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Corpo: Swing
by Bruce Lindsay
Corpo, led by Mikael Godée, has been a working band since 1992: Swing is their fifth CD and showcases a strongly rhythmical and accessible set of the soprano saxophonist/flutist's compositions. There are six tunes on the album and, as a whole, they display the influence of 1970s jazz and, at times, progressive rock. The band itself claims that African percussion is a strong influence, but on this album the Gothenburg-based quintet's sound seems driven more by South ...
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HypeBot
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Lauren Rogers
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
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JamBase
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