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Diamond Cuts: Bottom of the Fifth (Vol. V)

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Okay, I haven't bought it yet -- but I heard clips from each of the songs on the Album this morning on National Public Radio and I immediately wanted it. Wide variety of song writers and performers and the songs are passionate and political and most of all FUNNY. I plan to buy three copies -- one for each baseball fan in my life.

Walkforit

The fifth volume of this series follows the same fine format as the first four: a wide range of artists and styles singing songs about the American pastime. A few of the artists, such as Sam Bush and Kinky Friedman, are seasoned pros in the country and folk arenas, and three (George Winston, Dan Bern and Chuck Brodsky) continue their uninterrupted streak of appearances on all five volumes. The bulk of the roster will be new faces for most listeners.

Executive producer Jeff Campbell continues to call-up stellar contributions that meld the artists' love of music and baseball into an inseparable whole. There's Cajun, bluegrass, country, folk, jump blues and jazz, in the service of superstars like Joe DiMaggio, Walter Johnson and Ozzie Smith, and historic error-makers like Fred Merkle and Bill Buckner. There's a Yiddish version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," as well as another fine instrumental version to complement those on the first four volumes.

This disc is filled with childhood memories and adult ruminations that testify to the ways in which baseball is intricately interwoven into American culture. Other sports can only dream of such longstanding personal connections. Profits from this series provide funding for the Washington, DC based "Hungry for Music" charity.