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Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 20, 1996
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These were the top selling contemporary jazz recordings 25 years ago this week, as reported by Billboard magazine. Quincy Jones, Q’s Jook Joint Kenny G, Breathless The John Tesh Project, Discovery Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, Brave New World Randy Crawford, Naked and True Jerald Daemyon, Thinking About You George Howard, Attitude Adjustment Will Downing,…
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News: Oscar Peterson Tribute, David Benoit, John Beasley Tribute To Herbie Hancock
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Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and Nancy Wilson were among the musicians who paid tribute to the late Oscar Peterson on January 12 at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. The event, titled “Oscar Peterson: Simply the Best” saw 2500 fans offering a final farewell to the legendary pianist. He died on December 23, at the…