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Boxed Sets: Braxton, Firesign Theatre, Roy Orbison And More
The Philadelphia Inquirer/MCTBoxed sets may be woefully out of step in a culture with a shrinking attention span and a shrinking economy. But they keep coming nonetheless, offering music lovers (and the people who must buy them gifts) one last indulgence, and a chance to hold a fancy...Tags: Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Los Angeles, Movies, Music Theater
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Q-Tip exulting in his sound returning to radio
It's like he never left. The music of Q-Tip (New York native Jonathan Davis), and the cool-flow style he created with A Tribe Called Quest in the early '90s is back in vogue. Tribe and its rhythmically agile, verbally dexterous sound was drowned out...Tags: Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Duke Ellington, Muhammad Ali
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McCoy Tyner, Phoebe Snow to play at 19th Berks Jazz Fest
Of The Morning CallJazz legend McCoy Tyner, vocalists Tierney Sutton and Phoebe Snow and a flock of smooth jazz artists highlight the 19th annual VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest, according to the festival's complete schedule, which is being released today. The 10-day festival...Tags: Allentown, Jazz Music, Tourism and Leisure, Lincoln, Tickets
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A Golden Edition Of 'Kind Of Blue'
Columbia/Legacy's splendid "Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition" is so lovingly stocked with priceless artifacts and constructed with such painstaking reverence that it's more like a sacred object than a luxury box set. With its magical...Tags: Lionel Hampton, Folk Music, Depression, Television, Studs Terkel
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Turtle Island Quartet to play at South Florida Jazz event
A string ensemble might not seem the likeliest choice to help a jazz organization celebrate its anniversary, but the Turtle Island Quartet is hardly a typical group of longhair classicists. The veteran musicians, who will perform tonight for South Florida...Tags: Nova Southeastern University, Ceremonies, Society, Music Industry, Duke Ellington
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Ravi Coltrane in his element at Jazz Showcase
Tribune criticTenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane sounds best in intimate quarters, which helps explain why he fared so much better Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase than he had a few of seasons ago at the Harris Theater. On that occasion, he offered a profoundly...Tags: Geri Allen, Ravi Coltrane, Plymouth
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Obama should follow Carter's lead and bring jazz back to the White House
If President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statement—one that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicago—there's a compelling way to do it: Teach the White House to swing...Tags: Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Pennsylvania
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Obama family's favorite movies, music and other entertainment
So what keeps the first family entertained? After all, the president-elect can't spend all his time on the basketball court. Moms won't be surprised that Michelle Obama's interests are inspired by her daughters. Here's a look at the Obamas' faves in...Tags: William Shakespeare, Peter O'Toole, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Movies
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New On CD: T-Pain, Longwave, Cherryholmes
The Hartford CourantT-PAIN Thr33 Ringz Jive It might not rise to the level of irony, but there's something pretty darn amusing about top-hatted "rappa-ternt-sanga" T-Pain describing the routine that's made him famous -- "grab ya microphone/set ya AutoTune" -- and then...Tags: Pain, Greenwich Village, Rhythm and Blues, Dining and Drinking, James Johnson
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Thinking inside the box
As musical products move more toward intangible digital consumption and away from tactile sources these days, box sets remain one of the only ways fans can immerse themselves in an artist's work. It's one of the few hands-on musical experiences left...Tags: Billy Joel, Consumers, Music, Government, Music Industry
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New Albums: Pink, The Cure, Toby Keith
The Hartford CourantPINK Funhouse Laface/Zomba Any number of bad-girl divas have entered and departed the scene since Alecia Moore debuted almost a decade ago, but no one does Bad Girl like Pink. Especially not when she's a Bad Girl Done Wrong; her split from motocross star...Tags: Oklahoma, Robert Smith, Poetry, Metal and Mineral, Halloween
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CD Reviews: Pink, The Cure, Toby Keith, Deerhunter, Cobra Verde, Cradle of Filth, Kenny Garrett
Any number of bad-girl divas have entered and departed the scene since Alecia Moore debuted almost a decade ago, but no one does Bad Girl like Pink. Especially not when she's a Bad Girl Done Wrong; her split from motocross star Carey Hart has triggered...Tags: Oklahoma, Robert Smith, Poetry, Metal and Mineral, Halloween
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