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Incisive saxophonist Greg Ward seeking Kickstarter help for next Fitted Shards project

Help saxophonist Greg Ward reach his funding goal for the next Fitted Shards album.

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JÜ – JÜ Meets Møster (2014)

What happens when the Hungarian thrash-jazz trio JÜ meets the Norwegian sax firebrand Kjetil Møster? Fury, foreboding and fireworks.

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Jack White, “Parallel” (2014): One Track Mind

If you’re riding with Jack White, you’d best buckle up. He’s going to take more sharp turns in one album than most artists dare in a career.

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John Fred and His Playboy Band – Agnes English (1967): Forgotten series

John Fred and His Playboy Band coupled fun with quality, and ‘Agnes English’ ranks as a perfect example of their vision and abilities.

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Supertramp – Crime of the Century: Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition (2014)

Supertramp’s ‘Crime of the Century: Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition’ is a remaster befitting the classic pop-prog album’s legacy.

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A scary lineup shift sent Yardbirds to the next level: ‘It was totally mind blowing, sometimes’

The transition from Eric Clapton to Jeff Beck sent the Yardbirds hurtling from classicism to the very edge of experimentalism in the blink of an eye.

Power Pop Songs Other Than 'Go All the Way': Gimme Five

Power Pop Songs Other Than ‘Go All the Way’: Gimme Five

Big Star, the Romantics and the Knack make our list of power pop songs that deserve some of the attention that the Raspberries’ titanic hit usually gets.

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Queen’s Brian May compares Freddie Mercury and Adam Lambert eras: ‘The equal of anything we ever did’

Brian May makes a bold statement about how Queen’s stint with Adam Lambert shapes up against their Freddie Mercury-fronted period.

Preston Frazier's Best of 2014 (Jazz and Fusion Jazz): Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2014 (Jazz and Fusion Jazz): Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2014 in jazz and fusion, including the Breithaupt Brothers, Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom and Miguel Zenon.

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Cowboy – 5’ll Getcha Ten (1971; 2014 reissue)

Brimming with a laid-back country gait and a Muscle Shoals vibe, Cowboy’s ‘5’ll Getcha Ten’ sees a welcome reissue today from Real Gone Music.