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Issue #46 Has Arrived!

Contents include:
GEORGE BENSON’S journey from child singer to fathering the genre of smooth jazz.

Keyboardist GEORGE DUKE forged a new path and ruled the R&B charts with eccentric funk.

MAINSTREAM RECORDS embraced a funky bunch of modern jazz players and soul singers.

BILLY COBHAM was the most technical and disciplined drummer to ever stay in the pocket.

He was a young drummer trying to keep up in the serious world of spiritual jazz. Then NORMAN CONNORS traded the rigorous life for expensive cars, fashion models, and R&B hits.

Rising from the fertile musical soil of Queens, New York, a group of musicians formed a tight bond and called themselves the JAMAICA KATS.

PHIL COHRAN is the embodiment of spiritual jazz.

JOHN COLTRANE'S three-song demo for Africa/Brass sees the light of day.

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Look at brother Benson.

noice! waxpoetics is the best out there... it's one of my favourites. i love how detailed they are. it's like the record geek's dream. i'm glad they are still in print.

Would love to get my hands on this just on the strength of Don Blackman alone loved their piece on Weldon Irvine btw.

Harlepolis said:

Would love to get my hands on this just on the strength of Don Blackman alone loved their piece on Weldon Irvine btw.

cobham is one of my top 3 favourite drummers, so i would love to see what they've written on him. and yeah, the weldon irvine piece was really cool. one of my favourotes they also did was the studio one piece some years ago.

i'm buying this issue.

Harlepolis said:

Would love to get my hands on this just on the strength of Don Blackman alone loved their piece on Weldon Irvine btw.

Same here!!!!!!!!!I may buy a few copies on the strength that its THIS ISSUE!