In Brief

Texas’ favorite Zen-country singer-songwriter explores the endless search that fills so much of human existence: the search for an old love, a lost opportunity, a single moment of bliss. He does it, as usual, with the disarming directness and gentility of a seasoned tour guide. Among the dozen songs on “One Endless Night” (in stores Tuesday) is his eerily loping rendition of “Mack the Knife,” as utterly unexpected as it is deliciously different from the Louis Armstrong/Bobby Darin swing approach.

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