Recent Athletic Releases

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  Rodrigo y Gabriela
  Mettavolution [Live]
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  Drawn from a 92-city world tour, the duo perform Mettavolution with incendiary concert favorites, including a 22-minute cover of Pink Floyd's "Echoes."

  - Thom Jurek
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  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Robert …
  Michael Gandolfi: Imaginary Numbers; …
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  Colorful, audience-friendly new works make for a thoroughly enjoyable hour in the grand ASO tradition.

  - James Manheim
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  The War and Treaty
  Hearts Town
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  The Nashville rock and soul duo crank up the dynamics even higher on their second album.

  - Timothy Monger
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  Sergei Babayan
  Rachmaninoff: Préludes; Études-Table …
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  Delicate and spontaneous aren't always words associated with Rachmaninoff, but both qualities are abundant in this lovely recording.

  - James Manheim
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  Freeez / John Rocca
  Southern Freeez/Variations on a Thee …
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  Reissue of a Brit-funk touchstone paired with a set of compatible and fresh recordings from the band's founder and leader.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Gregg August
  Dialogues On Race, Vol. 1
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  A sprawling, poignant, and cannily timed modern big band meditation on America's racial tensions that includes vocalists and strings.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Cindy Blackman Santana
  Give the Drummer Some
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  On her first leader date in a decade, the iconic drummer showcases all her gifts as a singer, instrumentalist, writer, and producer with a star-studded cast.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Marc-André Hamelin
  Liszt, Thalberg: Opera Transcription …
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  Technically difficult and tremendously enjoyable pieces in the opera transcription genre, characteristic of the 19th century.

  - James Manheim