Listening Tipp

Ones & Twos by Gerald Clayton

Rigmor på svenska by Carsten Dahl Ensemble

Love Warrior's Anthem by Kwashibu Area Band

Ab's Originals by Ab Schaap Septet

Changing Partners (Trios 2) by Harvey Mason

Mare Nostrum IV by Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren

More Amor - A Tribute To Wes Montgomery by Chicago Jazz Orchestra

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In the era of the never-ending playlist, when tunes are almost too algorithmically available, these writers remind that a regular appointment of conscious listening, playing or singing can be better than a visit to the clinic.

“Let’s see how von Karajan’s 1975 recording of the second movement of the Seventh Symphony differs from his 1963 recording,” or “I wonder if the brass section of the Chicago Symphony is really better than the Berlin brasses?” Having set such goals, a listener becomes an active experience that provides constant feedback (e.g., “von Karajan has

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