' Up,' a September release from Mack Avenue Records, is a showcase of the many voices of Stanley Clarke.
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The newest Smashing Pumpkins record is a winner, simply put.
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A collection of warmly melodic holiday music that will enhance many Christmas parties and gatherings this season.
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'Live in Williamsburg' is a good way for enthusiasts to pick up some of the best of the bluesman’s work.
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The Piano Guys offer intricate, innovative mashups of classical and popular music (such as Beethoven and Dave Matthews) in a deluxe package.
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The Urban Renewal Project is the real thing—big band sound, at times edgy and always catchy.
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Bibb combines social activism with excellent musicianship and is joined by a fantastic group of friends to explore African-American history and promote Civil Rights.
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Pacific Jazz is an album that would certainly have made Dr. Clare smile.
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The newly released CD of Love's long lost 'Black Beauty' is for completists and archivists of late-'60s West Coast rock.
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