Alt: Impossible to describe in one sentence, but Andrew Bird's 10th album, Armchair Apocrypha, is filled with his ultra-literate pan-genre music.
Classical: Martha Argerich and Friends Live from the Lugano Festival is chamber music at its most dynamic (Grammy nominated, too).
Jazz: Smart, approachable, lovely jazz singing from Stacey Kent on her new album Breakfast on the Morning Tram
R & B: Well, her personal life may be sadly cold-cocked, but Back to Black by Amy Winehouse, will heat up any giftee's playlist.
written on Monday Dec 17, 2007
stocking stuffers: cds
