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Title: George Howard – Asphalt Gardens Year/Genre/City: 1982, Smooth Jazz, Philadelphia, PA Matrix #: PA 8035 Condition: NM
Cultural Facts:
Scene Ecology: An early smooth-jazz era artifact—urban adult radio and “quiet storm” programming created a new lane for sax-led LPs.
Studio Lore: Producer-driven L.A./NY session workflow—tight rhythm teams, polished takes, and mix decisions aimed at FM clarity.
Media Narrative: Smooth jazz became a class-marker format; critics mocked it while offices, cars, and late-night radio made it ubiquitous.
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