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Satin Dreams (Independent
release 51506-1) Music cate-
gory: Sophisticated lady.
North Shore jazz singer

Armi Grano launches her
debut album with a CD
release party tonight at
Richards on Richards with
the Mark Hasselbach Band.
Tickets are $12 at the door
with the show on from 6:30
to 9:30 p.m.

.... June award winner
“Hasselbach produced Satin
‘Dreams which includes origi-
nal compositions and new
takes on standards,

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Double CD of this sum-
mer’s weekend of mayhem.
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CD to Fairburn

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is evocative and atmospheric:
sonic cues come courtesy of
Pink Floyd in its more
acoustic incarnations and Beck
in his more mellow moods.
The English band’s second
disc is a fitting follow to last
year’s delicious debut Bring It
On. The group won Britain’ ‘s
Mercury Prize for the first
one. Liquis Skin picks up -
where Bring It On left off.
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(Beyond Music/BMG Music
$3985-78046-2) Music c cat-
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Jon Anderson i is just so.
nice, all wrapped up as he is in®.

: matters of grace, hand-wring-

ing over the plight of the
world and the power of. :
dreams and Jove: Think about
it — it’s a risky stance to take
in these dark days o: f popular
ized aggressive attitude, lassi

tude and ennui, Jon’s mainii
ing Gaia juice. He can “fee!
the earth moving,” for gosh,
sakes and he’s not ashamed to

‘Anderson, ! Steve Howe

, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire
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Fairbairn on. The Ladd

not be the dest Yes album of
all time, but it’s self-referenti

_, enough to please ev ever faithful
Yes: acolytes