Riffing off the recent release of The Beatles RockBand video game, BendingCorners releases a jazz and soul Beatles tribute, The Beatles JazzBand. As with most BC sets, this mix showcases the groovy side of the available material. 1. Ella Fitzgerald - Got to Get You into My Life (from: "Come Together: A Soul/Jazz Beatles Tribute") 2. Tony Williams - Blackbird (from: "Blue Note Plays The Beatles") 3. BeatleJazz - It Wont Be Long (from: "Another Taste Of The Apple") 4. BeatleJazz - Piggies (from: "With a Little Help from Our Friends") 5. BeatleJazz - I Am The Walrus (from: "A Taste Of The Apple") 6. Grant Green - A Day In The Life (from: "Blue Note Plays The Beatles") 7. Clarence Wheeler - Hey Jude (from: "Come Together: A Soul/Jazz Beatles Tribute") 8. BeatleJazz - Come Together (from: "A Taste Of The Apple") 9. BeatleJazz - The End (from: "With a Little Help from Our Friends") 10. Aretha Franklin - Let It Be (from: "Come Together: A Soul/Jazz Beatles Tribute") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/beatles/

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The innovative avant-garde composer and arranger George Russell became one with the cosmos last month. This is BendingCorners tribute to his masterpiece that is 'Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature'. Presented here is a 60 minute mix of the groovy parts of the Sonata from the 1968 and 1971 recordings. 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/russell/

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Jazz grooves for summer vibes. 1. Milt Jackson - Sunflower (from: "Sunflower") 2. Herbie Man - Oh, How I Want to Love You (from: "Glory Of Love") 3. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - He's Coming (from: "He's Coming") 4. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - It's So Sweet (from: "Virgo Red") 5. Norman Connors - Maiden Voyage (from: "Saturday Night Special") 6. Build An Ark - Vibes From The Tribe (from: "Peace With Every Step") 7. Pharoah Sanders - Pharomba (from: "Love Will Find a Way") 8. Ramsey Lewis - Living In The City (from: "Sungoddess") 9. Ramsey Lewis - Love For a Day (from: "Solar Wind") 10. Ju-Par Universal Orchestra - Mocha Velvet (from: "Moods and Grooves") 11. Herbie Hancock - Gental Thoughts (from: "Secrets") 12. Eddie Henderson - Hop Scotch (from: "Sunburst") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/sunflowers/

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A warm and cheerful set with pleasant and colorful grooves. There may or may not be "green shoots" in the economy, but there are plenty of new growth grooves in this mix. Spring showers bring May flowers! 1. Marcus Ariel - Igarape/Chapada Do Corisco/Igarape (from: "Bambi") 2. Herbie Mann - If I Were a Carpenter (from: "Windows Opened") 3. Chick Corea - Sometime Ago (from: "Return To Forever") 4. Adele Sebastian - I Felt Spring (from: "Desert Fairy Princess") 5. Ray Barretto - Little Ting (from: "The Other Road") 6. Lonnie Liston Smith - Sunbeams (from: "Relfections of a Golden Dream") 7. Marcos Reseude and Index - Vidigal (from: "Brazilica (comp)") 8. Big Bang - Spinning 6 Turning 8 (from: "Way In Jazz") 9. Idea 6 - New Born (jazz invaders mix) (from: "Remix") 10. Nostalgia 77 - Everything Under The Sun (from: "Everything Under The Sun") 11. Paolo Fedreghini and Marco Bianchi - Oriental Smile (from: "Several People") 12. Nicola Conte - A Time For Spring (from: "Other Directions") 13. Perry Hemus - Freedom Dance (from: "Rhodesmode") 14. Jazztronik - Spur (from: "Inner Flight") 15. Bebel Gilberto - Cada Beijo (thievery corp. mix) (from: "Remixed") 16. Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo (from: "Tanto Tempo") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/mayflowers/

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Its time for BendingCorners' annual showcase of standout "jazzatronic" tunes from the past year. Here are some of BC's favorite modern examples of the influence of electronics on jazz. 1. Nik Bartsch's Ronin - Modul 46 (from: "Holon") 2. Dave Douglas - Flood Plane (from: "Moonshine") 3. Floratone - Floratone (from: "s/t") 4. The Cinematic Orchestra - Man With The Movie Camera (from: "Live at Royal Albert Hall") 5. Steve Reid - Don't Look Back (from: "Daxaar") 6. Nostalgia 77 - Eastwind (from: "One Offs, Remixes, B-sides") 7. Venom meets Marco Di Marco - Brazilian Waltz (remix) (from: "Images") 8. Our Theory - Radio (from: "s/t") 9. 4 Hero - Why Don't You Talk? (from: "Play With The Changes") 10. J.Rawls - Tribute to da Beatminerz (from: "Liquid Crystal Project 2") 11. The Natural Yogurt Band - Lament For Piano (from: "Away with Meloncholy") 12. Cro-Magnon - Black Mahogani (from: "Mellow Out and Accoustic") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/jazzatronic/

