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righthand man, multi-instrumental whiz Jeff Turmes, wrote 12 of the album's 13 tunes. None of them match the concise catchiness of the other song, Leiber & Stoller's "Last Clean Shirt," but numbers like "Sparks" and "Crazy by Degrees" describe relationships gone wrong with sly wit and striking guitar riffs. Friend-of-the-band Anson Funderburgh adds some guitar to "Temporary Blues," and "Where's My Thang" and "Black Under Black" get the full-blown R&B treatment of female backup singers and a horn section. All these songs should be much more vivid in live performance. --Geoffrey Himes  (less)

Card Stud Omaha and 5 Card Draw. With the flexible character creator you can create your own poker face wear Vegas-style threads and upgrade your looks/clothes as you gain money.Features Eye-Toy enabled to read your opponents while playing online. Four modes of gameplay: Quick Play Main Event Career and Multi-player. Authentic feel of the actual tournament: Tells Bluffs Table Talk Enthusiastic Audience Reactions. All the sanctioned poker variations of the WSOP: Texas Hold 'Em 7 Card Stud Omaha and Razz. Buy-Ins Highs/Lows and Table Mins/Antes Flexible character creator: Based on the THUG character creator you create your own poker face wear Las Vegas-stye threads and you can upgrade your looks and clothing throughout the game. Rare collector chips: ...  (less)

an audience and also acted as an intense musical laboratory. Misterioso and its companion disc, Thelonious in Action , were Monk's first professionally recorded live dates, and they feature the excellent 1958 quartet with tenorist Johnny Griffin stretching out on Monk tunes like "In Walked Bud" and "Evidence." Monk could not only find new dissonances, but he could also find new meanings for dissonance, imbuing his sometimes elliptical, even minimalist, compositions with a joyous playfulness. Griffin adds a strong blues flavor and some unlikely quotations that leaven his intense focus. If this nugget tickles the ear enough to drive you toward the completist's deep end, check out Monk's Complete Riverside Recordings mega-box. --Stuart Broomer  (less)

country-simple parts with a dissonant countertheme that suggests a darkened cabaret. Even the very pretty "Lonesome," with its mix of near pedal-steel and acoustic guitar textures, resonates with a strange undercurrent from the reverberant bass. The band is Frisell's working quartet of the time, with cellist Hank Roberts, bassist Kermit Driscoll, and drummer Joey Baron, but the sonic resource can suggest a much larger group, the sustained tones and pitch-bending of Frisell and Roberts magnifying the sound. The title tune has Frisell's guitar line soaring over a backdrop of almost orchestral density, thanks largely to Roberts's cello. Driscoll often uses the lower register of his electric bass to add tremendous gravity, an...  (less)

country-simple parts with a dissonant countertheme that suggests a darkened cabaret. Even the very pretty "Lonesome," with its mix of near pedal-steel and acoustic guitar textures, resonates with a strange undercurrent from the reverberant bass. The band is Frisell's working quartet of the time, with cellist Hank Roberts, bassist Kermit Driscoll, and drummer Joey Baron, but the sonic resource can suggest a much larger group, the sustained tones and pitch-bending of Frisell and Roberts magnifying the sound. The title tune has Frisell's guitar line soaring over a backdrop of almost orchestral density, thanks largely to Roberts's cello. Driscoll often uses the lower register of his electric bass to add tremendous gravity, an...  (less)

standards and spirituals...add these 12 songs together and here is the CD Holiday Time . 1. Holiday Time is Here - original tune with children s vocal ensemble. 2. Frosty The Snowman - Boogie Woogie style of this classic .. great vocals. 3. Melody Of Peace - original song featured on upcoming CBS 6 Holiday Special. 4. Motherless Child - traditional song ..original arrangement taught to Louie by The Mighty Gospel Giants of Brooklyn. 5. Santa Loves To Boogie... rockin original boogie. 6.Nicks Takin The Reindeer Home...original novelty rock n roll song. 7. Christmas In My Heart... soulful ballad featuring Miss Mar...  (less)

this musical family as they release their first collection of original Christmas songs. Singer/songwriter Tom Franzak, a solo Christian pop artist since the 80's, teams up with 12-year-old daughter Lucy, who makes her singing debut on this recording of Christmas songs and carols, including some new, radio-ready classics! Of particular note are On Christmas Day, That's What Christmas Means, Emmanuel and A Christmas Card. There are also some wonderful moments where the whole family is featured, including 8-year-old Daniel who solos on Poor Little Christmas Tree . This is a family CD you'll want to add to your Christmas playlist! A portion of the proceeds from littleway christmas I will benefit autism research and resources.  (less)

guitar, and the hell-bent-for-leather title tune was his calling card. Occasionally, he'd turn in a relaxed, swinging performance like "Bully of the Town," or a seamless, well-paced workout like "Guitar Rock and Roll." But mostly he just burned, as on "Flying Fingers." Needless to add, this often worked better live than on record, and the real showstoppers here didn't even appear on the original 1957 album. On four of the seven bonus tracks, Maphis and protégé Larry Collins play rockin' country together like white on rice, especially on the charging "Hurricane," where they pull out all the stops, and the bluesy "Bye, Bye," a perfect balance of flash and restraint. --John Morthland  (less)

Mode - Sneak a peek at anyone's cards, show folded hands, see the winning hand and never go broke. + Chances Are - See the odds of winning the hand, pots odds and odds of making that straight or flush before you bet. + Tournament Play - Can you make it to the final table? Choose a standard tournament or create your own with up to 5,000 players. Define levels, blinds, buy-ins, add-ons, rebuys, and prize payouts. + Host Your Own Poker Night Tournament - Computer counts down time, calculates prize payouts and tells you when to raise the blinds or end re-buys. You have complete control over all the details. + Count Your Profits - Automatically tracks your tournament wins, placements and cash prizes. + Realistic Tournaments - All the realism of an ...  (less)

Their year- and style-jumping adds to the play's unspecified time frame, all the while making for a sharp little snapshot of African American music over the past decades. Mos Def trying newly pilfered clothes to the tune of James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)" is electrifying, while the juxtaposition of Jay Z, Muddy Waters, Wayne Shorter, Robert Johnson, and Wu-Tang Clan is provocative and exciting. Mos Def himself shows why he's one of the best MCs in contemporary hip-hop on "3-Card," while Jeffrey Wright hauntingly performs "Lincoln's Blues," a song written for the play by Parks (whose husband, Paul Oscher, used to play in Muddy Waters's band). --Elisabeth Vincentelli  (less)