This is a the list of albums featured during the ten-part Best of 2007 series presented during December on Mixed Bag, heard on WVIA-FM. These albums were selected by series host George Graham from the over 500 CDs featured during the year on the New Releases segments presented daily on Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag musical styles include rock, folk, blues, reggae, world music, Celtic, electronic, and other varieties presented on the program. The emphasis is on records that received little or no attention in the commercial media. Selection criteria include originality, uniqueness of sound, and quality of musicianship.
The lists are arranged chronologically by month of release. * designates Homegrown Music Artists.
Recordings featured on the on the Mixed Bag Weekly Album Review (Wednesdays at 9:00 PM) are linked to the review on this website.
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Norah Jones: NOT TOO LATE (Blue Note) Chumbawamba: A SINGSONG AND A SCRAP (Trade Root) Naked to the World: LISTEN NAKED (independent) Eric Bibb: DIAMOND DAYS (Telarc) Endless Highway: THE MUSIC OF THE BAND [various artists] (429) Moe.: THE CONCH (Fatboy) Greencards: VIRIDIAN (Dualtone) Lucy Vincent: HEAD OF THE TIDE (independent) John Mellencamp: FREEDOM'S ROAD (UMe) Field Music: TONES OF TOWN (MI) Erik Balkey: MY SACRED HEART (Hudson Harding) * John Hammond: PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (EMI) Vieux Farka Toure: VIEUX FARKA TOURE (World Village) Rickie Lee Jones: THE SERMON ON EXPOSITION BOULEVARD (New West)
Ozomatli: DON'T MESS WITH THE DRAGON (Concord) Ojos de Brujo: TECHARI (Six Degrees) Bethany and Rufus: 900 MILES (Hyena) David Zoffer Differential: RELEASE (independent) Jayme Stone: THE UTMOST (independent) Lucinda Williams: WEST (Lost Highway) Eddi Reader: PEACETIME (Compass) Soweto Gospel Choir: AFRICAN SPIRIT (Shanachie) Tad Robinson: A NEW POINT OF VIEW (Severn) Special Consensus: THE TRAIL OF ACHING HEARTS (Pinecastle) Lipbone Redding: HOP THE FENCE (Bepop) Viktor Krauss: II (Back Porch) Jack Woodbridge: PICTURE THIS (independent) * Roches: MOONSWEPT (429) Antibalas: SECURITY (Anti) Andy Palacio: WATINA (Cumbancha) Five Percent: OUR LIFE (independent) * Marcus Eaton: STORY OF NOW (marcuseaton.com) Luke Brindley: LUKE BRINDLEY (AER) * Umphrey's McGee: THE BOTTOM HALF (SCI Fidelty) Susan Werner: THE GOSPEL TRUTH (Sleeve Dog) Lucy Kaplansky: OVER THE HILLS (Red House) Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby: RICKY SKAGGS AND BRUCE HORNSBY (Sony Legacy) Red Button: SHE'S ABOUT TO CROSS MY MIND (independent)
Doug Cox & Sulil Bhatt: SLIDE TO FREEDOM (Northern Blues) Mary Chapin Carpenter: THE CALLING (Zoe) Indialucia: INDIALUCIA (Rasa) Josh Aran: WATER TO WASH WATER AWAY (independent) * Infamous Stringdusters: FORK IN THE ROAD (Sugar Hill) Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain (Rural Rhythm) Asleep at the Wheel: REINVENTING THE WHEEL (Bismeaux) Stephen Marley: MIND CONTROL (Tuff Gong) Angelique Kidjo: DJIN DJIN (Razor & Tie) Koko Taylor: OLD SCHOOL (Alligator) Lisa Lauren: LOVES THE BEATLES (Planet Jazz) Jonatha Brooke: CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR (Bad Dog) Mavis Staples: WE'LL NEVER TURN BACK (Anti) Ceu: CEU (Six Degrees) Indialucia: INDIALUCIA (Rasa) Joan Armatrading: INTO THE BLUES (429) Bern Kelly: TABLE SALT (independent) *
Jake Armerding: WALKING IN THE WORLD (independent) Fountains of Wayne: TRAFFIC AND WEATHER (Virgin) Page McConnell: PAGE MCCONNELL (Legacy) Hillbilly Water: HAVE A DRINK (independent) * Tim Finn: IMAGINARY KINGDOM (Manhattan) Richard Shindell: SOUTH OF DELIA (independent) Sara Wendt: WEIGHTLESS IN LOVE (City Canyon) * Crooked Still: HOP HIGH (SignatureSounds) Puppini Sisters: BETCHA BOTTOM DOLLAR (Verve) Asylum Street Spankers: MOMMY SAYS NO (Yellow Dag) Patti Smith: TWELVE (Columbia) Katchafire: SLOW BURNING (MAI) Rick Holmstrom: LATE IN THE NIGHT (M.C.)
