Our Pick of the Week is Old Love, a yearning, glowing ballad on Mary Chapin Carpenter's exquisite new album Ashes and Roses. The country/folk artist mines suffering and loss with her usual thoughtfulness, and finds grace and renewal.
THE PLAYLIST
10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening:
Change Is on the Way, Shawn Colvin
The singer/songwriter makes a welcome return with All Fall Down, featuring this warm, pining acoustic ballad.
5'3", Devon Avenue
Avenue's dusky voice is all rueful longing on this twangy tune from her self-titled debut, co-produced by Phil Ramone.
If You Love Me, Tiffany Evans
Evans' appealingly textured vocals — raw but shiny, by turns breathy and fierce — carry this sweetly torchy R&B tune, her new single.
Bess, You Is My Woman Now,Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald
The recent Tony nominees (McDonald won) bring an earthy virtuosity to the classic on the new cast recording of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
Under a One-Man Top, Jason Graae and Sally Wilfert
The world-premiere recording of Gershwin's obscure 1924 musical Sweet Little Devil features this irresistible trifle.
Jane/The Tiger,Mary Testa and Theresa McCarthy
A new recording of Michael John LaChiusa's musical Queen of the Mist, out June 19, includes this beautifully structured, bittersweet duet.
Red Guitar, Cassandra Wilson
Wilson's lovely Another Country, out June 26, opens with this original song, a sumptuous, lilting reverie.
Take Me Back, Mindy Smith
Smith's achingly pure soprano drives this wistful track from her upcoming eponymous album, also out June 26.
Here's That Rainy Day, Bill Evans
The late, great jazz pianist brought a piercing lyricism to this 1968 performance, newly available on Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate.
Suffragette City, David Bowie
On a remastered edition of the album that launched him 40 years ago this month, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Ziggy Stardust packs as much wham-bam as ever.
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