Johnny Nocturne Band - Blues Volume

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:02
Size: 98.5 MB
Styles: Blues/Jazz/R&B
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Hound Dog
[2:34] 2. Young Woman's Blues
[4:12] 3. 29 Ways
[4:34] 4. Person To Person
[2:35] 5. Is There Something On Your Mind
[4:05] 6. Lee Allen
[3:36] 7. Wild Wig
[4:27] 8. It's My Own Fault
[2:53] 9. Gee I Wish
[0:48] 10. Sunshine Of Your Love
[4:24] 11. Historie Un Amor
[5:09] 12. Since I Fell For You

Tenor saxist John Firmin's "Johnny Nocturne Band's" album "Blues Volume" is the most blues and roots oriented of the band's five recordings. With the addition of new vocalist Miss Dee the band digs into a repertoire of blues based material that runs the gamut from classic Bessie Smith (Young Woman's Blues), jugband style instrumental (Lee Allen), to the big band sophistication of Buddy Johnson (Since I Fell For You), with some Latin for extra spice (Historie Un Amor). Former featured vocalist with the lengendary Johnny Otis Band, Miss Dee brings an original approach to these blues and r&b selections further establishing her reputation as a unique songstylist. "Blues Volume" is another exciting chapter in the Nocturne Band' continuing musical saga..

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Cassandra Wilson - Another Country

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:34
Size: 99.7 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:31] 1. Red Guitar
[4:14] 2. No More Blues
[5:38] 3. O Sole Mio
[2:25] 4. Deep Blue
[4:22] 5. Almost Twelve
[5:20] 6. Passion
[6:23] 7. When Will I See You Again
[4:11] 8. Another Country
[3:24] 9. Letting You Go
[3:02] 10. Olomuroro

Creatively, Cassandra Wilson has never rested on her laurels, and her new album, Another Country, is no exception to the rule. Nine of the ten songs are composed by Ms. Wilson and/or her collaborating partner, guitarist-producer Fabrizio Sotti, with the tenth a very special arrangement by the duo of the classic aria, O Sole Mio. Recorded in Florence, Italy, the entire sound of the album is intimate, guitar-driven, and lushly romantic. Launched by the lead single, Red Guitar, Another Country is poised to invigorate Cassandras intensely loyal fan base as well as greet new audiences.

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Benny Goodman - The Benny Goodman Story

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:27
Size: 138.4 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 1955/1985
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. Down South Camp Meetin'
[3:11] 2. And The Angels Sing
[3:12] 3. Good-Bye
[7:22] 4. Sing, Sing, Sing (Parts 1 & 2)
[1:04] 5. Shine
[3:51] 6. One O'clock Jump
[2:45] 7. Bugle Call Rag
[3:01] 8. King Porter Stomp
[0:43] 9. Let's Dance
[3:01] 10. Don't Be That Way
[2:55] 11. It's Been So Long
[2:47] 12. Sometimes I'm Happy
[2:32] 13. Goody Goody
[3:13] 14. Avalon
[3:24] 15. Moonglow
[3:42] 16. Alicia's Blues
[3:17] 17. Memories Of You
[3:33] 18. China Boy
[3:37] 19. Seven Come Eleven

This is an amazing recording from 1955 that features Benny with an all-star studio orchestra featuring Harry James, Lionel Hampton, and Ruby Braff. These re-recordings of some of Benny's most famous songs are stunning replicas of vintage 1930s style swing a la Fletcher Henderson as they were meant to be heard, in clear, brilliant Hi-Fi sound. Some of these arrangements even come close to surpassing the original recordings, such as "Down South Camp Meetin'" (with the driving bass line provided by George Duvivier propelling the whole thing). Also, Benny himself sounds fresh and inspired in this session, playing with more fire and energy than in any other of his fifties recordings. Just one drawback, Bobby Donaldson and Don Lamond fail to capture the Krupa magic with their drumming as evident by "Sing, Sing, Sing" (Donaldson) and "Don't Be That Way" (Lamond). Wouldn't it have been great if Gene Krupa would have been present at this session with Goodman and James as he was in the film version? Nonetheless, this is a must-have BG CD, one that documents his real contribution to jazz. ~Amazon

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Eight To The Bar - The Joint Is Jumpin'!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:14
Size: 92.1 MB
Styles: Swing, Soul
Year: 1983/2005
Art: Front

[3:03] 1. No Doubt In My Mind
[6:25] 2. Play It On Your Saxophone
[2:55] 3. I Wanna Rock
[2:48] 4. Hold Tight
[4:41] 5. Cold, Cold, Cold
[3:50] 6. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar
[2:48] 7. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
[2:24] 8. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
[4:21] 9. Sing, Sing, Sing
[2:55] 10. Demon Rum
[3:58] 11. Heart Like A Lion

This CD, originally released in 1981, has been recently re-issued by popular demand. The CD was Eight to the Bar's first, recorded at a live gig at a major venue in New England, Toad's Place in New Haven, CT. You can hear the excitement as the packed house cheers the band on. Many of the band's classic original tunes, such as the searing rock saxophone jam, "Play It On Your Saxophone" came from this record. The band's highest energy record ever.

