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To: high.hopes who wrote (5478)	8/24/2000 11:49:19 PM
From: Yamakita	Respond to of 6020

Here's an email I sent to someone recently (who asked what I've been listening to lately)that folks here might appreciate: ~~~ GUITAR * "The Moon and the Banana Tree"--compilation of Malagasy (Madagascar) guitar players; haunting and spellbinding. One of the best/most often listened to cds in my collection. * "The Long Way Home"--Dama and D'Gary. I think these guys must use open tunings or something ,because they're playing is so out-of-this-world. Two of Madagascar's best (and best-known) guitarists. * "Music from Madagascar" -- D'Gary. The man. Just awesome. * Almost anything by Baden Powell (he's probably got more than 30 out), but especially "Solitude on Guitar," "Rio Das Valsas," and "Samba Triste." * Anything by Tim Sparks, but "One String Leads to Another" is one of my faves. * "Reflections"--Paulinho Nogueira--pure magic. GUITAR PLUS VOICE * "The Next Hundred Years" -- Ted Hawkins. LA's best street busker. A lifetime of hardship and sadness fill the songs of this gravel-throated wonder, but he manages somehow to keep the faith. One of my all-time favorite cds. * "Lead Me On," and "Roll Away the Stone" -- Kelly Joe Phelps. A young kid (maybe 27) on slide guitar from the south. Moments of beauty and raw talent. I like both of these very much. PIANO * Ray Bryant, "Alone with the Blues," "Alone at Montreux." Very Monk-like, incredible rhythms. I absolutely adore Ray Bryant. * Abdullah Ibrahim, "The Mountain," "Tintinyana," "African Piano". Used to be known as Dollar Brand before he converted to Islam. A South African pianist. My hero since 1984, when as a volunteer for the Berkeley Jazz Festival, I picked him up at the airport and drove him to the venue. A marvelous man. You've never heard anything remotely similar. I have about 20 of his cds, but the three above stand out. * Art Tatum. Get the collected works if you can, a six-cd set. Mindblowing. * Every single recording of Thelonius Monk, especially his solo stuff.