Sugar’s Picks Jan 23, 2012

Various Artists / Chimes of Freedom -Songs of Bob Dylan / Fonta

4 discs, over 70 memorable & always remarkable  Dylan compositions performed by everyone from Adele to Ziggy with huge names in between – Try to pick only one favorite (Patti Smith doing “Drifter’s Escape,” Sting doing “Girl From the North Country,” Diana Krall doing “Simple Twist of Fate,” Brett Dennan doing “You Ain’t Going Nowhere”  – And that is only on Disc #1!).

The Soul Rebels / Unlock Your Mind / Rounder

These guys embody the New Orleans Sound while bringing  a hip, contemporary energy with the flavor of R&B, HipHop & Funk – Trombone Shorty, Cyril Neville and Leo Nocentelli of “the Meters” add to the gumbo!

DON’T OVERLOOK:

Various Artists / Re:Generation / ReGeneration Music

A wild mix of genres on 5 tracks with a wild roster of musicians: Martha Reeves, the Funk Brothers, Nas, Leann Rimes, Dr Ralph Stanley, Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, the Berklee Symphony Orchestra, members of the Doors & members of the DapKings to name a few.

Dion / Tank Full of Blues / Blue Horizon

He hit the charts in 1958  as a first generation Rock N Roller (“The Wanderer”) and he is  still doing it with a little help from the Blues.

KVNF Community Radio, New Music, new releases