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Review: Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle
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The Yellowjackets – where do I start? How about at the beginning, when they were the backup band for Robben Ford? Much has been written and chronicled about this early chapter of their history, especially in light of their 2006 anniversary release, Twenty-Five. I bring all this up because of the inevitable comparison that will…
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Review: Palmystery from Victor Wooten
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Victor Wooten is a musician with a penchant for creativity and this is clearly heard on his latest release, Palmystery. The disc captures this versatile artist in his element as he succinctly takes listeners on a genre-bending tale during which themes of mysticism and spirituality are explored. This premise is shared in Wooten’s concurrently released…