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Jack Lee: Anthology - Bigger Than Life
by Doug Collette
Just one cut shy of two dozen tracks comprise the Jack Lee Anthology Bigger Than Life, but the single CD nevertheless lives up to its title if only in regards to the artist's reputation (plus the fact these recordings have not been readily available since their original issue thirty-plus years ago). As one third of the Nerves--with Peter Case and Paul Collins--Lee aided in no small part to nurture the punk movement in Lost Angeles in the late Seventies, despite ...
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
The evolution of pianist/composer Bob James from accompanist/arranger and producer/label owner to successful solo artist and popular bandleader has been fascinating. His music has changed quite a bit during this period too, running the gauntlet of genres and generations. Indeed, fans of Bob James' group Fourplay are unlikely to know or appreciate his great Tappan Zee records of the late 1970s and early eighties and, likewise, anyone who digs the fabled “Nautilus" sample is not likely to find much to ...
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