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Heading into spring with set of adventurous and dynamic tunes. Expressive and full of energy, but not over done. 1. Randy Weston - Marrakesh Blues (from: "Blue Moses") 2. Eero Koivistoinen - Folk Song (from: "For Children") 3. Natural Food - Granny on The Gramophone (from: "s/t") 4. Volker Kriegel - Strings Revisited (from: "Spectrum") 5. Charly Antolini - A Happy Afternoon (from: "Power Drummer") 6. Roy Ayres - Sketches in Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, and White (from: "Live at Montreux") 7. John Klemmer - Let Me Touch The Wind (from: "Constant Throb") 8. Larry Willis - Inner Crisis (from: "Inner Crisis") 9. Harold Alexander - Quick City (from: "Sunshine Man") 10. Roy Haynes - Senyah (from: "Senyah") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/aries/

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Its cold out there, and what better to do than chill out with a loved one in a haze of chilled grooves. 1. Tomasz Stanko Quartet - Suspended Variation II (from: "Suspended Night") 2. Kosma - Atlantis (from: "Universal") 3. Bugge Wesseltoft - Skog (from: "Filming") 4. Methany Mahldau Quartet - A Night Away (from: "s/t") 5. Alif Tree - I Fell Blue (from: "French Cuisine") 6. OMU - Desert IN Your Eyes (from: "Cool Beauty") 7. Our Theory - Midsummer Sun (from: "s/t") 8. Freeform Arkestra - Freeform Origin Theme (from: "Metamorphosis") 9. Mushroom - Border Crossing (from: "Joint Happening") 10. HIM - In Transition (from: "New Features") 11. Nik Bartsch's Ronin - Modul 44 (from: "Holon") 12. Lob - 166* 40E, 77* 51S (from: "Georgraphy") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/chilled/

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Freddie flys, in more ways than one. This is BendingCorners tribute to the late great jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who flew the coup just a few days ago. Presented in order of release are some of Freddie's most dope smokin' tunes from BC's favorite time - the early 70's. Freddie flys high. 1. Spacetrack (from: "The Black Angel" - 1970) 2. Red Clay (from: "Red Clay" - 1970) 3. Striaght Life (from: "Striaght Life" - 1971) 4. First Light (from: "First Light" - 1972) 5. Povo (from: "Sky Dive" - 1972) 6. Keep Your Soul Together (from: "Keep Your Soul Together" - 1973) 7. Baraka Sasa (from: "High Energy" - 1974) 8. Kuntu (from: "Liquid Love" - 1975) 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/freddie/

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This is BendingCorner's annual year-end kozmigroov set where we explore the planetary sounds and empyreal nature of the music and artists of the cosmic jazz scene. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/empyreal/

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Travels in the tunnels of modern cosmic jazz groove. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/enigmatic/

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The legendary soul singer and arranger/composer Isaac Hayes passed away this month. This is BendingCorners tribute to the more jazzy groove side of his repertoire, including the full 19 minutes of 'Do Your Thing'! 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/hayes/

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The master jazz producer Teo Macero passed away in early 2008. This is BendingCorners' tribute to his brilliant productions. Presented in order of release, is one song from each of the ledgendary Jazz Masterpieces that Teo produced during his tenure at Columbia Records. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/teo/

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Spurred by the recent release of "Miles From India", BendingCorners explores some of the original material that inspired Bob Belden in the first place. BC has been waiting for an excuse to do a full Miles set, and this seemed like the perfect time to do so. Presented here are some of the trippier sides of Miles' Eastern inspired tunes from the early-70's. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/miles/

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This is BendingCorners' annual showcase of standout "jazzatronic" tunes from the past year. As with previous years, this set covers some of BC's favorite modern examples of the influence of electronica on jazz and vise versa. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/jazzatronic/

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Its trumpet time again at BendingCorners. This is the second of a two part series, and this time around we focus on modern day trumpeters with some of BC's favorite players from the 90's thru today. Like the classic first set, we again highlight the more progressive side of the trumpet spectrum. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/horninround/

