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Ian Wardenski Quintet featuring TAMARA TUCKER UNFOLDINGS

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Ian Wardenski Quintet featuring TAMARA TUCKER UNFOLDINGS Independent Label Ian Wardenski, guitar/composer/arranger; Tamara Tucker, vocals; Savino Palumbo, piano; Amy Shook, bass; Frank Russo, drums; Mercedes Beckman, alto saxophone. Ian Wardenski is a guitarist, composer, educator (professor of Music at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD, and Chair of Performing Arts).  “Unfoldings” is Wardenski’s third […]

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Curtis Salgado Fine By Me

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Curtis Salgado Fine By Me Little Village Records This new album by Curtis Salgado has been recorded at eight different studios, four of them in Portland, Oregon; while the remaining four were recorded in California, one each at Taylor Made Studios in Los Angeles; one at Sound Design in Santa Barbara; one at Jesi-Lu Studios […]

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Chick Corea and Béla Fleck Remembrance

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Chick Corea and Béla Fleck Remembrance  Self-released by Béla Fleck Given that the late Chick Corea’s recording engineer Bernie Kirsh documented nearly every Chick Corea performance live or in the studio, we can expect to hear more from Corea in the future, as we have been since his passing. Yet, the driving force behind this […]

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Blind Lemon Pledge is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Blind Lemon Pledge In 2021, Blind Lemon Pledge (aka Bay Area bluesman James Byfield) released “A Satchel Full of Blues”, an eclectic and wide ranging collection of original American Roots based songs set to a stripped down combo sound with drums, bass, guitar and harmonica. Garnering […]

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JP Soars Brick By Brick

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JP Soars Brick By Brick Little Village Records In February 2009 JP Soars and his band The Red Hots took home first place by winning the International Blues Challenge held annually in Memphis, Tennessee. Soars had released his independently produced album debut “Back Of My Mind” the previous year. In 2011 Soars followed-up with “More […]

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Kenny Barron BEYOND THIS PLACE

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KENNY BARRON BEYOND THIS PLACE Artwork Records Kenny Barron, piano/composer; Steve Nelson, Vibraphone; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, double bass; Jonathan Blake, drums. Immanuel Wilkins, alto Saxophone. This album opens with one of my favorite Hoagy Carmichael ballads, “The Nearness of You.”  It is a beautiful way to start the ‘set.’  On track #2, they play the Barron […]

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Little Feat Sam’s Place

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Little Feat Sam’s Place Hot Tomato Productions / MRI Little Feat’s 55 years have encompassed a colorful mélange of seven configurations, 13 members including nine singers, and six of them principal lead singers. Their music has traversed a spectrum from garage rock and roll to the blues, country, impressionistic jazz, and swamp-drenched and New Orleans-styled […]

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Alastair Greene Standing Out Loud

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Alastair Greene Standing Out Loud Ruf Records This is Alastair Greene’s new album set for release on 5/17. The album was recorded in two separate sessions. The longer Nashville Session was recorded between January 5th and January 9th, 2024 and includes eight songs. Recorded at the House Of Grease in Nashville, the album is co-produced […]

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Hakon Skogstad 8 CONCEPTS OF TANGO

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Hakon Skogstad 8 CONCEPTS OF TANGO Ora Fonegram Hakon Skogstad, piano/composer; Andreas Rokseth & Asbjerg Ryeng, bandoneon; Ole Scheyen Sjölin, double bass; Sveinung Lillebjerka & Anders Larsen, violin; Bergmund Waal Skaslien, viola; Marit Aspaas, cello. Hakon Skogstad describes his recent recording release saying: “In 8 Concepts of Tango, I have taken inspiration from Astor Piazzolla’s […]

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Matt “Guitar” Murpny True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy

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Matt “Guitar” Murpny True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy Nola Blue Records Matt Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi in December of 1929. He was raised in Memphis and moved to Chicago when he was nineteen. Murphy’s blues career was launched by the early 1950’s and includes working with Howlin’ Wolf, Little […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Until the Sun

