The History Of Recorded Jazz So much of our history is about establishing records: we are fascinated by who was first to do a particular thing. Yet all too often...
Norah Jones On Her Blue Note Beginnings In ‘Come Away With Me’ Liner Notes Excerpt As part of the 20th-anniversary edition of Come Away With Me, Norah Jones wrote extended liner notes detailing her earliest days as a musician and...
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‘Lights’: How Ellie Goulding Shone Bright On Her Debut Album Sometimes a journey to stardom appears to be a thing of storybook magic, and, while there’s no doubt Ellie Goulding has more than paid her...
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