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===''Perspective'' and ''Raspberry Jams''=== In 1996, Becker released an album called ''[[Perspective (Jason Becker album)|Perspective]]'', an instrumental album composed by him (with the exception of [[Bob Dylan]]'s song "[[Meet Me in the Morning]]"). The writing of the music had been started before ALS completely disabled his abilities. By using guitar, and, later, when he was unable to use both hands, a keyboard, he continued to compose while his disease worsened. However, when Becker could no longer even play the keyboard, his friend and music producer [[Mike Bemesderfer]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Gold|first=Jude|title=GuitarPlayer: Jason Becker|url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/jason-becker/9073|work=GuitarPlayer.com|access-date=October 2, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221906/http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/jason-becker/9073|url-status=live}}</ref> helped him with a music-composing computer program that reads movements of his head and eyes, enabling Becker to continue to compose after he lost control of the rest of his body. Three years later, Becker released ''Raspberry Jams'' (1999) and ''Blackberry Jams'' (2003); the first contained various unreleased demo tracks, and the latter contained demo tracks and alternate versions of songs that were later reworked and published on other albums. Two tribute albums to Jason Becker have been issued. Titled ''Warmth in the Wilderness I'' and ''Warmth in the Wilderness II,'' they feature guitarists such as [[Steve Vai]], [[Paul Gilbert]], [[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]], [[Joe Becker (musician)|Joe Becker]], [[Rusty Cooley]], and [[Mattias Eklundh]]. The album profits were sent to Becker to help him with his medical finances.
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