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Until the Sun This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]

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Until the Sun is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Until The Sun Until the Sun, a Rocking Blues band, was formed in 2017. Their music includes and often fuses elements of Blues, Alternative Rock, Pink-Floyd-esque Psychedelia, and Jazz. Until the Sun quickly began playing national shows, has opened up for famous Blues and Rock artists, […]

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Rick Estrin and the Nightcats The Hits Keep Coming

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Rick Estrin and the Nightcats The Hits Keep Coming Alligator Records For over thirty years Rick Estrin was the frontman for Little Charlie And The Nightcats. During the time with them he won two Blues Music Awards; Song of The Year and Best Instrumentalist-Harmonica. When Charlie Baty retired from touring in 2008 Estrin re-formed the […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective are Jamie Williams on vocals & rhythm guitar; Dave ‘The Hat’ Milligan on lead guitar; Jake ‘The Dude’ Milligan on Bass & James Bacon on drums. They exist on an imaginary tightrope stretching […]

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Teresa Storch is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Teresa Storch Band In 2020 Teresa Storch Band began recording a full length album with drummer Travis Moberg (Sylva, Dang’o) and producer Tony Dickinson, who tours with the rock-arena show Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Initial recordings were done at Chimaera Sound Studios, with overdubs done with current drummer Chris Wright at Cinder Sound Studio. The result is the […]

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PSA PSA

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PSA PSA PSA Records Pritesh Waila, guitar; Sharik Hasan, organ/keyboards/synthesizers; Avery Logan, drums. The title of this album “PSA” is the group name, derived from the first names of each musician.  Using the first initial of each member’s name, Pritesh, Sharik, and Avery equals PSA.  This is an organ trio that swings hard and was […]

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John Minnock A Different Riff: Minnock Sings Shire

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John Minnock A Different Riff: Minnock Sings Shire Dot Time Admittedly, it took time to get to this one, still shaken by vocalist John Minnock’s passing in late February. Yes, A Different Riff: Minnock Sings Shire is unfortunately a posthumous release, his fourth album and his third for Dot Time, having covered the earlier two […]

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The New Wonders STEPPIN’ OUT

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THE NEW WONDERS STEPPIN’ OUT Turtle Bay Records Mike Davis, cornet/vocals/arranger/bandleader; Ricky Alexander, alto saxophone/clarinet/vocals; Josh Holcomb, trombone; Jared Engel, banjo; Andy Schumm, piano/cornet; Jay Rattman, Bass Saxophone/vocals; Colin Hancock, drums/cornet/vocals. Mike Davis had a dream of putting together a band that celebrated the 1920 jazz scene.  He loved the music of Eubie Blake, Louie […]

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Dana Cooper The Ghost of Tucumcari

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Dana Cooper The Ghost of Tucumcari Self-released Dana Cooper is treating The Ghost of Tucumcari as a celebration of 50 years in the music business and these luminaries – Lyle Lovett, Shake Russell, Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Libby Koch, Mando Saena, Darden Smith, David Starr, and Gillian Tuite all participate. Another key aspect of this […]

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Kristian Montgomery is Making a Scene

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kristian Montgomery of Kristian Montgomery and the Winterkill Band If this is the age of the outsider, Kristian Montgomery might be starting to fit in… but don’t tell him that. Montgomery grew up poor, prefers to catch his own meals on the waters off Cape Cod and has […]

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Tierney Sutton & San Gabriel 7 GOOD PEOPLE

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TIERNEY SUTTON & SAN GABRIEL 7 GOOD PEOPLE JRL-SGS Records Chad Edwards, piano/keyboards; Chris Gordon, piano; Steve Gregory & Serge Merlaud, guitar; Jonathan Pintoff & Trey Henry, acoustic bass; Randy M. Drake, drums; Scott Breadman, percussion; Kye Palmer, trumpet/flugelhorn; Glen Berger, alto, tenor & Soprano saxophone; Dan Boissy, alto saxophone/flute; Jay Mason, baritone & tenor […]

