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Jazz Martyrs: Along Similar Lines

by Anya Wassenberg
September 3, 2018

On Along Similar Lines. So-Cal-based drummer and bandleader Paul Marangoni and a band of veteran musicians offer a tight blend of musicianship, and a high-energy approach that shifts tempos and moods easily. The recording has a nice, fat sound, and production values that capture the music with a sense of the live energy between the players. Marangoni started the band in 2011, and he contributed two original pieces to this release. One of them, “Prava," is a track ...