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| | "PAPALEE" HAS GOT A BRAND NEW CD: "SOULVIVAL" |
| | JAHEIM GIVES US "ANOTHER ROUND" |
| | ALICIA KEYS: "THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM" |
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| | OMARION'S "OLLUSION" |
| | ROD STEWART OPENS HIS "SOULBOOK" |
| | MARY J. BLIGE: "STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR" |
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HE'S GOT SAX APPEAL-- SAX MAN KIRK WHALUM'S NEW CD, "THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAZZ: CHAPTER III" IS IN STORES NOW. |
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| KIRK WHALUM...
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| By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs |
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To categorize saxophonist Kirk Whalum as simply a "smooth jazz" artist would barely scratch the surface of his enormous talents.
The singer/songwriter/saxophonist grew up in Memphis, Tenn., the son of a Baptist preacher. Whalum was surrounded by music, particularly Gospel, at an early age. His grandmother was a singer and classically trained pianist and his father an accomplished singer as well. By age 12, Whalum had mastered the... |
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