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Hello everyone,You thought this little blog forgot about National Jazz Month, did you? Well, Al Di Meola put us in the mood to send you a few CDs that You Must Own. Yes, capitalized. These are the kinds of albums that you can find on any music-lover’s shelf, the kind that jazz aficionados own multiple copies of, and that jazz snobs can’t help but admit are absolutely brilliant. (Yes, you can assume they’re each 5 of 5 on this site.) We’re finishing out the week with a diverse set of albums that we’d recommend to everyone, and though we’re lacking in Miles Davis, our firstRead More →

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What a crazy week for album streams! Try to catch up on “Tomboy” on NPR, and if you miss it, we’ll try to get a review for ya. Or, if you prefer the classics to crazy electronic layering, Paul Simon’s “So Beautiful or So What” is up there, along with Alison Krauss’ gorgeous “Paper Airplane.” Oh, and TV on the Radio follows up their brilliant “Dear Science” (probably one of 2008’s best) with “Nine Types of Light.” We’re not enthused about the Rhapsody website in general, but it doesn’t seem to require a login or anything, so maybe – perhaps – we might change ourRead More →

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Hello all,We’re taking a break from our break for a brief announcement: record label Thrill Jockey is donating 100% of the proceeds of certain titles in their library to Peace Winds and Civic Force, which are among the recovery efforts in the troubled nation. Here are links to these groups (in case you want to learn more, or directly donate): http://civic-force.org/english/index.htmlhttp://www.peace-winds.org/en And now, onto the music slant of this story. The first link is to an MP3 compilation by David Daniell/ Antiopic Records, with a whopping 64 tracks of great music! All for $15! That’s like three discs of music for (and all of itRead More →

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Hello all,Just got a new job, and a really nice one at that! We’re going to be off for a couple weeks, and we’ll be back with a review of one of our all-time favorite performers (he’s old, coined “kinky,” and adores Waterloo). We’ll see you in a few, and till then, catch up on Twitter. Peace out for now,-Mgmt.Read More →