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‘Daisy Jones and the Six,’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019): Books

Maybe Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ isn’t about rock ā€˜n’ roll at all. Maybe it’s more about love, and who you love and how you choose to love them.

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Keiji Haino, Merzbow + Balazs Pandi – ‘Become the Discovered, Not the Discoverer’ (2019)

‘Become the Discovered, Not the Discoverer’ by Keiji Haino, Merzbow and Balazs Pandi ain’t got no edits, no overdubs, nothing planned in advance. Just pure unadulterated impulsiveness.

MaiGroup, Alan Evans, Oz Noy, Kelley Suttenfield + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2019 Jazz

MaiGroup, Alan Evans, Oz Noy, Kelley Suttenfield + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2019 Jazz

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2019 Jazz includes MaiGroup, Alan Evans, Catherine Russell, Jon Herington and Jim Beard, Bob Sheppard, Oz Noy and Kelley Suttenfield, among others.

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Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker + Bobby Kapp – ‘Ineffable Joy’ (2019)

With ‘Ineffable Joy,’ Ivo Perelman makes a significant addition to free jazz’s most fabled record company catalog.

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Claudio Scolari Project – ‘Upside Down’ (2019)

Using high-level musicianship and a great sense of harmony and rhythm to carry out one instantaneous idea after another is the trademark of Claudio Scolari Project.

The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' and Prog Rock: Reprises & Recapitulations

The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ and Prog Rock: Reprises & Recapitulations

Mike Tiano explores the wide-open spaces created for progressive rock inside the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road.’

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BUNDA LOVE (Mike Pride & id m theft able) – ‘Foreman’s Mustache’ (2019)

Mike Pride & id m theft able are a match made in heaven – or rather, the outlying regions of heaven where few dare to tread.

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Matt Mitchell – ‘Phalanx Ambassadors’ (2019)

Even if the music isn’t so simple, the intricacy on Matt Mitchell’s ‘Phalanx Ambassadors’ makes it so absorbing.

King Crimson, 'In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary' (2019)

King Crimson, ‘In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary’ (2019)

King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ was a product of a time when creating new styles with no boundaries was not only welcomed but expected.

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Kikanju Baku and Citizens of Nowhere – ‘No Justice – Justification’ and ‘Revolt Against State Stimulated Stockholm Syndrome’ (2019)

Listening to his own work like ‘No Justice – Justification’ and ‘Revolt Against State Stimulated Stockholm Syndrome,’ it becomes crystal clear why so much better-known talent like to be around him.