Melody is the key to 'I Have Known Mountains.'
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In "Funeral Hotdish" Jana Bommersbach writes with the confidence that comes when an author knows what she is talking about.
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Three Jazz vocalists with distinctive styles.
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Jazz singing doesn’t come any better than Sarah Vaughan.
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Beledo is something of a Uruguayan national treasure, and the new album goes a long way to justifying that reputation.
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Lafayette Harris, Jr. may not be as well-known as some; he should be.
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Ellen Wayland-Smith, it seems, was born into a fascinating topic, and in "Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table—An American Story", she has made the most of it.
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Funk is alive and well - inside the world of jazz fusion - with these two new releases.
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Magness masterfully broadens her musical palate with the colors of soul, rock, and pop.
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'Back Home' is top of the line big band Latin Jazz.
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