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Aaron Parks, 'Nemesis': Free MP3 of the Day

by CNET Download Music staff

You can tell a lot about a jazzman by his apprenticeship. Parks aided Terence Blanchard, you say? Well, he's all right by us. The pianist's own Blue Note debut is a remarkable avant-cool effort that features heady texturalism--the electric guitar is especially fine--but no melodic cop-outs.

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