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Shawn Maxwell: J Town Suite

Read "J Town Suite" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
September 8, 2024

Saxophonist Shawn Maxwell is so fond of his hometown--Joliet, Illinois--that he has written the J Town Suite in its honor and dedicated an entire album to themes associated with his Joliet roots and upbringing. Problem is, those essays have meaning only to Maxwell--and perhaps a handful of others--so the album must be appraised ...

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J Town Suite

By Shawn Maxwell

Label: Cora Street Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Steelmen March; Fires or Rings in the Back; Herald's News; In the Shadow of Statesville; Jerry; Tap, Keg & Tavern; Hickory Street; Bridge Closed; Ghost Mall on Jefferson.

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