Drawing its musical influences from American roots music -- swing, boogie-woogie, and Motown, Eight to the Bar is known for its outstanding instrumentalists and sophisticated musical and vocal arrangements, highlighted by female vocals. With the support of independently produced CDs and videos, Eight to the Bar has cultivated a large, enthusiastic following that has put them in clubs from Maine to Miami as well as Europe and the Caribbean. Their rigorous touring schedule has included opening spots for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Manhattan Transfer, Robert Cray, the late Roy Orbison and Ray Charles, several European tours, and most recently, a tour of the Republic of Georgia at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy located there.

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Tony DeSare - Night Life

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:31
Size: 90.5 MB
Styles: Vocal, Cabaret
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. All Of Me
[3:41] 2. It's All Right With Me
[5:18] 3. Can't We Be Friends
[3:08] 4. If I Fell
[5:01] 5. To Make You Feel My Love
[3:43] 6. Lover Come Back To Me
[5:17] 7. Lush Life
[2:46] 8. Sabre Dance Boogie
[3:09] 9. In The Wee Small Hours
[3:55] 10. How I Will Say I Love You

Pianist/vocalist Tony Desare is a jazz musician and crooner in the tradition of Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole as well as such revivalists as Harry Connick, Jr. and John Pizzarelli. A native of New York State, Desare began playing piano at a young age and by 17 had more than a few live performances under his belt. During his time at Ithaca College, Desare continued performing and developed a loyal following around upstate New York. Moving to New York City in 1998, he nabbed a gig playing at the Marquis Hotel in Times Square and eventually landed a role in the off-Broadway musical Our Sinatra. A chance meeting with guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli during a performance at the Apollo Theater led to numerous projects between the up-and-coming Desare and the journeyman Pizzarelli.

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Ann Peebles - Tellin' It

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:35
Size: 74.6 MB
Styles: R&B, Memphis soul
Year: 1975/2014
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. Come To Mama
[2:49] 2. I Don't Lend My Man
[4:57] 3. I Needed Somebody
[3:07] 4. Stand By Woman
[2:55] 5. It Was Jealousy
[3:05] 6. Doctor Love Power
[4:34] 7. You Can't Hold A Man
[3:05] 8. Beware
[2:39] 9. Put Yourself In My Place
[2:26] 10. Love Played A Game

Ann Peebles was at the height of her fame in 1975 when she cut the album Tellin' It -- she had scored her biggest chart hit the year before with "I Can't Stand the Rain," and Tellin' It reflected the kind of hard-edged but soulful groove that had taken Peebles to the upper reaches of the charts (and was producer Willie Mitchell's stock in trade). The album's opening cut, "Come to Mama," even features the same sort of fractured rhythmic undercurrent that had hooked "I Can't Stand the Rain," but Peebles and Mitchell had the good sense not to deliver ten remakes of her hit; instead, Tellin' It merges polished production with tough, sinewy grooves (the strings on "Stand By Woman" and "It Was Jealousy" add a touch of class, but don't clutter up the funk of Howard Grimes' superb drumming and the punch of the Memphis Horns), and Peebles here reaffirms her status as one of the best female voices in R&B, cutting to the heart and soul of each lyric whether she's looking for a new man ("Doctor Love Power") or breaking up someone's previously happy home ("Stand By Woman"). And while the disco explosion would make soul sets like this obsolete in a few years, Tellin' It features plenty of cuts that can fill the dancefloor without robbing Peebles of her soulful passion and sassy spirit. Fine stuff. ~Mark Deming

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Celtic Thunder - The Show

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:38
Size: 115.9 MB
Styles: Celtic pop
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[6:20] 1. Heartland (2015 Show Version)
[3:17] 2. The Mountains Of Mourne
[3:21] 3. The Voyage
[3:34] 4. Come By The Hills
[3:40] 5. Remember Me (Recuerdame)
[3:34] 6. Desperado
[3:09] 7. Steal Away
[3:53] 8. The Island
[3:42] 9. The Old Man
[3:29] 10. Brothers In Arms
[3:20] 11. Lauren & I
[2:47] 12. Puppy Love
[3:01] 13. Cal Local Hero
[3:23] 14. Ireland's Call

