I have intended to post about Jeremy Casella’s new CD “Recovery” for some time now, but I’ve not really had the time or the words. I’ve got time now, but I still struggle for words. It truly is beautiful music.

I spoke to Jeremy in Nashville last fall (Octoberish, I think) and he was telling me about the CD he was working on. He told me of strings and drums and horns…I could tell his passion for the art he was making, but I struggled to truly understand exactly what he was describing.

When I had the option to pre-order the CD (and download immediately, which was nice), I jumped at the chance to finally hear what Jeremy had done. I listened in awe - it had grabbed my full attention. I listened to all these instruments blend together in ways that I’ve rarely heard anywhere before.

Reading the liner notes, I see the following instruments:

• acoustic guitar
• grand piano
• upright piano
• bass
• pedal steel
• drum kit
• chamberlin
• cello
• viola
• violin
• french horn
• flugel horn
• concert bass drum
• snare drum
• electric guitar
• slide guitar
• accordian
• bass
• mallet drums
• tympani
• sleigh bells
• cymbals
• wind gong
• tambourine
• trumpet
• bass harmonica
• clarinet
• water jug
• 12 string guitar
• trombone
• tuba
• flute
• bass clarinet
• microkorg
• indian drum
• glockenspiel
• organ
• tom toms

What a list! I’ve had this music for a while now, and I’m still nearly speechless when I listen to the music and the way it has been so finely crafted.

The best part about reviewing “Recovery” is that I can let the music speak for itself instead of trying to find words good enough to describe it. You can hear the full CD over at virb.com under Jeremy’s profile. So go listen. And then go get it here.