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Mr. Magic's Be-Bop Convention
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  A history about early Connecticut hip-hop. Interviews with Mr. Magic, Pookey Blow, L.O.D. Crew, Superman Jay, Shockin' Shawn, Butchie B and Ali-D of the Chillie 3 MCs. / p. 112 - 126
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 2007-03-27 
Roy Ayers: Music of Many Colors
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  An interview with vocal vibraphonist extraordinaire Roy Ayers. / p. 102 - 110
Above illustration by hvw8 art installation.
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Polydor | BBE | United Artists | Atlantic | CBS | Uno Melodic
Lionel Hampton (vibraphone) | Herbie Hancock | Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone) | Dave Pike (vibraphone) | Herbie Mann (clarinet - flute) | Guru | Donald Byrd (trumpet) | Edwin Birdsong (organ) | George Duke (producer) | Leonard Feather (jazz critic - producer)
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 2007-03-27 
In pursuit of Joe Henderson - the Milestone years
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  An article about tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and more specific his glorious moments at Milestone. / p. 94 - 100
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Milestone | Blue Note | Verve
Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) | Orrin Keepnews (Milestone founder - producer) | Blood Sweat & Tears | Ron Carter (bass) | Jack DeJohnette (drums) | Herbie Hancock | Kenny Dorham (trumpet) | Woody Shaw (trumpet) | Alice Coltrane
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 2007-03-19 
Pete Rock Reminisces
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  Q&A interview with Pete Phillips aka Pete Rock / p. 82 - 92
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Streetwise | NIA Records | BBE
Heavy D (MC) | Fatback Band | Afrika Bambaataa | Mr. Magic | Africa Islam | Jazzy Jay | Grandmaster Flash | Grandmixer DST | Chuck Chillout | Red Alert | Evelyn ''Champagne'' King | DJ Tony Humphries | Mantronix | Frankie ''Hollywood'' Crocker (NY radio DJ) | T La Rock | The Roots | Large Professor | Led Zeppelin | Black Sabbath | Kiss | Power of Zeus | Q-Tip | Puffy |
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 2007-03-03 
Jack Ashford - The Unknown Tamborine Man
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  Q&A interview with the percussionist of Motown's legendary studio band, the Funk Brothers / p. 70 - 79
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Motown | Stax | Wingate | Ashford Records | Giant Records | Sepia Records
The Funk Brothers | Rose Royce | Norman Whitfield (Motown producer - songwriter) | Charles Harris (organ) | Marvin Gaye | Berry Gordy Jr. (Motown Records founder) | Stevie Wonder | Brian Holland (Motown producer) | Frank Wilson (Motown producer) | Edwin Starr aka Agent Double-O-Soul (singer) | Ben Berry (Motown contractor) | Al Bell (Stax producer - record executive) | The Temptations
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 2007-03-03 
Also Sprach Deodato
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  Q&A interview with arranger, composer and jazz-funk legend Eumir Deodato / p. 52 - 67
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CTI (A&M sub) | United Artists
Luiz Bonfį (BRA)(guitar - composer) | Henry Mancini (US)(composer - arranger - conductor) | Marcos Valle (BRA)(singer - songwriter - producer) | Milton Nascimento (BRA)(singer - songwriter) | Wilson Simonal (BRA)(singer - songwriter) | Leny Andrade (BRA)(singer) | Maria Toledo (BRA)(singer - Luiz Bonfį's girlfriend) | Astrud Gilberto (BRA)(singer - wife of Joćo Gilberto) | Creed Taylor (producer - CTI label owner) | Wes Montgomery (guitar) | Joel Dorn (Atlantic Records producer) | Roberta Flack (singer - piano) | Joćo Donato (BRA)(piano - arranger) | Kool & the Gang | Ahmet Ertegun (TUR)(Atlantic Records executive) | Björk | Norah Jones | Arif Mardin (TUR)(Atlantic Records house producer)
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 2007-03-02 
All the Urban Scrawl that's Fit to Print
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  The New York Times and the War on Subway Graffiti / p. 44 - 49
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 2007-03-01 
When Fusion was Fun - Stone Alliance, PM Records and the Open Sky Trio
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  The story of the Stone Alliance, Gene Perla and PM Records, intertwined with Free Life Communication and Dave Liebman's Open Sky Trio. The avant-garde New York loft scene in free-jazz and fusion territory. / p. 38 - 42
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PM Records
Beastie Boys | John Coltrane (sax) | Miles Davis (trumpet) | Gene Perla (bass - label owner) | Jan Hammer (keys) | Don Alias (percussions) | Steve Grossmann (tenor sax) | Dave Liebman (soprano sax) | Elvin Jones (drums) | Chick Corea (piano) | Bob Moses (drums) | Weather Report | Return to Forever (Chick Corea) | Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) | Bill Laswell (producer - label owner)
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 2007-02-25 
History of a Break Record - The Incredible Bongo Band
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  The history behind this mysterious bongo band and the existence of this early 70s classic break record / p. 32 - 36
musicians:
Michael Viner (producer, songwriter, bandleader)
Perry Botkin Jr. (arranger)
King Errisson, Bobbye Hall (percussion)
Jim Gordon (drums)
Steve Douglas (saxophone)
Mike Deasy (guitar)
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Pride (MGM sub)
DJ Kool Herc | Sammy Davis Jr. | Phil Spector (producer - label owner)
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 2007-02-24 
Sound Savior - If Radio Is Sound Salvation, Billy Bass Is Its Shaman
source: Wax Poetics | published: 2004-12-21
info:  An article about early 70s progressive radio voice Billy Bass / p. 28 - 30
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Chrysalis Records | Island Records
David Bowie | Frank Zappa | Cream | Jimi Hendrix
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 2007-02-23 
 
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