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Full Nelson
On American Classic,
Willie Nelson’s long-
awaited sequel to
1978’s Stardust, one of
America’s top country
singers makes another dozen pop
standards his own with the able assis-
tance of Norah Jones (“Baby It’s Cold
Outside”), Diana Krall (“If I Had
You”), and a swinging jazz combo.
A Boxcar of Woody
Woody Guthrie
never sounded better
than he did in the
mid-1940s, when he
recorded “This Land
Is Your Land” and the 53 other tunes
on My Dusty Road. The four-CD
boxed set includes six lost tracks
discovered in a barrel (yes, a barrel).
Not Just Phoning It In
Inspired by love
stories from singer-
guitarist Kate Schutt’s
fans, The Telephone
Game is one of the
most appealing pop-jazz collections
this side of Cassandra Wilson. “Take
Everything” and “If Spring Comes
Now” resonate like new standards;
“Fake I.D.” packs a grittier punch.
Yo-Yo More
Yo-Yo Ma: 30 Years
Outside the Box
compiles in one huge
package all 90 albums
recorded by the world’s
top classical cellist. The crate in-
cludes “Air & Simple Gifts,” the John
Williams composition performed
at Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Getting Better All the Time
CD technology has come a
long way since the Beatles digitalized
their dazzling albums in 1987. So
whether you’re an audiophile or
you just dig Ringo, you’ll love this
fab news: on September 9 the band’s
entire catalog will be released in
remastered state-of-the-art fidelity.
—Richard Gehr
Romantic Rhythms
When Herb Alpert
croons “I’ve Grown
Accustomed to Her
Face” on Anything
Goes, he means it. The
trumpeter and Lani Hall, who sings
on nine of the album’s tracks, have
been married for more than three
decades. Their easy intimacy perme-
ates this album of standards—among
them, “That Old Black Magic” and
“The Trolley Song.”
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Hall & Oates, Hits and Hooks
Most listeners know
pop duo Daryl Hall
and John Oates only
through hit singles
such as “Sara Smile”
and “Rich Girl.” The
four-CD boxed set
All the Way From
Philadelphia features not just their
top- 40 smashes but also the “
blue-eyed-soul” brothers’ earlier engaging
forays into art rock, folk-pop, and
outright funk.
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