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Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill (born June 30, 1931 – April 20, 2007) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Hill first recorded as a sideman in 1955, but his reputation was made by his Blue Note recordings as leader from 1963 to 1969, which featured several other important post-bop musicians including Eric Dolphy, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and Tony Williams, as well as two of John Gilmore's rare outings away from Sun Ra.

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Blue Note label classic years

lesser known yet streamable artists

waking up in the morning

The Jazz Cd Listeners Guide

Unappreciated Genius

hello pork-pie hat II

Blue Note label later years

analog keyboards dammit

shady grady

spelling lobotomy correctly

brain implants

pianist composer

a hill

i should keep an eye on this one

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DejaZ

favoritjazz

master piano

Tirez sur le pianiste

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Sheila E.

Sheila Escovedo is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. Sheila E's uncle is Alejandro Escovedo, formerly with Delphine Neid's first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, Rank and File and The True Believers, followed by a solo career. The late Tito Puente was Escovedo's godfather. She is also niece to Javier Escovedo, founder of seminal San Diego punk act, The Zeros. Another uncle, Mario Escovedo, fronted long-running indie rockers, The Dragons. Escovedo is of Mexican, African American, and Creole heritage. Coke Escovedo was also her uncle.

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House and Tribal Songs

video killed the radio star

crisher entertainment

ysabols p funk and funk

the ladies that should sit on my sofa or somewhere else in my flat because they are darlings and oh so lovely

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Tom Eno

TOM ENO (jack to phono records)
Tom Eno steps forward for Jack to Phono's 6th album this autumn on the back of his previous two successful 7 inch singles. The album, Barnstormer!, features collaborations with Mr James Bright (Tape Club Records) & Rose Pryce on vocals. Hailing from downtown Winchester both Tom & James have been turning heads in 09 with some hefty praise from heavyweight DJs & tastemakers alike including Rob Da Bank & Hotel Costes.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American funk band, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Led by Maurice White, they are best known for their hits of the 1970s, among them "After the Love Has Gone", "September," "Reasons," "Fantasy" and "Shining Star." Earth, Wind & Fire became the first black performers to headline throughout the world without an opening act, to receive Madison Square Garden's Gold Ticket Award for selling more than 100,000 tickets and to receive the Columbia Records Crystal Globe Award for selling more than five million albums in foreign markets.

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shit only a fag would listen to

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Goodfellas

We are a 4-piece emotional/post-hardcore band for the Midlands. We started out in late 2011 and have been playing shows with touring bands coming into Leicester, United Kingdom . Our first single was released in May 2012 and have now released our debut E.P 'The Harmony of Love', produced by Jamie Ward (Maybeshewill, Dark Dark Horse) In the coming months Goodfellas will be branching out to other cities in the UK.

Dialogue

Dialogue is the common tag for tracks of famous lines/exchanges in movie soundtracks. There are also at least three groups with the name Dialogue: 1) Dialogue is a project created in 2000 by Stefan Riesen and Niels Jensen straight outta Bern, capital city of Switzerland.Riesen(Founder-manager of Phont Music, SuperBra,Morris Audio,Speaker Attack)joined forces with local young talent Jensen to enter the field of minimal deep dubby clicky house,not afraid of using some tasty samples.Dialogue released several 12"es on labels like Lo-Fi Stereo,Highgrade,Stattmusik and Morris Audio.

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DFRNT

Having discovered Dubstep in 2007, DFRNT jumped at the opportunity to try his hand at production. He had worked on a number of styles in the past, all developing out of his previous production work on mashups and bootlegs. Within a few weeks, he had worked up a furious remix of Dead Prez’s “Hip Hop” and with a solid base of feedback, decided to work on a number of entirely original tracks. His previous production work under other aliases, (including mixtapes, mashups, unofficial remixes and original production from chill-out stuff...

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Adultnapper

Adultnapper is a shadowy figure drawn from the dark reaches of Francis Harris’ imagination. Harris, a philosphy phD drop-out with punk rocker roots, hails from suburban Las Vegas but has called Brooklyn home for the past 9 years — a stretch in which he has gone from “hating dance music”, to establishing himself as an underground DJ/Producer with a unique sound and a global audience. In 2004, having achieved success as a DJ, Label Owner and Event Producer, Harris turned to the studio, intent on exploring new sonic territory, and adopting the Adultnapper moniker to represent his efforts.

DJ Rap

Over a 15-year career, she has moved between various genres / styles (within the electronic spectrum), simultaneously pushing the limits of rock & pop. The first lady of drum n bass, her music has infiltrated club systems & car stereos worldwide, with her numerous forays into video game / motion picture soundtracks solidifying her pedigree, as one dance musicʼs most successful & prolific artists.

Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb CBE (born Robin Hugh Gibb on Isle of Man, United Kingdom on 22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees (1958-2003 & 2009-2012), co-founded with his twin brother Maurice Gibb (1949-2003) and older brother Barry Gibb. Their younger brother, Andy Gibb (1958-1988) was also, in his time, a popular solo singer. Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the family later moved to Manchester before settling in Brisbane, Australia.