Piety Street

Title: Piety Street Artist: John Scofield Date: 2009 Style? Gospel with touches of blues, honky tonk, R&B, funk, reggae Mood? Well, it’s gospel, so even if it’s sad, it’s still inspirational. What I learned? that John Scofield is one of the top jazz guitarists in the world and that this album was recorded in New [...]

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Slumdog Millionaire

Title: Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture Composers: A.R. Rahman; with some songs by M.I.A. Date: 2008 Long before the advent of Hollywood, Bollywood, and film, composers labored to create scores to accompany dramatic works. A.R. Rahman follows in that same grand tradition, creating this masterpiece that highlights, underscores, and heightens the emotion in [...]

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