Calvin Keys – Proceed With Caution!

Calvin Keys – Proceed With Caution!Bay Area jazz guitar legend Calvin Keys released his debut solo record, Shawn Neeq, in 1971, and it remains one of the most beloved albums on the Black Jazz label. But that record was mere prelude for 1974"s Proceed with Caution; this time around, the arrangements were more complex, the instrumentation more diverse. In short, a quantum leap forward; indeed, as Calvin tells Pat Thomas in his liner notes for the release, 'I started going to the Los

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released his debut solo record and toured extensively

But that record was mere prelude for 1974"s Proceed with Caution

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