Classic Antonioni film registers mid-20th Century alienation.
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This new cast recording of the recent New York production is a winner.
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Prize winning first volume of Norwegian thriller trilogy now available in English translation.
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Early music of The Modern Jazz Quartet provides a good road map to the ensemble's aesthetic.
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This West Coast saxophonist's new album is both edgy and listenable.
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Even approaching 60, Dizzy Gillespie shows he hasn't lost the touch.
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Filled with illuminating anecdotes from the people who knew the man, who saw at his best, who saw him at his worst.
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Jazz flourishes on public radio's WVIA.
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A retrospective that collects 20 Simon gems and still doesn't scratch the surface.
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The triple threat's impressive new release has the piano doing everything but the vocals.
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