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Jackie Cain & Roy Kral - Full Circle (Fantasy)
CD reissue compiles two Jackie & Roy LPs: Bogie (Fantasy, 1986) and six of eight cuts from Full Circle (Contemporary, 1988).
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I love how Bootsy constantly sounds like he's on the verge of cracking up, busting out into laughter. I can't think of anything else like this (aside from other Bootsy-related things)... So full of joy and hilarity !!!
It's definitely NOT rock, imo. But this thread has sorta evolved into "Post anything EXCEPT jazz or classical" -- and in that sense, it works perfectly here.
That's interesting. I have the CD release, and the cover has that Pacific Jazz logo in the upper-left corner. So it's a bit of revisionist history on the part of Universal and/or producer Michael Cuscuna, eh?
Liberty was in an acquisitive mood back then: Blue Note and Solid State and Pacific Jazz. I guess they were flush with cash.
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Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer (Audiophile, 1978)
In a big band frame of mind this afternoon.
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I've been really digging this album lately. It's fun to hear Rich drive / flog the orchestra from the drum chair.