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21 interviews, and over 475 reviews of classical CDs, SACDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and downloads in this 640-page issue!

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Alcoholics are supposed to remember their first drink. Jazz fans such as I remember when they were first exposed to one of their idols. I heard...

Once upon a time I put together a program of short American pieces for a few friends and was struck by the number of the composers...


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This disc, titled Look Up, presents a concert by the Charles Gayle Trio (Gayle on tenor sax and bass clarinet, Michael Bisio on bass, and Michael...

As I am writing, on December 5, the news has just come in that the pianist and composer Dave Brubeck has died at the age of...

How did this album come about, and what was its inspiration? In an interview with pianist Alexandre Tharaud in the liner notes, he states that his...

Although it’s always a pleasure to discover an outstanding jazz talent through the medium of records, it would make the reviewer’s (and the general public’s) appreciation...


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This is a musical concept that doesn’t quite work for me, the reason being that the musical concepts fused here are too different in style. Monteverdi...