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Artist: Mark Dwane Mark Dwane is unquestionably one of the masters of guitar synthesis. Dwane weaves imaginative landscapes, emotional crescendos, and breathless wonder through his instruments. It all becomes the soundtrack to a journey inside another world. |
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A talented trumpeter with a vivid musical imagination and the willingness to try new things, Don Ellis led some of the most colorful big bands of the 1965-75 period. Among Don Ellis's sidemen were Glenn Ferris, Tom Scott, John Klemmer, Sam Falzone, Frank Strozier, Dave MacKay, and the brilliant pianist (straight from Bulgaria) Milcho Leviev. |
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Artist: Steve Lacy One of the great soprano saxophonists of all time (ranking up there with Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane), Steve Lacy's career was fascinating to watch develop. He originally doubled on clarinet and soprano (dropping the former by the mid-'50s), inspired by Bechet, and played Dixieland in New York with Rex Stewart, Cecil Scott, Red Allen, and other older musicians during 1952-1955. |
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Artist: Toshiki Kadomatsu [角松敏生] Kadomatsu Toshiki (角松敏生) is a Japanese pop/rock/R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. He was a member of various groups, including the bands NOBU CAINE and AGHARTA, and produced for various artists and groups, including his own vocal project VOCALAND. |
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Artist: YUKI YUKI is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter under Sony Music Entertainment's EPIC Records sub-label. YUKI rose to fame in the 1990's as the vocalist of the Japanese rock band, JUDY AND MARY. She's had various side projects, and she was even a drummer for the short lived girl-band, Mean Machine. YUKI made her solo debut in 2002 with the single, "the end of shite". |
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Artist: Carla Olson (with Gene Clark, Mick Taylor) Los Angeles-based songwriter, performer and producer who was born & raised in Austin, Texas. Olson moved to Los Angeles, California in 1978 where she formed The Textones, whose debut album Midnight Mission entered the Billboard 200. |
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Artist: Stan Getz One of the all-time great jazz saxophonists, Stan Getz came from a family of Ukrainian immigrants to Pennsylvania, although the family later moved to New York. A naturally gifted musician, he first took up the saxophone at the age of 13 and was tutored by Simon Kovar of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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Artist: The Cure The flagship for Great Britain's post-punk gloom-rock trend of the late '70s, with a ghoulish image that masked the diversity of their music. |
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Artist: The Cure A remarkable four-disc set of B-sides and rarities, JOIN THE DOTS serves as a sort of alternate history for the Cure, one of the world's most beloved post-punk/alt-rock bands. Painstakingly compiled by Cure frontman (and the group's only constant member) Robert Smith, DOTS provides dozens of glimpses into the literal flip-side of their singles by collectingmany long-lost tracks... |
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Akina Nakamori is a singer and actress which rose to fame in 1982 as a teen idol, but became a widely successful and multifaceted singer, known for her deep, powerhouse vocals, as well as the mature tone of her songs. |
Artist: Akina Nakamori [中森明菜]