Unlike Phil Spector, Sam Phillips or Motown giants, Mardin was a producer without a signature sound. But it was perhaps his adaptability and innate understanding of individual performers needs and strengths that kept him in demand well into his 70s, until his death in his New York home last summer.
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Groovin’: The Genius Of Arif Mardin | Various Artists
Rhino | 5101199362 (2-CD)
Reviewed by Terry Staunton
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