Richard X. Heyman: ACTUAL SIGHS (Turn-Up) A.L.O.: ROSES AND CLOVER (Brushfile) Hamilton Loomis: AIN'T JUST TEPORARY (Blind Pig) Harper: DAY BY DAY (Blind Pig) Dave Hole: ROUGH DIAMOND (Blind Pig) Sue Foley, Deborah Coleman: TIME BOMB (Ruf) Hoots and Hellmouth: HOOTS AND HELLMOUTH (Mad Dragon) Wilco: SKY BLUE SKY (Nonesuch) Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem: BIG OLD LIFE (SignatureSounds) Mike Farris: SALVATION IN LIGHTS (Columbia) Loudon Wainwright III: STRANGE WEIRDOS (Concord) Lowen and Navarro: HOGGING THE COVERS (Egg) Cherryholmes: BLACK AND WHITE (Skaggs Family) Aggrolites: REGGAE HIT L.A. (Hellcat) Judith Owen: HAPPY THIS WAY (Courgette) Stratospheerius: HEADSPACE (independent) Daphne Loves Derby: GOOD NIGHT, WITNESS LIGHT (Outlook) Bebel Gilberto: MOMENTO (Six Degrees) Ryan Shaw: THIS IS RYAN SHAW (Columbia)
Steve Forbert: STRANGE NAMES AND NEW SENSATIONS (429) Papa Grows Funk: MR. PATTERSON'S HAT (Funky Krewe) Bruce Springsteen: LIVE IN DUBLIN WITH THE SESSIONS BAND (Columbia) Life in a Blender: THE HEART IN A SMALL BALOON (Fang) They Might Be Giants: THE ELSE (Zoe) Daby Toure: STEREO SPIRIT (Realworld) Lorne Clarke: MOONLIGHT AND CIDER (independent) * Jesse Harris: FEEL (Velour) Beoga: MISCHIEF (Compass) Suzanne Vega: BEAUTY AND CRIME (Blue Note) Invert: THE STRANGE PARADE (independent) * Terri Hendrix: THE SPIRITUAL KIND (Wilory) Jerry Lawson: TALK OF THE TOWN (Beyond A Cappella) Butch Baldassari & John Mock: MUSIC OF O'CAROLAN IRELAND'S BARD (SoundArt)
Kim Richey: CHINESE BOXES (Vanguard) Sylvie Lewis: TRANSLATIONS (Cheap Lullaby) Alexis P. Sutor Band: LIVE AT THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLE (Levon Helm Stud) Brazz Tree: SPIRAL ON (BT Music) * Round Mountain: TRUTH AND DARKNESS (Fast Horse) Fionn Regan: THE END OF HISTORY (Lost Highway) Linda Thompson: VERSATILE HEART (Rounder) Corey Harris: ZION CROSSROADS (Telarc) Zap Mama: SUPERMOON (Heads Up) Old Blind Dogs: FOUR ON THE FLOOR (Compass) Joe Rathbone: UNDER THE SCORPIO MOON (Zakz) * Robben Ford: TRUTH (Concord) Bill Morrissey: COME RUNNING (Turn & Spin) Born Again Floozies: 7 DEADLY SINNERS (Triple R) Over the Rhine: THE TRUMPET CHILD (independent) Soulive: NO PLACE LIKE SOUL (Stax) Carolina Chocolate Drops: DONA GOT A RAMBLIN' MIND (musicmaker.org)
Pete and Maura Kennedy: THE STRINGBUSTERS: RHAPSODY IN UKE (Kennedys) Floratone: FLORATONE (Blue Note) Lewis & Clarke: BLASTS OF HOLY BIRTH (independent) B-Side Players: FIRE IN THE YOUTH (Concord) Jamie Leonhart: THE TRUTH ABOUT SUFFERING (independent) * Adam Levy: WASHING DAY (Last Wax) Christy Jefferson: LIVING CURIOUSLY (independent) * Pieta Brown: REMEMBER THE SUN (1 Little Indian) Lau: LIGHTWEIGHTS AND GENTLEMEN (Compass) Stefan Grossman, Danny Kalb, Steve Katz: PLAYED A LITTLE FIDDLE (independent) Michelle Shocked: TO HEAVEN U RIDE (Mighty Sound) Lyle Lovett: IT'S NOT BIG IT'S LARGE (Lost Highway) Toots and The Maytals: LIGHT YOUR LIGHT (Concord) Cantinero: BETTER FOR THE METAPHOR (independent) Jeremy dePrisco: CATCH THE SQUIRREL (Blue Buddha) * Christine Lavin: HAPPYDANCE OF THE XENOPHOBE (Yellowtail)
