Top 10 Favorite Al Foster Tracks

It was bound to happen, but the passing of drum titan Al Foster is nonetheless representative of the end of an era. While a highly proficient player by any metric (in spite of not being a music reader) the individuality of his sound is a source of particular inspiration for drummers and other musicians and…

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Top 10 Favorite Sly Stone tracks

Farewell, genius. If Sylvester Stewart’s only legacy had been the generations of musicians he influenced (from Miles to Prince) then he’d be a legendary figure, and the way he crossed over to diverse audiences made him an essential cultural trailblazer and industry leader. But the music! The music he produced from the late ‘60s through…

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