A show rather than a group, Celtic Thunder was conceived by Sharon Browne and written and arranged by Phil Coulter and designed as a contemporary exploration of Celtic music, which means it falls to the pop-dance side of the spectrum more than it does to the traditional side. The show was staged, recorded, and filmed in Dublin in August of 2007 and featured five male vocalists, Damian McGinty (only 14 years old when the show was recorded), Keith Harkin, Paul Byrom, Ryan Kelly, and George Donaldson, rotating leads through a set of traditional and contemporary songs, several of them written by Coulter. A CD and DVD of the event appeared from Decca in 2008. The quintet's 2009 sophomore effort, Take Me Home, was stocked with traditional Irish and Scottish ballads peppered with a handful of pop/rock covers, while 2010's It's Entertainment relied exclusively on commercial pop hits. Celtic Thunder returned to their roots for 2011's Heritage, a meld of new and traditional material. Paul Byrom left before the album was complete, having recorded numerous tracks for the set before leaving; he was replaced by Emmet Cahill, although both men appear on the recording. Storm, a full theatrical production, arrived that same year, followed by Voyage and Voyage II in 2012 and the group's tenth album, Mythology, in 2013. Celtic Thunder vocalist George Donaldson died of a heart attack at his home in Glasgow, Scotland in March of 2014. February 2016 saw the release of Legacy, Vol. 1, which featured Colm Keegan, Keith Harkin, Ryan Kelly, Emmett O'Hanlon, and Neil Byrne reuniting with guest artist -- and Glee! star -- Damian McGinty for a live show celebrating the influence of Irish and Celtic music around the world. Legacy, Vol. 2, which featured the same lineup and focused on hits and fan favorites, arrived in August of that year. In early 2017, Celtic Thunder presented Emmet Cahill's Ireland, a collection of Irish standards sung by Cahill. Months later, the group released Inspirational. ~Steve Leggett

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Laura Crema - Blue Shadows on the Trail

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:31
Size: 103,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:55)  1. Sugar Moon
(2:47)  2. Break It to Me Gently
(3:18)  3. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
(4:33)  4. Blue Shadows on the Trail
(2:49)  5. Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
(3:28)  6. I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry
(2:39)  7. The Lonesome Road
(3:37)  8. Don't Fence Me In
(2:48)  9. Katerina
(3:03) 10. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
(4:28) 11. Motherless Children
(4:02) 12. I've Always Been Crazy
(3:57) 13. Ramblin' Man

Jazz vocalist Laura Crema is not only a great singer but also an evocative musician. Her new album Blue Shadows on the Trail showcases both her stunning voice and ingenuity. Crema has re-imagined some of the finest classics while making them uniquely hers at the same time, recreating them for a new generation of folk, jazz, and country lovers. This album is a feast with rich flavors that will satisfy your musical palette. Delightful and charming, "Sugar Moon" is fitting to be placed as the first track in the album. It gives listeners a taste of what to expect Crema’s heavenly voice, a fusion of genres, and a creative re-imagining of a classic. Crema offers a slow jazz, folk country rendition of a K.D. Lang song. This stripped-down version of the song will make listeners savor its beautiful lyrics all the more. The piano and guitar solos are lovely, complementing Crema’s blissful voice. It’s like a sweet lullaby you can slow dance to under the moonlit sky. Famously sung by Nina Simone, the folk and jazz version of "Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair" is intense and hauntingly beautiful. Crema’s enchanting voice creates a more passionate yet endearing version of the song. The violin and guitar accompaniment making the song enthralling and enigmatic at the same time. Crema’s rendition of this classic is like a slow unveiling of an elusive loved one. Her voice effortlessly shifts from mysterious to magical. Many singers have covered Blind Willie Johnson’s "Motherless Children" like Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Rosanne Cash. Crema’s velvety voice is what differentiates her version from the rest. Her American folk and Western swing fusion make this song slightly upbeat with a touch of country music, adding more flavor to it. Crema accomplishes something incredible in this track. She balances the sense of urgency with clarity and vulnerability, allowing the message of this song to resonate louder than ever before. There is strength in her ethereal voice, making this rendition more provocative than it already is. Crema’s new album is a collection of blended genres that gives birth to revitalized originals. Her captivating voice and independent vision allows her to transcend the limitations of covers and produce re-imagined songs that have a life of their own. ~ The Journal of Roots Music, Sept 17, 2016 http://www.lauracrema.com/reviews.html

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Misia - Do Primeiro Fado Ao Ultimo Tango Disc 1 And Disc 2

