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Gary Smulyan at Le Duc

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Marc Myers
Mar 02, 2017
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There's nothing quite like a bad-ass baritone saxophone. Baritone saxophonists tend to divide into two camps on the leadership side. There's the Gerry Mulligan approach, which is muscular and mannered. And there's the Pepper Adams school, an earthier and more unchained sound that leaps on you like a panther. This low-register, gut-driven attack has its …

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