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Music Stories
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James Carter: Present Tense
It's a testament to this smoking quintet that the opening track, "Rapid Shave," renders the listener pressed to identify the leader.
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Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
That this multi-tattooed, self-confessed cough-syrup addict has managed to move more than 600,000 copies of his new disc in its first week makes one wonder if Dwayne Carter Jr. really is the best rapper alive as he's been professing.
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Various Artists: Café Cubano
Putumayo World Music marks its 15th anniversary with a cross between its two bestsellers.
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Kristjan Jarvi/Wiener Singverein: Franz Schmidt, Das Buch Mit Sieben Siegeln
The homages to J.S. Bach, a Wagnerian sense of drama and measured flow, and an impeccable sense of vocal and orchestral balance make for 113 minutes of riveting listening.
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Daniel Hyde/Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge: Charles Wood, St. Mark Passion
This forgotten contribution to Good Friday worship is from 1920, long past the best-before date of the lush, Edwardian musical sensibility of English composer Charles Wood (1866-1926).
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Nine Inch Nails posts a surprise free album
Nine Inch Nails, in a surprise move, posted access to a free download of its complete new album, The Slip , on its website yesterday.
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Marsalis compilation a pleasure
It's a pleasure to put this Marsalis compilation right into heavy rotation. Artists also reviewed this week include: Sathima Bea Benjamin, Renaud & Gauthier Capuçon and the London Philharmonic.
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Chan Marshall more assured
The mid-career boost in self-confidence that Chan Marshall first exhibited while touring 2005's Memphis-steeped sleeper hit, The Greatest, appears to have stuck. Artists also reviewed this week include: Jie Chen, Wonny Song and Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
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