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Live at the Rex!

Label: Tevet Sela
Released: 2023
Track listing: Shabbaton; Omaya; Over the Mountain; Closer Horizon; Dream in Blue; Love for Sale; Lying Sun; Smoken Blues;

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Dolphin Dance

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Label: Browntasauras Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:29

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Redemption

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:38

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All In

Label: Stubby Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: All In; One Step Ahead; Wait, What?; Watch Your Step; Five's Company; COVID Blues; Walk The Walk; Strange Days; Inside Out; Let's Play.

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Shuffle Demons: All In

Read "All In" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


There aren't too many bands still standing from back when Shuffle Demons first performed in 1984. Their tenth recording, All In features three saxophonists-- tenors Kelly Jefferson and Matt Lagan plus Richard Underhill on alto and baritone--plus acoustic bassist Mike Downes and drummer Stich Wynston tearing through ten new originals. With no chord instruments (piano, guitar) ...

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Article: From the Inside Out

Demons and Wizards, June Bugs and Jakarta

Read "Demons and Wizards, June Bugs and Jakarta" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Hermeto Pascoal Planetario Da Gavea Far Out Recordings 2022 Planetario Da Gavea is an enormous, sprawling document from a February 1981 outdoor performance series by Brazilian jazz wizard Hermeto Pascoal recorded under the stars in the Gávea neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, within the dome of ...

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The Shuffle Demons: All In

Read "All In" reviewed by Jack Bowers


With a three-saxophone front line and no piano, Canada's Shuffle Demons could be mistaken for the legendary Gerry Mulligan Quartet on steroids—could be, that is, until one hears the music, which bears scant resemblance to the West Coast cool espoused by Mulligan, Chet Baker and their colleagues. In other words, they're not called Shuffle Demons for ...

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The Shuffle Demons: All In

Read "All In" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Bands such as Tower of Power and the Average White Band are known for their hard-driving blend of funky soul mixed with rock and jazz elements. The Canadian-based group, Shuffle Demons, takes these influences and keeps the funk alive while emphasizing their own jazz roots as well. Their tenth album, All In, features a non-stop combination ...

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We Want All the Same Things

Label: Chronograph Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Each Hidden Joy; Hello Morning; We want All The Same Things; Farther On; Recomeçar; The Light; Give Me More; So Far Away; Tell Him; The Nearness Of You; Angels Gather There; À La Claire Fontaine

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Each Hidden Joy

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Label: Chronograph Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 04:25


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