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Rick Stepton: The Placebone Effect
by Nicholas F. Mondello
On an August day and in midst and darkness of a global pandemic, five New England jazz musicians under the leadership of trombonist Rick Stepton entered a Massachusetts studio and let it all fly. The result? The Placebone Effect, a fine collection of workhorse standards along with a Stepton original, performed with verve, style, taste and sly good humor. Stepton has long been a recognized figure in the jazz world both as a fine, swinging trombone player ...
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