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...LIFE OF PICASSO, VOL. I by John Richardson...
Those ubiquitous CD box sets are not only a wildly successful marketing tool, they can also be a true boon to music lovers -- provided the artist is worthy of such enshrinement. Consider the recent compilations of two of the century's most formative singers. BESSIE SMITH: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS VOL. 2 (Columbia/Legacy) showcases this humongous godmamma of the blues in full cry, scorching the earth with New Gulf Coast Blues and Dixie Flyer Blues, marvelously backed by the likes of Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson. BILLIE HOLIDAY: THE LEGACY (1933-1958) (Columbia) is a shrewdly chosen 70-cut package from...
...American Council for Judaism described itself as "anti-Zionist but not anti-Israel" and asserted that it "cannot stand silent at efforts to sanctify Zionism by equating it with Judaism, leading to the false assumption that all Jews are Zionist." (Special Interest Report, American Council for Judaism, Vol. VII, No. 1, January...
...DYLAN: THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOLS. 1-3 (Columbia). Since its release almost five months ago, this mind-snapping collection of rare, unreleased or alternate takes of 58 Dylan tunes has racked up sales over 300,000 and has inspired everyone from Paul McCartney to Frank Zappa to scour their vaults. This collection ($45.95 for the 3-CD set) stands apart, though: it is the audio notebooks of rock's greatest songwriter. Songs that Dylan leaves off a record would make history for anyone else. The last three tunes in Vol. 3, including the beautiful Series of Dreams, are the most...
...MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES: VOL III (Fontana/Polygram). Voices, the name used by several women's choirs that sing traditional Bulgarian folk songs, has built a growing cult of listeners since its first U.S. release four years ago, and deservedly so. The a cappella harmonies use impossibly high pitches with exquisite precision. The effect is weird, beautiful and sometimes unearthly...