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Jazz Essentials: Ray Charles ‘I’m Going To Move To The Outskirts of Town’

Brian Miller
September 6, 2019

One of Ray’s most soulful recordings is this early one that never got much attention over the years, though it fully deserves a re-appraisal for its revelatory nature.

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Jazz Essentials: Billie Holiday ‘Comes Love’

Brian Miller
August 30, 2019

Here is our tribute to one of her finest performances, ‘Comes Love’. If this is your introduction to her music, there can be no better.

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Lorraine Desmarais Trio ‘Couleurs de Lune’ Album Review

Brian Miller
June 14, 2019

It’s more than time to add another name to the list of great musical trios, specifically the Lorraine Desmarais Trio.

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Joe Lovano: Us Five, ‘Bird Songs’ Album Review

Brian Miller
May 31, 2019

Joe Lovano’s lifelong affair with the saxophone and his devotion to the music of Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker resulted in the release of one of the best jazz albums of recent years.

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Top 10 Classic Jazz Deep Cuts

Brian Miller
April 26, 2019

Part 1 in a series of Deep and Delicious jazz cuts. We kick it off with 10 classic tracks.

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Dave Koz ‘Hello Tomorrow’ Album Review

Randall Parrish
March 15, 2019

Dave Koz assembled a select arsenal of his many friends to present one powerhouse album that profusely awakens and stirs the soul.

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Boney James ‘Send One Your Love’ Album Review

Randall Parrish
March 9, 2019

Dreamily seductive and captivating, Send One Your Love is guaranteed to get and keep you in the right mood.

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Azure ‘Hiptronics’ Album Review

Randall Parrish
January 25, 2019

Edgy and inspiring, cerebral and hip, this brilliant music from jazz fusionists Azure sounds as purposely constructed as a symphony piece.

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First Steps: Grover Washington Jr. ‘Inner City Blues’ Album Review

Brian Miller
January 1, 2019

The first soul-jazz album ever is one of the best, both for Grover Washington Jr.’s superb playing and the direction of famed producer Creed Taylor.

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Nina Simone “I Put A Spell On You”

Brian Miller
December 21, 2018

“I Put A Spell on You” – she sings the song Jalacy Hawkins wrote, not the one that Screaming Jay murdered.

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