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Rob Schwimmer

Beyond the Sky
NuNoise Records

Joseph Marciano, Joseph Patrych, Ed Reed, Max Ross, Joe Mardin, Engs.; Joseph Patrych, Mastering eng.; Joe Mardin, Rob Schwimmer, Prods. DDD. 47 minutes.

You may not know Rob Schwimmer, but you oughtta. Schwimmer is one-half to one-third of Polygraph Lounge, as well as a composer, pianist, thereminist, synthesist, singer, and arranger. He's a go-to guy for artists like Wayne Shorter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Willie Nelson, Stevie Wonder, Laurie Anderson, and Paul Simon—both in the studio and on the road.

Beyond the Sky focuses…

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