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Another set inspired by luminary labels. This time around we explore the dub side of the groove, as pioneered by Channel One and Studio One. Spanning 4 decades of jazzy-dub, the set starts off in a traditional 70's style dub and gets more progressive with each selection. Smoke out and dub down. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/bendingdubs/

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Inspired by such luminary labels as Ninja Tune, bbe, and Stones Throw, this set explores the beat side of jazz-n-groove. Perfect for those late night dope headz sessions, this is beat heavy and groove wise. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/bbeats/

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Its time again for BendingCorner's annual trip down the cosmic jazzways. Like previous years, this set travels amoung the celestial bodies of the kozmigroov elite as well as the cosmic underground. From well-known to unknown we set the needle on the space groove and expand to beyond. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/celestial/

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A celebration of women bending their corners. Yes, this is a spotlight on female groovers, but its so much more... These are more than just females singing in a male band. These are tunes where the woman is front and center as the leader, the creator, the artist, the name-sake. And, though there are a number of the typical names you'll find on a "women of" collection, this set showcases the groovie bent side of the available material. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/femme/

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Jazz fusion legend Josef Zawinul passed away on September 11th and this is BendingCorners' homage to his genre-defining and category-bending music. The tunes presented here date from 1967 to 1975 and span Joe's three main groups: Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, and Weather Report. All songs were composed by Joe and feature Joe on a range of keyboards. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/zawinderful/

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Its trumpet time at BendingCorners! This first of a two volumn series showcases some of BC's favorite trumpet players from the sixties and seventies. As per usual, we highlight the more "bent" side of the trumpet spectrum. These guys are smokin' hot! 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/horninround/

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Rummaging through the archives, we pullout a modern jazz groove set spun live, in the field, and on the fly. This is the second half of a two part set in which BendingCorners provided the musical atmosphere for an architectural art show. Where as part one focused on classic architectural atmospheres, this set shines light on the more modern scene. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/architecture/

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Got an infant or toddler and are tired of cheesy new age baby lullaibies? Get hip, and try out this mix on your little one. In celebration of BC's newest edition to the family, Myles Stanton, this is the first in a new series of "BabyCorners" sets that are specifically designed for children, and their musically discerning parents. The music here was carefully choosen to soothe, chill, and hush your child (and/or you) into a pleasant bliss. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/hush/

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Spanning four decades and a number of styles this set explores African inspired jazz-n-groove. Purposely by-passing the well known acts, we go beyond the standard afrobeat fare for a deeper broader mix. Feel the groove and jive on. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/afrojazz/

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April has become the month for BendingCorner's annual feature of the standout "jazzatronic" tunes from the past year. Like previous years, this set showcases BC's favorite examples of the continual use and merging of electronics, jazz instrumentation, and modern production techniques. New for this year, though, is the inclusion of 5 listener-created submissions! 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/jazzatronic/

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"Straight-Ahead" jazz on BendingCorners? Yes, you heard that right. But don't worry, this ain't your standard straight fare. This is BendingCorners after all. Its straight, with a twist; shaken, not stirred. Straight jazz with bent corners. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/straight/

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BendingCorners tribute to the late great Alice Coltrane. On January 12th 2007 the jazz world lost another of its pioneers. Alice was a seminal player in the Kozmigroov spiritual scene and this is BC's take on her more mellow and moving material. Spark a J, relax, and float down stream. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/alice/

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Music fit for winter weather, this set explores the systemic, angular, and calculating side of jazz-n-groove; prefect for those long, dark, and frigid winter nights gazing up at the crystal clear sparkling stars. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/trigonometry/

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The soulfather's body may be gone, but his music remains with us forever. And so thankful (for his music) we are! Like so many others, here is BC's take on the "James Brown Tribute", with an attempt to spotlight some of his more "jazzy" numbers. These aren't the most popular or well-known of his tunes, but they definitely got the groove! Pappa's bag has popped. Peace to you, brutha. RIP. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/dynamite/

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Time again for BendingCorners's annual November excursion into Kozmigroov. This set makes orbits around many of the big and small players in the cosmic jazz groove field. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/ijo/

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Another in BC's irregular series of heavy jazz-rock sets. This time we focus on fuzzed-out psychedelic sounds. Distorted guitars, modulated keys, and reverberated horns are all in the mix. Knob-twiddling for jazz heads. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/fuzzadelic/

