At first repulsive and overbrewed, Animal Magic slowly takes shape as a solid debut of narcoleptic down tempo. Which isn't too surprising: Bonobo's Simon Green is known for making friends with intelligent electronic adventurers Mr. Scruff and Amon Tobin, and choosing a moniker after a species of chimpanzee Chris Morris made famous.

Like Nico, Astrud Gilberto's everywoman voiced has always had a polarizing effect on critics and fans alike. While her take on bossa nova is less than reverent and decidedly lightweight, the warmth and approachability she brings to each performance is stunning.

Higher Ground, the Five Blind Boys of Alabama's second album for Real World, is even more of a crossover effort than 1997's Spirit of the Century.

Norwegian DJ Espen Horne's second album under his Bobby Hughes Experience byline follows up from his well-received debut, Fusa Riot, in its soaking an enviable selection of Scandinavian jazz touches into a marinade of contemporary elements.

Before he died last year, the founder of the premier sports management firm in the world gave us many superb audios on managing, communication, and practical leadership. In his 1985 breakthrough work, he summarized the principles that formal business education overlooks or obliterates.

Selling is a part of life. As a college applicant, potential marriage partner, or job applicant, you have to sell yourself. As a parent, employee, or consumer, you have to negotiate. In The Joy of Selling, productivity consultant and corporate leadership trainer Steve Chandler persuasively shows that strong sales skills have universal application---because sales create civilization, promote progress, and form relationships between people.

Very often shy men know exactly what they "should" do with women. They “should” say hi. They “should” ask women out. But for some reason, they can't get themselves to do it. We now understand these reasons, and know how to overcome them – and so can you, with this new audio course.

Since their Cult First Single 'reach Inside' in 1997, Julian Bendall and Alice Russell (Aka Bah Samba) have Been Fusing Deep Soulful House with the Live Excitement and Passion of Traditional Brazilian Music.

This CD reissues one of the first percussion-oriented jazz records, although it was preceded two weeks earlier by Art Blakey's obscure Columbia set Drum Suite.

Djivan Gasparyan and Michael Brook have both made their mark in the musical world as artists that have deep devotion and skill, as well as innovative streaks that can get them in trouble sometimes. They seem to have found an outlet for all of these abilities on Black Rock.

For this somewhat obscure Chick Corea LP, the pianist teams up with flutist Steve Kujala for a set of duets. Together they perform three of Corea's lesser-known originals along with two melodic free improvisations. It's pleasant music but not particularly memorable compared to Corea's group projects.

This 1976 release features Chick Corea in what was then, and remains, a unique musical setting. While it is truly an electric jazz fusion record, it is also the only solo recording of Corea's on which he attempted to truly explore the Latin side of his musical heritage. My Spanish Heart marks a full-scale, yet thoroughly modern, exploration in the musical lineage Corea sprang from. Making full