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Miles Davis: On the Corner Fifty-one years later
If Bitches Brew was Miles Davis' Ulysses, On the Corner was his Finnegan's Wake
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My Life In the Cutout Bins: The Rolling Stones/Emotional Rescue
The Rolling Stones escaped almost certain doom in 1977, with Keith Richards’ future hanging on the horns of justice for a serious Canadian drug charge…
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New Releases 9/07/2023
'Good fresh things every day of the year...'
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Punk Jazz
The bastard love child of No Wave & Free Jazz is real
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Sun Goddess
How the paths of Ramsey Lewis and Maurice White led to the recording of this quiet storm classic
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Tony Allen: The drummer who helped create Afrobeat
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Jeff Beck: Playing Further
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My Life In the Cutout Bins: The Rolling Stones/Emotional Rescue
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Robbie Robertson: 'Before The Flood' to 'Sinematic'
A look at the legendary songwriter and musician's solo career
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Porn Chic & Radio Demons
Alan O'Day's two number one songs
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Tony Allen: The drummer who helped create Afrobeat
"I want my drums to sound like a piano"
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The Tenor Soul King: King Curtis
His Kingpins were the only band that could make Booker T sweat
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Terry Riley Turns 88
The Twentieth Century's most important composer is still going strong
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My Life In the Cutout Bins: Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel II (Scratch)
It's not like other Peter Gabriel albums
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2 New Blue Note Releases
Meshell Ndegeocello/The Omnichord Real Book & David McMurray/Grateful Deadication 2
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American Garage
In 1979 the Pat Metheny Group crossed over without selling out
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Astrud Gilberto: The voice heard around the world
She was the face of bossa nova, but not at home.
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New Directions In Music
New Directions In Music
If music is your best friend, always there for you, in the best times and the worst times, if you turn on some music to start your day, and if you brake for rainbows, this is the place where I explore and celebrate music and the people who create it.
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