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Steve Mandel & The Roots’ Squeeze Tribute Album

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In Ten Tracks: The Band

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A selection of songs by The Band that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists.

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Mal Waldron in Europe, 1969-73

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Returning from a medical catastrophe, Mal Waldron played his own individualistic piano style that led him to Europe, where he recorded for ECM Records and played with burgeoning German hippie-synth band Embryo.

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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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