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Ava and The Mystic Mangos is an ensemble of five accomplished musicians and special guests whose collective experience makes Elephants In My Ears a stellar CD for young people of all ages. With a 20 page eye-popping lyric booklet, Elephants is a funky eclectic soufflé of well-seasoned sounds--pop, rock, reggae, polka, funk, jungle-bop, you name it with enough zing to make Great Grandma jump up and do the Pachyderm Twist. Ava and The Mystic Mangos: Ava Scofield, accomplished versatile singer/songwriter has packed Elephants In My Ears full with twelve sweet, silly swingin songs delightful to the ears of children and adults alike. Included is a 20 page full-color lyric booklet brimming with eye-popping paintings and illustrations by artist Brian Clarke. All the musicians on Elephants In My Ears are magnificently mangolicious --each one filled with a sweet wealth of experience. Scofield has been composing music and performing since the age of 5. She s versed in a number of styles of music and has been a featured soloist in countless productions and at events. Career highlights include performing with former Metropolitan Opera singer Jerome Hines and learning jazz-singing technique from Bobby McFerrin and the great now-deceased Carl Anderson. She s been teaching music to children and adults for 18 years. Pianist John R. Burr, along with being a Mango, performs with the Grammy-winning Alison Brown Quartet. Bass player Bill Lanphier recorded on Joanie Bartels Silly Time and Bath Time and also toured with Madonna on her Like a Virgin tour. Sax-player Tom Politzer, guest-artist, is with Tower Of Power. Guest artist Jeremy Cohen is a Grammy nominee virtuoso violinist. Drummer Bili Turner is a wonderful blues drummer who has played with Albert King, Chuck Berry, Junior Wells and other great artists. Nimble-fingered Guitarist Mark Holzinger also performs with the country-western swing band Lost Weekend. Acoustic bass-player Ruth Davies played regularly with the late Charles Brown and many other talented musicians. Michaelle Goerlitz added her skilled conga playing and percussion to a number of Elephants In My Ears songs. Flute-player Nika Rejto also added her wonderful skilled sound to this CD! And of course, there are the Mangoettes, the splendid herd of children who joined Ava and added their vocal prowess and whimsy to four of the songs on this delightful CD. Listener Reviews: My cockatiel sings whenever she hears your singing and the cats just jam! Santi Lovely stuff. Bless. Mellow Baku Wow...I love the happiness that I feel when I listen to your music. Elli I love your music and the killer band you've assembled to play it! Rick Gordon I feel refreshed now after listening to Owee! Somehow it puts life in perspective. Thanks, Singer-poet Lisa Bernstein My little girl loves your music. I m just droppin you a line letting you know that my kids, Joshua who is 5 and Emily who is 11, love (your) songs. Stacey Fun CD! This CD is really fun for all ages. It's musical, creative and unique. Ava has a great voice and it's great to hear the kids, too. Nancy Love, Love, Love it! This CD has everything you want in a CD: it is creative, well performed, and a lot of fun! Clearly it was a work of love by a talented bunch! Maeve