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Joe Bonner's piano notes twinkle above the sounds of the strings on the title track of "Impressions of Copenhagen," an album released in 1981. "The North Star," the album's second track, starts softly, too, but it doesn't take long before Bonner starts loping through the melody. He always plays under control, but his riffs are crisp and playful. Bonner adds a bluesy feel on his exquisite version of Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life." In fact, "lush" would be a good word to describe all six tunes on the album. But Bonner and his band vary the [...]

HEALING SONG Pharaoh Sanders Live at the East Impulse : 1972 PS, tenor sax; Joseph Bonner, piano, harmonium; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, flute, percussion; Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Carlos Garnett, flute, vocals; Harold Vick, vocals, sax; Stanley Clarke, bass; Cecil McBee, bass; Lawrence Killian, congas and bailophone; William Hart, drums. Maybe it's the encroaching winter, maybe it's the crappy economy, but these days we find ourselves fighting off the doldrums. Supposing that maybe you could use [...]

• Pharoah Sanders - Healing Song