Recording of the Month

DANIEL LANOIS: Acadie

Opal/Warner Bros. 25969-1 (LP), -2 (CD). Daniel Lanois, prod.; Malcolm Burn, Mark Howard, engs. AAA/AAD. TT: 41:19

The Incredible String Band

Hannibal HNCD 4437 (CD only). TT: 45:15

The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion

Hannibal HNCD 4438 (CD only). TT: 50:06

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

Hannibal HNCD 4421 (CD only). TT: 50:12

Wee Tam & the Big Huge

Hannibal HNCD 4802 (2 CDs only). TT: 87:49

Changing Horses

Hannibal HNCD 4439 (CD only). TT: 50:24

I Looked Up

Hannibal HNCD 4440 (CD only). TT: 41:30

All above: Joe Boyd, prod.; John Wood, eng. AAD.

London Concertante: Piazzolla and Beyond

Works by Astor Piazzolla, David Gordon, Adam Summerhayes

London Concertante; Adam Summerhayes, dir.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 907491 (CD). 2009. Chris Grist, prod.; Matt Butler, eng. DDD. TT: 52:01

Performance ****

Sonics ****

Neil Young: Official Release Series, Discs 1–4

Reprise 519173-1(4 LPs, Limited Edition Vinyl Boxed Set). 2009. Neil Young, David Briggs, Elliot Mazer, Jack Nitzsche, Henry Lewy, prods.; John Nowland, reissue eng. AAA.

THE PERSUASIONS: Live in the Whispering Gallery

Hammer n' Nails HNCD 1988 (CD only). Frank Kulaga, Larry Collen, engs.; David Ackerman, prod. D–D. TT: 34:39

DVORÁK: Symphony 9, "From the New World"

WAGNER: Flying Dutchman Overture, Siegfried-Idyll

Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chesky Records CD 31 (CD only). Bob Katz, remastering eng.; David & Norman Chesky, executive prods. (Original 1962 recordings: K. E. Wilkinson, eng.; Charles Gerhardt, prod.) ADD. TT: 67:30

CARLA BLEY: Carla's Christmas Carols

Carla Bley, piano, celeste; Steve Swallow, bass, chimes; Partyka Brass Quintet

WATT 35 (CD). 2009. Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, prods.; Gerard de Haro, Nicolas Baillard, engs. DDD? TT: 60:36

Performance ****

Sonics ****½