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Greg Ward's New Album 'Feels Like A Walk Home' And A Tribute To Chicago

Saxophonist and composer Greg Ward's Stomping Off From Greenwood is a love letter to the city where he came of age as a musician.
The title of Greg Ward's latest album, <em>Stomping Off From Greenwood</em>, refers to a street where Ward lived on Chicago's South Side.

Saxophonist and composer Greg Ward's latest album, , is a tribute to Chicago, the city where he came of age as a musician. It's also one of the year's first great jazz albums.

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