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10 REGINA CARTER Rhythms of the Heart (Verve). A breakout album by a violinist who's a veteran of the jazz scene. Drawing smartly on the work of jazz violinists of the past--notably Stuff Smith and Stephane Grappelli--Carter makes music that's wonderfully listenable and, at times, breathtakingly daring. The devil never played fiddle this well.