora     Evora collects her favorite tracks from a career that has earned her international acclaim. Her music blends West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas, and British sea shanties.   ^ back to top

Have You Ever Been...?     Turtle Island Quartet     The celebrated string quartet translates the guitar music of Jimi Hendrix into a chamber setting. Instruments include cello, viola and violin.   ^ back to top

The Well     Charlie Musselwhite     This marks Musselwhite's first release of all-original material. Many of the songs have an autobiographical theme, including one duet with Mavis Staples.   ^ back to top

Chamber Music Society     Esperanza Spalding     The third album from jazz bass player and singer Spalding combines jazz traditions with a classical arrangements. Spalding has been celebrated for her sinuous singing, a modern, acoustic jazz trio, and Latin rhythms that shift through funk, swing, and Brazilian grooves.   ^ back to top