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A Grab Bag of New Releases

The music had started sounding the same to me, and I feared that I could not listen—or hear—anymore. Then, within a week or so, I came across these five albums—from John Lurie, American Patchwork Quartet, Alexvndria, the Yes! Trio, and Allison Burik—that sound nothing like one another. Thank goodness. Here are five short (mostly) reviews to whet your appetite.

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Three Saxophones: Two Reviews and One Preview

 

John Lurie, back then, by Hanna Hedren.

John Lurie demands reconsideration with the John Lurie National
Orchestra’s release of The Invention of Animals.
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Ben Flocks makes his recording debut with an old-school sensibility.

Glenn Kostur in concert pays tribute to the late Cedar Walton with a little help from his friends.

Glenn Kostur.

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