Already in the early days of vinyl records, expensive recording projects were occasionally financed by subscription, i.e. by customers paying...
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As early as 1956, Sonny Rollins was regarded as the leading saxophonist in jazz – and little has changed to...
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Personal upheavals, crises and new beginnings are often a good breeding ground for strong albums. All of this is also...