Album: Do Primeiro Fado Ao Ultimo Tango Disc 1

Styles: Vocal, Fado
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:43
Size: 176,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. Fado Adivinha II
(4:13)  2. Dança De Magoas
(3:34)  3. O Vendaval
(5:01)  4. Lagrima
(2:38)  5. O Manto Da Rainha
(2:43)  6. Duas Luas
(3:08)  7. Liberdades Poeticas
(4:10)  8. Garras dos Sentidos
(3:08)  9. Ainda Que
(4:34) 10. Autopsicografia
(4:30) 11. Tive Um Coracao, Perdi-o
(4:57) 12. Paixoes Diagonais
(3:20) 13. Que Sera (feat. Adriana Calcanhotto)
(3:36) 14. Rasto de Infinito
(4:20) 15. Nao Me Chamem Pelo Nome
(2:31) 16. Veste De Noite Este Quarto
(4:23) 17. Fado Das Violetas
(5:24) 18. Maria La Portuguesa (feat. Martirio)
(2:19) 19. Fado do Ciume
(4:10) 20. Yo Soy Maria

Mísia's 25-year career is celebrated with the release of a new album. But this is not a disk! In addition to marking the return of one of Fado's best performers, "From the First Fado to the Last Tango" brings together for the first time in a single album the songs of Mísia's election, chosen from the immense roll of remarkable compositions of this artist. With the release of the album "Mísia" in 1991, begins what, according to the journalist and writer Manuel Halpern, will be called the New Fado, writing in his book "The Future of Saudade", about the rebirth of the fado: "... The temporal delimitation is always difficult. But if we were forced to set a date for the beginning of the New Fado, it would be March 1991, the time when Mísia released her first album. Everything that is before is a kind of prehistory. "Through a selection made by Mísia herself," From the First Fado to the Last Tango "takes us on an extraordinary journey through her already long but always brilliant career. "Fado", "Tanto Menos Tanto Mais", "Claws of the Senses", "Diagonal Passions", "Ritual", "Canto", "Mísia" - Mísia's 1st album and celebrating this year's 25th anniversary - "," Drama Box "," Streets, Lisbonarium & Tourists "and" Lady of the Night "without forgetting the recent" Delikatessen Café Concerto "and" For Amália ". Translate by Google https://www.fnac.pt/Misia-Do-Primeiro-Fado-ao-Ultimo-Tango-2CD-CD-Album/a1001530#?

Do Primeiro Fado Ao Ultimo Tango Disc 1

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Album: Do Primeiro Fado Ao Ultimo Tango Disc 2

Time: 71:14
Size: 165,7 MB

(4:05)  1. Unicornio
(4:27)  2. Triste Sina
(3:14)  3. Amalia sempre e agora (feat. Maria Bethania)
(2:56)  4. Ciumes De Um Coracao Operario
(3:10)  5. Fogo Preso
(4:09)  6. Valsa das Sombras
(4:01)  7. Fado Triste
(3:33)  8. Misterios Do Fado
(3:12)  9. As Time Goes By
(4:12) 10. Hurt
(3:07) 11. Esas lagrimas son pocas (feat. Dead Combo)
(3:18) 12. So nos Dois (feat. The Legendary Tiger Man)
(3:17) 13. La Chanson D'Helene (feat. Iggy Pop)
(2:50) 14. Vivendo Sem Mim
(3:09) 15. Cancao de Alcipe
(3:56) 16. Da Vida Quero os Sinais
(4:21) 17. Pressagios de Alfama
(4:02) 18. Ese Momento
(3:33) 19. Naranjo En Flor
(2:32) 20. Cha Cha Cha Em Lisboa (feat. Melech Mechaya)

Do Primeiro Fado Ao Ultimo Tango Disc 2

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Grant Stewart Quarter - Buen Rollo

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 54:17
Size: 100,1 MB
Art: Front

(8:55)  1. It's All Right With Me
(7:04)  2. Pannonica
(4:03)  3. Cyclops
(6:54)  4. Dizzy Moods
(6:25)  5. Manhattan
(5:45)  6. O.D.
(7:00)  7. Scotch Thing
(8:07)  8. Something To Live For

