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    The Sackville All Star Christmas Record

    Sackville All Stars – Christmas Record Sackville SK-3038 The Sackville All Star Christmas Record is a timeless record, comprised of a wonderful mix of traditional carols going back to the 1500s (“Silent Night”, “Good King Wencelas” and “We Three Kings”), songs without religious connotation but still emblematic of the Christmas season (“Rudolph the Red Nosed…

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      Volcano Radar ft. Paquito D’Rivera – Paquito Libre

      Volcano Radar ft. Paquito D’Rivera – Paquito Libre Delmark DE 5028 “Paquito D’Rivera is both as free and as embedded as can be with Volcano Radar, the explosive, expansive, radiant electro-acoustic ensemble, co-led by multi-instrumentalist Elbio Barilari and guitarist/synthesist Julia A. Miller. Keyboardist Darwin Noguera, bassist Rollo Radford and drummer Ernie Adams collaborate in the…

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        Syl Johnson – Back In The Game

        Syl Johnson – Back In The Game Delmark 674 In 1993, a 57-year-old Syl Johnson made a long overdue return to the studio with Back in the Game, his first album since the early ’80s. Various rappers (including the Geto Boys, Hammer, and the Wu-Tang Clan) had been sampling Johnson’s classic 1960s and ’70s recordings,…

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          Brad Goode – Shock Of The New

          Brad Goode – Shock Of The New Delmark DD 440 Compact Disc (2009) Expertly played mainstream and hard bop from emerging Chicago trumpeter Brad Goode. This ’89 release also served to highlight other worthy area players, such as saxophonist Lin Halliday, pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Jeff Stitely, along with saxophonist Ed…

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