Spoon Benders: RESURRECTING THE GIANT (independent) Subdudes: STREET SYMPHONY (Back Porch) Oliver Mtkuduzi: TSIMBA ITSOKA (Heads Up) Talitha MacKenzie: INDIAN SUMMER (Somas) Julia Joseph: HUSH (Bepop) * Pete Wernick & Flexigrass: WHAT THE (Ninot) Betty LaVette: SCENE OF THE CRIME (Anti) Joni Mitchell: SHINE (Hear Music) Eric Hansen: MY MEDICINE (HalfMoonFullStar) * Katchafire: SAY WHAT YOU'RE THINKING (Katchafire) Micky Hart & Zakir Hussain: GLOBAL DRUM PROJECT (Shout Factory) Eric Bibb: AN EVENING WITH ERIC BIBB (M.C.) Steve Brosky: CHRONICLES (independent) * John Train: MESOPOTAMIA BLUES (Chapter 7) * John Fogerty: REVIVAL (Fantasy) Steve Earle: WASHINGTON SQUARE SERENADE (New West) Umphrey's McGee: LIVE AT THE MORAT (SCI Fidelity) Brian Setzer Orchestra: WOLFGANG'S BIG NIGHT OUT (Surfdog) Seldom Scene: SCENECHRONIZED (Sugar Hill) Jason Reeves: MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURES OF HEARTACHE (independent)
Colin Linden: EASIN' BACK TO TENNESSEE (True North) Robert Plant & Allison Krauss: RAISING SAND (Rounder) Martin Simpson: PRODIGAL SON (Compass) Karen Mal: THE SPACE BETWEEN (Waterbug) Michael Jerling: CROOKED PATH (Fools Hill) * BD Lenz: STRAIGHT UP (Apria) * Chromatica: OUT OF BOUNDS (independent) * John McCutcheon: THIS FIRE (Appalsongs) Stephen Fearing: YELLOWJACKET (True North) Levon Helm: DIRT FARMER (Vanguard) Strangelings: SEASON OF THE WITCH (kennedysmusic) Ellis Hooks: ANOTHER SATURDAY MORNING (Evidence) Thomas Dybdahl: SCIENCE (Ryko) Cique: CIQUE (Capri) Nellie McKay: OBLIGATORY VILLAGES (Hungry Mouse)
Libby Johnson: ANNABELLA (Wrong) Peter Mulvey: NOTES FROM ELSEWHERE (SignatureSounds) Marc Cohn: JOIN THE PARADE (Decca) Stanley Clarke: THE TOYS OF MEN (Heads Up) John Sebastian & David Grisma: SATISFIED (Acoustic Disc) Lex and Joe: CHICKEN GUMBO (independent) * Youssou N'Dour: ROKKU MI ROKKA (Give and Take) (Nonesuch) Chicago Afrobeat Project: A MOVE TO SILENT UNREST (CAbP) Joe Bonamassa: SLOE GIN (J & R Adventure) Jon Albrink: PRIVATE MOON (Rind Noah) Betty Harris: INTUITION (Evidence) McDades: BLOOM (Free Radio) Rickie Skaggs & the Whites: SALT OF THE EARTH (Skaggs Family) Tim Blane: CLOCKWORK (independent)
Alfred James Band: LUCKY IF EASY (independent) Audric Jankauskas: ORIGIN (Aujan) * Smash Palace: EVERYBODY COMES AND GOES (Zip) Ellis: BREAK THE SPELL (Rubberneck) |
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