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Paul Bryan Western Electric

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Paul Bryan Western Electric Self-released Paul Bryan is a Grammy-winner, producer, composer, arranger, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s made records with Aimee Mann and Elvis Costello but is more often associated with genre- blurring artists such as Jeff Parker Josh Johnson, or Jeremy Cunningham. He’s toured with headlining acts, but as he did on his solo […]

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Dave Schumacher & Cubeye SMOKE IN THE SKY

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DAVE SCHUMACHER & CUBEYE SMOKE IN THE SKY Cellar Music Dave Schumacher, baritone saxophone/arranger/composer; Manuel Valera, piano/arranger; Alex “Apolo” Ayala, bass; Mauricio Herrera, congas/lyá/itótele/Okónkolo/Chekeré; Joel Mateo, drums/bells; Jesus Ricardo & Josh Evans, trumpet; Peter Brainin, tenor & soprano saxophones. Virtuoso baritone saxophone player, Dave Schumacher, blends soul jazz with Latin overtones in a beautiful way.  […]

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Stephanie Sammons Time and Evolution

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Stephanie Sammons Time and Evolution Self-released Time and Evolution is the full-length debut for Texas-based singer-songwriter Stephanie Sammons, produced by provocative singer-songwriter Mary Bragg with an assist on certain songs from Guy Clark sidekick, Verlon Thompson. Those two lend some cred but these folk-based songs are all from Sammons’ pen, a set of honest, thought-provoking […]

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Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere About Time

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Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere About Time Tower High/Wide Tracks Music This new album by Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere presents a soulful blend of Salim’s guitar and Carriere’s harmonica. Salim relocated from Brazil, where he established a solid solo career, to Los Angeles in 2014 becoming one of the busiest and most respected guitarists […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Orianthi

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Orianthi This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living art […]

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Making a Scene Celebrates 9 Years!

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Making a Scene Celebrates 9 Years of Publication! It’s hard to believe that it’s been nine years since Making a Scene first came to life. It’s time to celebrate and look back at some of the milestones we’ve achieved over the past nine years. As of today we have published 1,821 Artist interviews and 2,873 […]

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Harnessing AI to Transform Music Marketing Campaigns

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Making a Scene – Harnessing AI to Transform Music Marketing Campaigns Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI), recognized for its transformative potential across a multitude of industries, is making a significant impact on the music industry as well. I know many of you hear the term AI, and you think it is the end of music as […]

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Orianthi is Making a Scene

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Orianthi Orianthi could not have known when she picked up a guitar at the age of 6, her life would never be the same.  Her instant affinity for the instrument quickly grew into a full-blown love affair. Born into a Greek family in the southern Australian […]

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Turn it up With Gerry Casey Show #244

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Making a Scene Brings you Turn it up With Gerry Casey Show #244 with is Guest Ghalia Volt Mob Rules  Fame Johnny Thunders  These Boots Are Made For Walking Live !! Georgina White  Healer The Commoners  See You Again Wildstreet  Featuring Guernica Mancini Joanne Shaw Taylor  The Devil In Me Slash/Chris Stapleton  Oh Well Susan […]

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Gerry Casey Interviews Ghalia Volt

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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey’s Interview with Ghalia Volt Joshua Tree, California. A place where rock ‘n’ roll mythology is made, for better and worse. It was under these same burnished skies that Gram Parsons’ stolen body was set ablaze. Where U2 announced their bid for global infamy. And as Ghalia […]

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Foreign Affair Trio SOUS LE VENT

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Foreign Affair Trio SOUS LE VENT Zoho Records Hector Martignon, piano/composer; Eduardo Dudu Penz, electric bass; Raphael Nick, drums; SPECIAL GUESTS: Luis Bonilla, trombone; Jean-Lou Treboux, vibraphone; Xavier Paternot, flute. Hector Martignon recorded and mixed this project at Riverside Studio in Torino, Italy. The pianist, composer has, for many years, been spending an equal amount […]

