Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Harlem ThrowbacksIn the mid 1980s Mercer Ellington, the son of legendary American Composer Bandleader Duke Ellington made several attempts to get his father's posthumous big band in the studio to record albums in order to stay relevant. While recording in L. A., he employed both East Coast and West Coast nuclei, which were utilized for Mercer's touring band. On Harlem Throwbacks, the focus was to do modern recreations of records made in the Cotton Club days of the

The Dogs as we knew them split up

folk troubadour Joe Glazer presents a show of songs and commentary specifically designed for an audience of architects

and even bluegrass - and the songs "Love

" - Jeff Fox

you may appreciate more clearly than I could ever express in words the warmth with which I think of you and Felix - even of his violin

Kerri Chandler's Kaoz Theory label cherry picks another two classics to be released for the first time on vinyl

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sets the tone for the entire album

most fucked-up recording ever

and an equally excellent two-song 1992 demo was once more tracked at Morrisound

Dieter Bohlen - Dieter

then all bets are off