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Ten New Albums for Your To-Listen Pile
A new installment of Listening Sessions' recurring series on new music
Oct 29 • 
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Autumn Serenades
Five additions to my semi-regular series on music for the fall season
Oct 19 • 
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Sgt. Pepper's Notorious Byrd Brothers
On two albums that measure the highs and lows of 1967
Oct 9 • 
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Mac Davis, the Song Painter
On the auspicious debut of the singer-songwriter
Sep 29 • 
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Two By Dizzy Gillespie
On the ecstasy and delicacy of Diz in the 1950s
Sep 19 • 
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Eight Great New and Upcoming Music Picks Just For You
Continuing Listening Sessions' guide to what's new and good
Sep 5 • 
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The Rarefied Air of Air
Of an unknown jazz-rock classic, and the power and glory of Googie Coppola
Aug 26 • 
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Phineas Newborn, Jr., Paul Chambers & Roy Haynes' Magic Moment
Why 'We Three' is one of jazz's pristine one-off encounters
Aug 12 • 
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