For this edition of New Sounds, there’s music by master guitarist Brandon Ross, a versatile musician who has worked with the likes of Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, Oliver Lake, and Cassandra Wilson. Listen to selections from his brilliant new CD, “Costume,’ which runs the gamut from acoustic guitar to twangily intense banjo, cornet to Chinese flute, and features the poetry and vocals of Sadiq Bey. But wait, there’s more. Hear the Turtle Island String Quartet play a slightly twisted but affectionate work dedicated to and named for the painter Grant Wood, known best for his “American Gothic.” Plus, a deconstructionist fantasy on “Louie Louie” from environmentalist mayor, former MTV rocker, and composer Phillip Kent Bimstein.

PROGRAM # 2403, American Roots (First aired on Thurs., 4/21/05)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Rev. Gary Davis	The Sun Of Our Life	Fast Blues in A [1:30]	Arbiter #2005** www.arbiterrecords.com *
Big Bad Love	Motion Picture Soundtrack	Kenny Brown: Boxcar Blues [2:00]	Nonesuch #79637 www.nonesuch.com*
Cassandra Wilson	Belly Of The Sun	You Gotta Move [2:30] Road So Clear [5:30] Hot Tamales [1:30]	Blue Note #35072** www.bluenote.com *
Big Bad Love	Motion Picture Soundtrack	Asie Payton: I Love You [2:30]	See above.
Brandon Ross	Costume	No Wonder [7:00]	Intoxicate #1004 www.brandonross.net
Turtle Island String Quartet	Skylife	Grant Wood [5:30]	Windham Hill #0126, out of print, but check Amazon.com* or auction sites. Info at www.tisq.com
Modern Mandolin Quartet	Pan-American Journeys	P.K. Bimstein: The Louie Louie Variations [9:00]	Windham Hill #11135, out of print, but check Amazon.com* or auction sites. More info at www.modernmandolinquartet.com
Philip Aaberg	Upright	Upright [3:30]	Windham Hill #1088, seems to be out of print, but check www.philipaaberg.com
Rev. Gary Davis	The Sun of Our Life	West Coast Blues [2:00]	See above.