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Sweet Defeat
Sweet Defeat: Sweet Defeat
by Mark Corroto
If film director Jim Jarmusch had been born in Ghent, Belgium, instead of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, he probably would have used the trio Sweet Defeat to score his early movies instead of John Lurie. This Belgian trio of multi-reed player Tom Wouters (Flat Earth Society), guitarist Bert Dockx, and cellist Lode Vercampt create a sort of chamber jazz that sidesteps conventional routes for back alleys, gin joints, and boxcars. Their eponymous initial release opens with bowed cello, clarinet, ...
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