Beautiful music touches me deeply. By beautiful, I don't mean pretty—though pretty is good. I mean that the music is heart-felt and free of contrivance. When you let music inside, you actually can hear what great artists are thinking, which is a trip. The best of these musicians are spiritual—whether it's Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Charli…
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