External links
- Now Music Vol.4 at CD-Baby Album track listing and reviews
- mikegarson.com Official Website with Discography
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| Now Music, Vol.4 | ||||
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| Released | November 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 72:00 | |||
| Label | MG&A | |||
| Producer | Mike Garson | |||
| Mike Garson chronology | ||||
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Now! Music (Volume IV) is the ninth solo album by jazz pianist Mike Garson, and was released in 2003.
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E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F♯, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major.
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