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    Breezy Rodio – If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It

    Breezy Rodio – If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It Delmark DE 860 (2019) The latest project by Breezy Rodio, If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It, presents vibrant, new, quality original material. Rodio has pro- duced a veritable smorgasbord of tasty songs. With the use of A-list musicians, dynamic horn arrangements and inventive original…

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      Donald Byrd – First Flight

      Donald Byrd – First Flight Delmark DD 407 (1991) Compact Disc The names and musical reputations of Donald Byrd and Yusef are well known where ever jazz is played. When this live concert was recorded, in Detroit at the New World Stage, August 23, 1955, their fame had not yet reached the heights they now…

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        Muhal Richard Abrams – Young At Heart/Wise In Time

        Muhal Richard Abrams – Young At Heart/Wise In Time Delmark DE 423 Compact Disc (1996) The spring of 1969, when this album was recorded, was at the end of a most intense period for Muhal Richard Abrams and his associates. Four years earlier they had formed the cooperative Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians….

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          Mike Smith – On A Cool Night

          Mike Smith – On A Cool Night Delmark DE 448 Compact Disc (1991) Featuring Ron Friedman Maybe you’ve seen Mike Smith in the lead alto chair backing Frank Sinatra (whose tunes Mike will be featured playing in an upcoming release entitled “Sinatra Songbook”). Or perhaps you’ve seen him in one of Chicago’s jazz spots heading…

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          DE 490

            Jodie Christian – Front Line

            Jodie Christian – Front Line Delmark DE 490 Compact Disc (1996) Anyone who is familiar with his name and his music will know in advance that the release of a new Jodie Christian CD is a cause for celebration. For the rest of you, there’s the unique pleasure of discovering one of Chicago’s, and the…

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            DE 511

              Chicago Underground Trio – Possible Cube

              Chicago Underground Trio – Possible Cube Delmark DE 511 Compact Disc (1999) Features members of avant-rock ensembles Tortoise and Isotope 217. The trio of Rob Mazurek (cornet), Chad Taylor (drums), and Noel Kupersmith (bass) is joined by guitarist Jeff Parker on a few tracks. Since recording Playground (Delmark 503), the Chicago Underground Trio’s Delmark debut,…

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                Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes

                Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes Delmark 595 (2010) Jazz cornetist Rob Mazurek has created a sound world that is uniquely his own, sculpting a TOTAL sound environment, by fully utilizing the beautiful instrumentation of the Exploding Star Orchestra and sounds from a variety of sources, including: rain from the Brazilian Amazon, insects at…

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                  Cowboy Roy Brown – Street Singer

                  Cowboy Roy Brown – Street Singer Delmark DE 790 (2007) Compact Disc Cowboy Roy Brown was born in Arkansas on April 20, 1875, the son of a preacher. He and his sister learned to play guitar from their father who they accompanied when he played violin in church. Butler County, incorporated in 1870, is a…

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