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Chick Corea’s Musical Universe

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Reviewing Corea’s formidable discography, one is struck by the sheer diversity and boundless energy of his musical imagination. Includes a six-hour Spotify playlist of Corea highlights.

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32 Records: The House That Compilations Built

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Joel Dorn built 32 Records into one of jazz’s bestselling labels in the 1980s. And he did it with compilations.

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Michael Fonfara, Lou Reed, and the Everyman Band

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Reading about the recent passing of Michael Fonfara made me revisit the records Lou Reed made with Fonfara and with Reed’s backing band from 1974-1980. This became a transnational period for Reed, and he found musical support with a group of talented musicians who came from outside the rock and roll galaxy.

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Jan Hammer: From Mahavishnu to Jeff Beck

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Following the breakup of Mahavishnu, the keyboard player worked on some memorable projects.

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The Bee Gees: Straight To The Heart Songs

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The Bee Gees borrowed from the sounds of ’70s Philly soul then helped spread it far and wide as songwriters and producers.

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The Pavilion of Dreams

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Harold Budd’s 1976 recording, featuring saxophonist Marion Brown, is still strangely beautiful and unlike other ambient music recorded since.

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