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My Dozen
by Isaac Hayes
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eMusic boasts well over two million tracks. That's a lot to sift through. So to help you discover great new music, we offer the eMusic Dozen. Here, some of the foremost experts in their respective fields weigh in and pick out the 12 best albums eMusic has to offer under a given theme, whether it's essential jazz records, cool music for grown-ups, extreme metal, or the perfect classical music for your next make-out session. And you're in good hands with outstanding critics like Lenny Kaye, Dave Marsh, Harvey Pekar, Ann Powers, Simon Reynolds and Ira Robbins. There are also fascinating Dozens by noted musicians like Isaac Hayes, Britt Daniel of Spoon, rock & roll legend Dion and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan. eMusic holds a big, wide, wonderful world of music, and you're about to discover the best of the best. Happy listening!"
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Rock/Pop Dozens
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Jazz Dozens
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by John Morthland
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by Charles Farrell
Scandinavian Jazz
by Peter Margasak
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by Adam Sweeting
Classical Dozens
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Choral Music
by James Jolly
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by Gavin Borchert
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Country/Folk Dozens
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by Andrew Mueller
Young String Bands
by Peter Blackstock
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Nordic Folk
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Electronic Dozens
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by Philip Sherburne
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by Jeff Chang
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by Richard Henderson
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Hip-Hop/R&B Dozens
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Soundtracks/Other Dozens
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Comedy
by Keith Harris
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The Heeb Comedy Bible
by Joshua Neuman
Blues Dozens
Blues Piano
by John Morthland
Ladies Sing The Blues
by John Morthland
Blues Basics
by John Morthland
Blind Pig Records
by John Morthland
New Age Dozens
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by Rob Young
Finding Balance: The Sounds Of Sound Healing
by Robert Phoenix
Music for the Next Age
by Robert Phoenix
New Age
by Robert Phoenix
Spiritual Dozens
The Wide World of Spiritual
by Chris Nickson
Golden Age of Gospel
by Michael Corcoran
Essential Contemporary Christian Music
by Mike McGonigal
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by James Sullivan
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