Recording of the Month

KEITH JARRETT TRIO: Tribute

Keith Jarrett, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drum

ECM 1420/21 (847 135-2, 2 CDs only). Jan Erik Kongshaug, O. Fries, engs.; Manfred Eicher, prod. DDD. TT: 115:05

BEN FOLDS: Way to Normal

Epic 886970984928 (CD). 2008. Dennis Herring, prod., Joe Costa, eng. AAD? TT: 40:32

Performance ****½

Sonics ***

WAGNER: Glenn Gould Conducts & Plays Wagner

Siegfried Idyll, original chamber version.* Piano Transcriptions (Gould): Die Meistersinger, Prelude to Act I; Götterdämmerung, Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Siegfried Idyll

Glenn Gould, piano, piano 4-hands (overdubbed), conductor; members of the Toronto Symphony

Sony Classical SK 46279 (CD only). Kevin Doyle,* Kent Warden, Frank Dean Dennowitz, engs.; Glenn Gould,* Andew Kazdin, prods. ADD. TT: 71:00

RANDY NEWMAN Harps and Angels

Nonesuch 075597998931 (CD). 2008. Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker, prods.; David Boucher, eng. ADD. TT: 34:54

Performance *****

Sonics ****

RICHARD THOMPSON: Rumor and Sigh

Capitol CDP 95713-2 (CD only). Dave Leonard, Lance Phillips, Tchad Blake, engs.; Mitchell Froom, prod. ADD. TT: 61:25

GONZALO RUBALCABA: Discovery

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, drums

Blue Note CDP 7 95478 2 (CD only). Charlie Haden, prod.; David Richards, eng. DDD? TT: 54:06

HAYDN The Creation
Sandrine Piau, Miah Persson, sopranos; Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone; Neal Davies, bass; Chetham's Chamber Choir, Gabrieli Consort of Players; Paul McCreesh

Archiv 477 7361 (2 CDs). 2008. Nicholas Parker, prod.; Jonathan Stokes, eng. DDD. TT: 108:56

Performance *****

Sound *****