Carl Leyland Sonny/ Kim Cusack - Stompin' UpstairsBoogie woogie pianist extraordinaire Carl Sonny Leyland and ace clarinetist Kim Cusack (of The Salty Dogs) have teamed up with bassist Beau Sample and drummer Alex Hall (of The Fat Babies in Chicago) for an exhilarating album of ragtime, boogie woogie, blues, and jazz. Old favorites like "Whispering," "Corrina, Corrina," "Cherokee," and "The Blue Room," romp joyously alongside the dark and sultry "Blue Prelude" or "Ramblin' Mind Blues." Leyland,

the pioneering Bay Area intermedia performance artist and composer

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The performances here enjoy unparalleled authenticity

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On "Surface illusions" and "Hydragate" you can hear composed melody lines as you already knew them from Johannes Schmoelling from his time with German electronic-rock legends Tangerine Dream

the Chinese pianist coalesces four worlds as he traces the journey of three composer-pianists who

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which includes the six new Yo La Tengo tracks along with a B-side of other musicians curated by the artist

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