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Toto, "I Can't Get Next to You" from 'Through the Looking Glass' (2002): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “I Can’t Get Next to You” from ‘Through the Looking Glass’ (2002): Toto Tuesdays

A Temptations classic gets an interesting – but not completely rewarding – new reading from Toto.

Radical Empathy Trio - 'Reality and Other Imaginary Places' (2019)

Radical Empathy Trio – ‘Reality and Other Imaginary Places’ (2019)

As the Radical Empathy Trio, Thollem McDonas, Nels Cline and Michael Wimberly brew up two extended 20-minute performances that liberally mix acoustic with electronics.

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Jimi Hendrix – ‘Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts’ (2019)

The definitive ‘Songs For Groovy Children’ features all 43 songs performed by Jimi Hendrix and the Band of Gypsys during the Fillmore East concerts in their original sequence.

Chicago, "Stay the Night" from 'Chicago 17' (1984): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Stay the Night” from ‘Chicago 17’ (1984): Saturdays in the Park

If ‘Chicago 17’ had been released by another artist, I may have liked it more.

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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.

Yes, "Magnification" from 'Magnification' (2001): YESterdays

Yes, “Magnification” from ‘Magnification’ (2001): YESterdays

This album deserved a better sales fate. ‘Magnification’ proved that Yes could continue to progress.

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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.