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Pat Donaher’s path to becoming a jazz saxophonist didn’t begin with that goal in mind. Growing up in Quincy, he was playing piano by 6 – his parents’ idea – and took to it. But like so many other kids before him, it wasn’t long before he started thinking about other instruments too. “It’s typical of parents saying if you stick with piano for ‘X’ number of years, you can take another instrument,” said Donaher, 46, from his home in Watertown. “That was in the mid-’80s, a time when pop songs still had a saxophone solo. And right around that time I was listening to and really hearing (saxophonist) Charlie Parker, and that was the catalyst; hearing him play ‘Lover Man,’ I said, ‘I want to do that!’ ” ....
Illustration: uDiscoverMusic From ska and reggae to dancehall and dub (and beyond), the Caribbean island of Jamaica is one of the most musically inventive countries in the world. Through this list, however, we’re focusing on presenting a selection of the best reggae songs ever. Many of the best songs in reggae music are not written in the manner preferred by composers in other genres, musing over a piano or guitar; they are tailored to fit a pre-existing rhythm track. But reggae is blessed with inventiveness and artists full of imagination, and selecting just 25 great songs from music that reflects both the sunny side of life and an eternal fight to survive is a difficult task. ....
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