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Groove Drops Days Of Wine And Roses Sunny |
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Ode TO Billy Joe Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
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| REVIEW | It's like nearly every other Verve album of Jimmy's in that the title track is the highlight. Jimmy is on typically good mid tempo form and Johnny Pate underscores the tune with some nice deep and brassy flourishes. Sadly, that's it for similarity. The rest of the album is made up of slightly iffy to downright rubbish versions of easy listening standards. Whose ever idea this album was should really have just kept it to themself. | ||||||||