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Johnny Burgin Ramblin from Coast to Coast

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Johnny Burgin Ramblin from Coast to Coast Straight Shooter Records Johnny Burgin attended The University of Chicago to study writing but soon fell into the Chicago Blues scene. His first professional gig was backing the vocalist Taildragger. Burgin later toured with both Pinetop Perkins and Sam Lay. He also worked with many others including Eddie […]

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Anders Osborne Picasso’s Villa

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Anders Osborne Picasso’s Villa 5th Ward/Missing Piece Records New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Anders Osborne returns with Picasso’s Villa after a five-year hiatus. Remarkably, it marks his seventeenth album. The singer-songwriter-guitarist has achieved almost living legend status in the Crescent City but somehow has never reached the widespread appeal that his talent deserves in a career that […]

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Luke Stewart Silt Trio Unknown Rivers

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Luke Stewart Silt Trio Unknown Rivers Pi Recordings Unknown Rivers is bassist and composer Luke Stewart’s debut for Pi Recordings and for this magazine. Stewart is a force in the creative music scene as co-leader of such bands as Irreversible Entanglements, Exposure Quintet, Blacks’ Myths, Heart of the Ghost, and Heroes are Gang Leaders. If […]

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Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few The Almighty

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Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few The Almighty Division 81 Be transported to the late ‘60s with Chicago/Brooklyn-based saxophonist Isaiah Collier’s The Almighty. We rarely hear this kind of aggressive, passionate spiritual jazz these days, especially since Shabaka has disbanded his saxophone focused groups. Sure, there are examples – Kenny Garrett, Lakecia Benjamin, Nduduzo Makhathini, […]

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Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star BEATIN’ THE ODDS

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Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star BEATIN’ THE ODDS Strange Woman Records Leigh Pilzer, baritone & bass saxophone/bass clarinet/composer/arranger; Amy Shook, bass/composer; Frank Russo & Sherrie Maricle, drums; Amy K. Bormet & Allyn Johnson, piano; Greg Holloway, percussion; Jen Krupa & Joe Jackson, trombone; Tim Green & Mercedes Beckman, alto saxophone; Ally Hany Albrecht & Kenny […]

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Andy Milne and Unison Time Will Tell

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Andy Milne and Unison Time Will Tell Sunnyside Pianist and composer, Andy Milne follows up his 2021 Juno Award winning Jazz Album of the year for Group, The ReMission (2020), (covered on these pages) with Time Will Tell, rendered by his same Unison trio of bassist John Hébert and drummer Clarence Penn.  While the previous album was themed on his cancer […]

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Frankie Boy and the Blues Express Young Man Blues

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Frankie Boy and the Blues Express Young Man Blues Independent Frankie Maneiro also known as Frankie Boy opens “Young Man’s Blues” with a narrative and tribute to Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson. The band was winner of the 2019 and 2022 Granite State Blues Society Blues Challenge. They also represented New Hampshire at the International Blues […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cryin’ Out Loud

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  Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cryin’ Out Loud This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]

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GABRIELA MARTINA STATES Independent Label Gabriela Martina, voice/composer/arranger; Maxim Lubarsky, piano/keyboards; Vancil Cooper, drums/percussion; Kyle Miles, acoustic & electric bass; Jussi Reijonen, electric & acoustic guitar; Ben Rosenblum, accordion; GUEST MUSICIANS: Jason Palmer, trumpet/ flugelhorn; Khrys Williams, spoken word; Naseem Alatrash, cello. The bass and drums open this album with Gabriela Martina’s soprano voice singing […]

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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY BURNIN’ IN BORDEAUX: LIVE IN FRANCE 1969

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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY BURNIN’ IN BORDEAUX: LIVE IN FRANCE 1969 Elemental Records Julian Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone; Nat Adderley, cornet; Joe Zawinul, piano/electric piano; Victor Gaskin, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums. Ever since I first heard the soothing and sexy horn of Cannonball Adderley on Nancy Wilson’s debut album project with Cannonball’s group, I’ve been a fan!  […]

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