Lucia Swarts - F. Mendelssohn & C. SchumannLucia Swarts writes: "Even as a young child, I was taught to be extra alert when women did not have the same opportunities as men. Many women did not have the same opportunities as men to compose and publicly share their musical ideas and lead public lives as composers, with some having their freedom limited by ill health or because family or society had different plans for them. Through the ages, female composers encountered considerable

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bandleader and composer who became indelibly associated with the music of Hawaii when he was musical director of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki in 1934

Here are two dozen cracking uptempo examples of West Coast R&B by some of the best names of the early-mid 50s

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the album also includes previously released singles "Terms & Conditions

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has remixed a slew of acts including LCD Soundsystem

Curt Boettcher and Brian Wilson

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The resulting album Star Bright is a hidden gem of the Blue Note catalog with Reece shining brightly on a 6-song set that included several of his own bluesy originals like "The Rake

available on Brilliant Classics (BC8551 and BC9171)

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