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American jazz musician Woody Herman rehearses in London during a tour of England.

May 16, 2013 In a career that ran from the 1930s to the 1980s, the bandleader's style reflected changing times.

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Laura Mvula's debut is ambitiously confident, as if she and her band had perfected their sound years ago.

May 15, 2013 Mvula's debut is ambitiously confident, as if she and her band had perfected their sound years ago.

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The Uncluded features Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson.

May 14, 2013 Critic Robert Christgau says The Uncluded's debut album is almost like two halves of a whole.

Dawes, from left to right: Griffin Goldsmith, Taylor Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber and Tay Strathairn.

May 14, 2013 The band channels influences like Neil Young and Bob Dylan, but with its own good humor.

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A batch of reissues and archival releases from Bing Crosby's own vaults is getting a high-profile relaunch. Above, Crosby circa 1956.

May 13, 2013 Four albums from Crosby's own vaults get a high-profile release — and demonstrate his influence.

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Charles Bradley was signed by Daptone Records partly because of a James Brown act he used to perform. His new album is Victim of Love.

May 8, 2013 New York's Charles Bradley and London's James Hunter Six both mix inspiration and replication.

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