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I've always liked this record. Granted, I am a Monkees fan, so I had a predisposition for liking a Michael Nesmith project, but this has its own charm. I also like the story behind its recording. It was recorded over a weekend so all the studio musicians (including Victor Feldman, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Chuck Berghofer, Tommy Tedesco, Frank Capp, James Burton, Jack Nimitz, Milt Bernhardt, Kenny Shroyer, Bud Brisbois, Jimmy Zito and Buddy Childers among others) got paid double time and the sessions had an open bar and were catered by Chasens restaurant. Mr. Nesmith explained that he was going to owe a similar amount to the IRS so he said he'd rather spend it on these sessions & musicians and write it off. "You Just May Be The One" sounds like if Stan Kenton and Nino Rota collaborated on a college marching band theme song.

That looks really interesting. Is this a new recording? Where/when was it done? What's your opinion on the music, Ken? Listening to: The video above is cued up to a beautiful version of "Stardust" if any one would like to check it out.

George Montgomery might have been a decent second string Nick Charles, but he certainly was no Philip Marlowe. Of course, 20th Century Fox was no Warner Bros. either.

Only a couple of original members were left by the time of this 2012 concert and Jerry Lawson is particularly missed, but they "Still Ain't Got No Band".

I was listening to the Down The Road album from 2002. Had not listened to it in years. I was absolutely wowed by this track, buried in the middle of this semi-forgotten album. Beautiful imagery & sensations woven around a simple melody which builds and expands until it becomes its own sing-along anthem. Join Mr. Morrison in fondly recalling "The Beauty of The Days Gone By". You'll be glad you did.

Perhaps Peter Tork's most famous (to viewers of the TV show) composition (written with Joey Richards): The TV show was a part of my childhood, but the music has remained a part of my life. Rest in Peace Mr. Tork. Thanks for the laughs and the music. This world needs a whole lot of both right now.

Disc 2 of 15. on the plus side on this disc, Hank Williams performs good renditions of "Move It On Over", "Nobody's Lonesome For Me" and "I Saw The Light". On the final show here, though, we truly have an example of the sublime meeting the ridiculous -- the sublime being Hank's versions of "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and ""I've Just Told Mama Goodbye" (and who really needed to hear that depressing song at 7:15 AM, the time these transcription programs were aired?). Those two fine tracks bookend Miss Audrey's version of "Bonaparte's Retreat". It took me a while, but I finally got the joke. This whole "Miss Audrey" thing was merely a ruse, a mask behind which hid the unmistakable vocal stylings of the great Darlene Edwards. Listen and compare

Disc 1 of 2.

Disc 1 of 15. All was going along pretty nicely through the first four 15 minute radio shows on this disc. Ol' Hank sounds well lubricated at this session and he delivers the goods on tunes like "Nobody's Lonesome For Me" and "How Can You Refuse Him Now". And Hank Williams singing "The Blind Child's Prayer"?!?! I mean, c'mon -- heartstrings: prepare to be tugged! Then the fifth program begins with Hank singing the classic "A Mansion On The Hill". Oh my gosh! Could it possibly get any better than that??? Well -------------------- no. Then, you see, Miss Audrey appears. Miss Audrey, to be kind, made Yoko Ono sound like Dame Kiri te Kanawa. Then I looked into the booklet included with this Time/Life set and find out we're going to be hearing a lot from Miss Audrey over the next 14 discs. Oh yes we are. Thanks a heap, Hank. Oh yeah, and Junior too. Thanks a heap for that one.

The wonders of the human voice. Harry Belafonte had such an amazing voice, but he was also a fine lyric interpreter. Perhaps that is because his first goal was to be an actor. He really gave his all to a song, whether it be a hearty folk song or a loving ballad. He does a version of "Unchained Melody" here accompanied only by guitar that is simply stunning in its warmth and simplicity. Kudos to Mr. Belafonte for singing "songs she brought to me" in Neil Diamond's "Play Me". (I'm sorry Mr. Diamond, but there will have to be a 5 point penalty levied against that song for illegal use of the word "brang".) Disc 1 of 2. I can't even begin to imagine how special it must have been to have heard Billie Holiday performing in some small club. The Red Norvo All-Stars get a good deal of instrumental space on this disc, but Ms. Holiday has several wonderful moments of her own. Here's a funny tidbit for you youngsters out there: There was a time -- long, long ago -- when if a Rod Stewart song came on the radio, you would actually turn the volume up! I know, go figure, right?

He truly was one-of-a-kind. I'm glad that last year I was able to acquire a copy of the 2 disc You're Getting Better: The Word Jazz Dot Masters. Fabulous recordings. Rest in Peace, Mr. Nordine.

Disc 1 of 2. A great album recorded with Herb Hall, Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson, Dick Wellstood, Ahmed Abdul-Malik and Shep Shepherd.

He also wrote the liner notes for that 1992 Charlei Rich CD. for all four!!!! . Nice! Now watching & listening to:

This is such a great album, probably one of the finest career capping, legacy building recordings any artist has been fortunate enough to create. I think it is high time some creative jazz singer recorded a Charlie Rich Songbook album. The man was a masterful songwriter and if you think of him as "just" a country singer, take a listen to this track and think again. Some nice piano work there by Mr. Rich. The bari sax was played by Fred Ford. Calvin Newborn and Johnny Vidacovich were also in that group along with James Singleton on bass and Dour Garrison on shaker. The final track on this album is a reworking of another of his compositions, the classic "Feel Like Going Home". This is powerful music. Eerie that it would turn out to be the final track on his final album.

This is a really nice album, probably the least "Lionel Hamptonish" album Lionel Hampton ever made. Has this ever found its way onto CD?