Dizzy Gillespie’s 'Live at Ronnie Scott’s: Volumes 1-4' makes for the kind of treasure that will warm the ears of happy jazz fans all over the planet.
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Music Review: Kings of the Brushwood Thicket – “He Was a Man” Single
King of the Brushwood Thicket’s "He Was a Man" is a rich track despite its stripped down nature.
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Steve Hackett Dances With Wolves on his stunning new solo album.
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This re-working of Van Morrison songs as duets with famous friends is loose, relaxed, and a joy to hear.
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Here are quick takes on a mix of jazz albums you might have missed.
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Rhino's newly remastered reissues of Tori Amos's debut and sophomore releases each include an entire disc of rare B-sides and bonus tracks.
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Two new recordings of Romantic-era music from France and Germany are revealing in different ways.
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The new album from the hard-to-define but easy-to-love band is full of soaring melodies and a deep-hearted, determined, and joyful feel.
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The internationally renowned Brit girl group's deep remix catalog is chronicled in a new 3-CD set of dance/club hits and rarities.
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'I'm not really a full-tilt blues guy or a full-tilt folk guy or a full-tilt country guy or a full-tilt rock guy, I've been influenced by all those forms of music and I enjoy 'em all. So it's a good place for a songwriter to be, where you just don't have to think about the future of the song. I just write.'
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