RIVERS IN THE WASTELAND 05/6/2022 and Roy Haynes on drums--all

and Roy Haynes on drums--all stellar players of the post-bop era

which "In This Life" goes a long way toward explaining: it's about AIDS and homophobia

Waits beatboxed on the opening track

is a summit meeting of some of the finest contemporary female country vocalists (Gillian Welch

did the Fugees' the first time around)

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