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A beat heavy set, where we explore the "infinite beat" of drums, bass, and percussion focused grooves from all six of the inhabitable continents. Beats from the North American, South American, African, European, Asian, and Australian(New Zealand) continents are all represented. Not world beat, but rather beats around the world. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/cbeats/

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Continuing from last month's instrumental soul journey, this month the vocals take the stage. The many sides of "soul" are explored here. Jazz, soul, funk, disco, hip-hop, drum-n-bass, downtempo, house, folk, future, and nu are all represented. Soulful grooves indeed. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/sofull/

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Not so much "soul-jazz" per say, as more jazz with soul, or rather the soul of jazz. Unifying and uplifting, its an instrumental excursion of groove(food) for your soul. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/souljazz/

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A celebration of summer thats all over the musical map. There is a little something for everyone in this mix. From classic to modern with elements of jazz, soul, spirit, disco, house, latin, bossa, nu, and downtempo, these grooves all have an uplifting summertime vibe. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/sundance/

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This is BendingCorners' take on the well worn path of "rare groove". The set starts with the traditional "rare" sound and moves thru more contemporary and progressive grooves and ends somewhat abstract. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/medium_rare/

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BendingCorner's annual set of the past year's finest "jazzatronic" tunes. A collection of jazz-based electronically-influenced groovers with modern production techniques. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/jazzatronic_2005/

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As a follow up to JazzDJ's Fusion set, BendingCorners brings you Fission, a showcase of grinding guitars and squelchy synths. Presented here in roughly chronological order we follow the progression of "fusion jazz" from beautiful guitars in the late 1960's, to fast and furious jamming in the early 70's, to heavy synth work in the mid/late 70's (capped on both ends by Miroslav Vitous). 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/fission/

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Sweet, succulent, and slightly seductive, this set explores the lush and lovely side of jazz-n-groove. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/luscious/

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Classic cosmic jazz groove spun live, in the field, and on the fly. This is part one of a two part set in which BendingCorners provided the musical atmosphere for an architectural art show. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2006/classic_architecture/

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Acknowledging the arrival of winter, this set explores the jazz scene of Scandinavia, where the winters are cold, dark, and gloomy, yet the jazz is blinding white hot. From 1972 to 2005, from Finland to Norway and Sweden, we travel the many styles and genres of scandinavian jazz. 128kbps extended version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/scandiland/

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Another set in BC's ongoing series of kozmigroov explorations. A sonic trek through the space of cosmic jazz groove. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/sonic_jazz_trek/

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A vibrating trip through the land of echoes, reverbs, dubs, and askew wobbles. Spanning genres of jazz, future jazz, out rock, dub, afro-beat, and downtempo grooves, these sounds are indeed bending. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/oscillations/

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As a shout out to our musical brothers at Quincy Essential, this one digs into the spiritual side of the groove. The Spirit is inside everyone of us, however we all experience and express it differently. The musicians in this set express their spirits uniquely as well. From modal moments and divine grooves to wailing saxes and soaring gospels, the spirit is definitely within. (practice tolerance) 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/spirits_within/

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In celebration of Burning Man's 20th anniversary this mix is perfect for lazy moments around camp or solo desert strolls. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/desert_moments/

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An exploration of poetry, scat, spoken word, cadence, and even rap in jazz-n-groove. From jazz scat and spoken word to reggae, afro-funk and early jazz rap in the 70's right on thru to the modern phusion of jazz, cadence, and electronics. Word to your mother! 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/word/

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Jazz ROCKS!! Putting the double "z" into jaZZ, this mix explores the heavy side of jazz. 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/double_z/

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Keeping jazz alive for the young'ins, here is a batch of newer live instrumentation "21st Century Jazz" by some of the recent nu cats on the scene. 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/nu_standards/

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Celebrate the coming of spring with this mix of nu and classic emotive jazz. 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/warm_fronts/

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A selection of high quality tunes from 2004 demonstrating the fusion of jazz, beats, electronics and modern production techniques. 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/jazzatronic_2004/

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Lush, modal, and moody jazz for the love of February 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/modes_and_moods/

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Moody, smokey, and cinematic jazz for an invisible soundtrack. 128kbps version, playlist, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2005/cinematic_jazz_scenes/

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Classic cosmic jazz groove inspired by the Strata-East record label.

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Classic cosmic jazz groove.

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Summer time jazz-n-groove

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Jazz, rock, and electronics from space

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Jazz, rock, and electronics that defies categorization

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2003 nu-jazz

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Live jazz jams

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Vocal jazz groove

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