Keith Richards, crosseyed heart. 
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Once Mustafa Atatürk founded a secular state in Turkey in the 1920s, women’s role in society was strengthened. Consequently, a flood of women entered music, notably as supper club singers. Nonetheless, it was a risky proposition, due to Islamic beliefs, for most women to perform in public. So the phonograph provided a way for women to contribute to Turkey’s burgeoning, albeit overly-Westernized and sanitized (the flip side of Atatürk’s influence) pop culture. These tunes, made between 1928-53, are traditional folk songs, religious classical, and light cabaret-style cantos. Whether backed by swelling, full groups or single instruments, these women could belt and balladize, in a wholly Turkish mixture of European and Middle Eastern styles. This is extremely rare, previously undocumented music; it’s phenomenally moving, liberating stuff. –Mike McGonigal
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Michel Petrucciani Michel Plays Petrucciani / 1998 Blue Note / Holland CD / CDP7486792
Michel Petrucciani Piano
John Abercrombie Guitar
Eddie Gomez, Gary Peacock Bass
Steve Thornton Percussion
Al Foster, Roy Haynes Drums
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the box tops the letter/neon rainbow
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Really liking Bobbie Gilespies new album with Jenny Beth at the moment ‘Utopian Ashes…’ a long way from the Primal Scream Sound… reminds me of a Gen X version of Raising Sand…
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The Black Keys - Magic Potion.
The Keys at their raw, no frills, best.
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Excellent blues album
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Another wonderful blues album. Big Jon recorded a couple of sets for a friends own label. Both are great albums but hard to track down now. He likes to get back to the old raw sound of the 50’s blues classics and frequently records in mono.
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Brian Jackson - a legend.
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Hi Ewe,
Yon album is on Tidal, and now packed into my “favourites” for a listen later on.
So too is the John Primer one, along with tons of his other albums, also saved here for later.
Great shout, 'mon.
