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Music Review: 'New Beginnings' from Terell Stafford

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead

Published July 28, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews New Beginnings (MaxJazz) the new CD by trumpeter Terell Stafford.

Kevin Whitehead

Kevin Whitehead is the jazz critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Currently he reviews for The Audio Beat and Point of Departure.

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