Three fine new jazz albums worth hearing.
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Music Review: Cynthia Felton – ‘Save Your Love For Me: Cynthia Felton Sings the Nancy Wilson Classics’
A note to Cynthia Felton: Ethnomusicology is certainly important, but keep the albums coming.
Read More »Music Review: The Stanley Clarke Band – ‘Up’ [Mack Avenue Records]
' Up,' a September release from Mack Avenue Records, is a showcase of the many voices of Stanley Clarke.
Read More »Music Review: Shuggie Otis – ‘Live in Williamsburg’
'Live in Williamsburg' is a good way for enthusiasts to pick up some of the best of the bluesman’s work.
Read More »Music Review: The Urban Renewal Project – ‘Local Legend’
The Urban Renewal Project is the real thing—big band sound, at times edgy and always catchy.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Desert Rage,’ The Latest Thriller in Betty Webb’s Lena Jones Series
'Desert Rage' is a solidly plotted crime thriller that may not always surprise you, but will likely satisfy you with its revelations.
Read More »Music Review: Clare Fischer Big Band – ‘Pacific Jazz’ Directed by Brent Fischer
Pacific Jazz is an album that would certainly have made Dr. Clare smile.
Read More »Music Review: Hip-Hop/Rock Musical ‘Venice’ (Original Cast Recording)
The original cast recording of the musical 'Venice' has a creative vitality that promises much for the future.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘The Blues & Salvation’
This is a collection of 38 gems.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Upside of Your Dark Side’ by Todd Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener
Negative emotions have their uses.
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