   Born in Toronto, Canada on June 4, 1971, Grant Stewart was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray and Coleman Hawkins by his father, a high-school English teacher and semiprofessional guitarist. Father and son often played together for hours on end. It was through these early experiences and his father's encouragement that Stewart first developed a strong ear for melody, style, and improvisation. He began with the alto saxophone at age 10, and when he was 14 his first teacher, noted Toronto bandleader Pete Schofield, invited him to play professionally in Schofield's Big Band. At 17 he switched to the tenor saxophone and was soon playing with such master saxophonists as Pat Labarbara and Bob Mover. Stewart considers Mover to be one of his greatest teachers and among his strongest influences along with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Don Byas, and Lester Young. Since moving to New York City at the age of 19, Stewart has studied with such masters as Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, and Joe Lovano, and performed with Curtis Fuller, John Hendricks, Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Bill Charlap, Frank Gant, Dan Barrett, Bob Mover, Brad Mehldau, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Jimmy Cobb, Harry Connick , Harold Mabern, Mickey Roker, Arthur Harper, Jimmy Lovelace, Cecil Payne, Dick Hyman, Herb Geller and was a member of the last Al Grey Sextet. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/grantstewart

Stewart can be found playing at such clubs in NY as, Birdland, Smoke, The Ketano, The Jazz Standard, Fat Cat and can be heard every Tuesday night at Smalls Jazz Club. Stewart has performed all over North America and Europe as well as Japan, Brazil, Taiwan and was one of the first jazz artists to be invited to play at the historical Hermitage Museum in St.Petersberg Russia. Grant was also a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museums' Jazz series with his trio-featuring Jimmy Cobb. Stewart has two releases as a leader out on Criss Cross, Downtown Sounds and More Urban Tones, as well as a third on the Fresh Sounds label entitled Buen Rollo. Downtown Sounds, heralded by critics in the U.S., Canada and Europe, was recorded in 1992 and includes Brad Mehldau, piano, Kenny Washington, drums, Peter Washington, bass and Joe Magnarelli, trumpet. Geoff Chapman, of the Toronto Star selected Downtown Sounds as one of the Top Five Jazz Albums of 1994. More Urban Tones features Peter Bernstein, guitar, Peter Washington, bass, and Billy Drummond, drums. You can also hear Grant on Ryan Kisors' recent Quintet release The Awakening on Criss Cross Jazz. One of his latest projects is a two-tenor group co-led with Eric Alexander. The C.D.is called Wailin' and is available on Criss Cross. Grant's latest quintet release Estate featuring Bill Charlap and Joe Cohn is available on Criss Cross as well.

Grant Stewart Quartet: Grant Stewart (tenor saxophone); Fabio Miano (piano); Chris Higgins (bass); Marc Miralta (drums).

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Screaming Headless Torsos - Live!!

Styles: Jazz Funk
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:27
Size: 153,7 MB
Art: Front

( 4:15)  1. Just For Now
( 5:04)  2. Smile In A Wave
( 5:16)  3. Jazz Is The Teacher
( 8:48)  4. Blue In Green
( 7:31)  5. Word To Herb
( 5:40)  6. Hope
( 6:45)  7. Vinnie
( 4:20)  8. Darryl Dawkins' Sound Of Love
(11:13)  9. Kermes Macabre
( 7:29) 10. Dig A Pony

Fans of the Screaming Headless Torsos' unique brand of avant-gardist funk-jazz-rock fusion had very little to chew. Apart from the group's 1995 debut CD, the only document was a high-priced rare Japanese import. Guitarist David "Fuze" Fiuczynski bought back the rights to the tapes, had them fantastically remastered, and reissued them on his own U.S.-based label, Fuzelicious Morsels, as Live. Culled from two shows at the Knitting Factory in September 1996, this CD features the same lineup as on the studio album from the previous year and most of its songs too. The renditions of "Smile in a Wave," "Vinnie," the chilling "Kermes Macabre," and the funked-up "Word to Herb" show how much liberty Fuze could take with his guitar solos mostly atonal and completely out there. "Word to Herb" especially transcends its original version, thanks to incredible amounts of energy from all musicians. But as good these tracks are, the fans will want this CD for the four songs that did not appear on the studio album. "Just for Now" opens the proceedings with a great discharge of jazz-funk, a typical Torsos track. "Darryl Dawkins' Sound of Love" casts singer Dean Bowman as a Barry White-like crooner to great effect. The Beatles' "Dig a Pony" gets a treatment similar (but not quite as exciting) as Miles Davis' "Blue in Green." Sound quality has been enhanced, putting the listener in the front row to (re)live the galvanizing experience that was a Torsos show. Begin with the studio CD (reissued at the same time under the title 1995), just so you start at the same point as everyone else. ~ François Couture  https://www.allmusic.com/album/live%21%21-mw0000214399

Personnel: Dean Bowman (vocals, rap vocals); David Fiuczynski (guitar, electric guitar, strings); Gene Lake, Jojo Mayer (drums); Daniel Sadownick (percussion).

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