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Keeping It Tight with Miles Davis and Bitches Brew

By Ken Swauger Developing an interest in jazz can be very rewarding but knowing what artists to seek out can be somewhat bewildering. One way to avoid this problem is to begin with a single acknowledged masterwork and then use it as a stepping-stone to widen your Jazz horizons and collection. ...

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The Story Behind Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

By Mike Mettler "Born of pain and longing, their song had the power to break the unhappiness of the world." - from The Story of Layla and Majnum, by Ganjavi Nizami “Laaaaaaaaay-la!” That instantly identifiable, gut-wrenching battle cry has rallied the bruised and bat...

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