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Was (Not Was) to Release 3-Decade Retrospective Set, 'Pick of the Litter (1980-2010)'
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19-song compilation features Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, Wayne Kramer, Booker T. Jones, Iggy Pop, Al Kooper, Doug Fieger, Marcus Miller and more
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Was (Not Was), dubbed “the funkier art-funk band" by The New York Times, have spanned three decades with their mutant mix of jazz, rock, R&B and funk. On February 23, 2010, Micro Werks will release Pick of the Litter (1980-2010), a 19- song disc that opens with the ZE/Antilles 12" single “Wheel ...
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Esbjorn Svensson: "What Jazz Is, Not Was" 2004 Interview Re-Featured at All About Jazz
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We're featuring this 2004 interview in memory of Esbjorn Svensson. Svensson died on June 14th at the age of 44. Esbjorn Svensson: What Jazz Is, Not Was By Joshua Weiner Pianist Esbjorn Svensson leads the Swedish group EST, one of the most exciting and original piano trios in jazz today. They've been playing together for over 10 years, an extraordinary length of time for a jazz lineup, and have known each other much longer than that. The group has evolved ...
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