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...score as high as the American teams. Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett, who came in 13th place, were solid, but I wanted to see more athleticism. They spent an inordinate chunk of their routine mindlessly waving their arms around. A few timing issues aside, Americans Mark Ladwig and Amanda Evora, who finished 10th, were truly terrific. They scored significantly higher than the French team, which didn't feel right. Perhaps the judges really do dock you for milking...
...also good listening--and almost always on the cutting edge. Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (1994) deftly combines the talents of jazz acts (Ron Carter, Joshua Redman) and hip-hoppers (the Roots, Spearhead). Red Hot + Rio (1996) features such performers as Maxwell, Sting and Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora exploring the music of Brazil; a terrific companion CD, Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve, showcases the work of Brazilian acts from the '50s, '60s and '70s (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso...
...earn you frequent-flyer miles, but you won't have to deal with that knee-crushing idiot who keeps his seat back for the entire six-hour flight to Buenos Aires. World Christmas (Metro Blue) features artists from a number of time zones, including Cape Verdean vocalist Cesaria Evora. There's also a Celtic Christmas II (Windham Hill); A Brasilian Christmas (Astor Place); and Festival of Light (Six Degrees), a CD for Hanukkah with the Dutch band Flairck. Even the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos have a seasonal CD: Christmas Chants (Jade). Still, some of the best holiday...
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