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"This is Odyssey and Oracle by the Zombies, which is a wall-to-wall fantastic record. If you love British Invasion music and feel like you've heard every Beatles bide that you've ever cared to hear and want to just rediscover a fantastic era of music in its total magnificence, this is... you just can't go wrong with this record. It's really one of the best records ever made."Watch this moment
"This is Oliver Nelson's Skull Session. Oliver Nelson was an arranger in the 50s and 60s... he did an incredible record called Blues and the Abstract Truth, and there was a sequel to that. This is obviously from the 70s; I have no idea what this sounds like. I'd imagine it could be really insane; it could also sound like some Miles Davis record that people don't like."Watch this moment
"the album is called A Gasser which is a really archaic Jazz term that might not have even been that cool at the time. she was a notorious nut... she's a fantastic Talent."Watch this moment
"Blossom Dearie's voice is truly different, but she does great, curates her albums really well. The song selection on her records is kind of amazing. She's not a writer most of the time, but she picks her music very, very carefully and she's awesome."Watch this moment
"it's a Woody Herman Ridin' herd and it's a bunch of weird songs and it's off their house party series."Watch this moment
"Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, they had a song that a lot of people have heard called 'Express Yourself,' which is not 'The Express Yourself' other people have done. By the end of the song, it sounds like his brain is actually flying out of his head, which is very exciting."Watch this moment
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