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'''''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life''''' is an album by the American musician ], released in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levesque |first1=Roger |title=Reed man doesn't limit himself to jazz genre |work=Edmonton Journal |date=March 15, 1996 |page=D4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Random House |page=48}}</ref> |
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'''''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life''''' is an album by the American musician ], released in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levesque |first1=Roger |title=Reed man doesn't limit himself to jazz genre |work=Edmonton Journal |date=March 15, 1996 |page=D4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Random House |page=48}}</ref> It is a concept album about the history of the blues.<ref name=EW/> |
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'']'' said that "Bartz, playing mostly alto, burns and moans throughout the record"; the paper later listed ''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life'' as the second best jazz album of 1996.<ref name="VS">{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Gary Bartz The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=August 15, 1996 |page=C7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Parker's music beautiful in simplicity |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=December 28, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref> '']'' noted that "from funk to rock to down-home blues to reggae to swing, Bartz's band tackles his compositions with across-the-board abandon."<ref name="OC">{{cite news |last1=Hum |first1=Peter |title=Jazz |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=August 17, 1996 |page=E3}}</ref> The '']'' stated that Bartz has "a big, dense sound and excellent technique can tell a story of some depth—a twister-like, wailing uptempo tale, or a romantic but unsentimental ballad."<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Peter B. |title=Strangers in the Night |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 13, 1997 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=17}}</ref> |
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'']'' said that "Bartz, playing mostly alto, burns and moans throughout the record"; the paper later listed ''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life'' as the second best jazz album of 1996.<ref name="VS">{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Gary Bartz The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=August 15, 1996 |page=C7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Parker's music beautiful in simplicity |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=December 28, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref> '']'' noted that "from funk to rock to down-home blues to reggae to swing, Bartz's band tackles his compositions with across-the-board abandon."<ref name="OC">{{cite news |last1=Hum |first1=Peter |title=Jazz |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=August 17, 1996 |page=E3}}</ref> The '']'' stated that Bartz has "a big, dense sound and excellent technique can tell a story of some depth—a twister-like, wailing uptempo tale, or a romantic but unsentimental ballad."<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Peter B. |title=Strangers in the Night |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 13, 1997 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=17}}</ref> '']'' considered ''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life'' to be one of the best jazz albums of the year.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |last1=Hadju |first1=David |title=Best Jazz Albums |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |department=Music |date=December 27, 1996}}</ref> |
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