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Two new jazz albums spiced with a little Brazilian pop.
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There are plenty of laughs in the show, and laughs have to be enough because there is little else.
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While the sound quality on some recordings isn’t always equal to the musical quality, these performances deserve preservation.
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The music is recognizably Sergio Mendes, but it is Mendes with an eye to what music needs to be in 2014.
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A realistic, almost conventional story of teenage angst takes an explosive turn into the realm of magical speculative fiction.
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Ellis Paul is at his best when his artifice exudes sincerity.
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An album to savor, one can only hope it won’t take another seven years for another.
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A workmanlike mystery with plenty of atmosphere.
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