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How to honor a parent's secret musical legacy after they're gone

I discovered my late father's jazz recordings in his closet and they're actually really good but he never told anyone he composed music and I don't know what to do with them.

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Posthumous discovery of hidden artistic work creates both privilege and responsibility in deciding how to steward someone else's creative legacy.

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