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what a diff'rence a day makes-dinah washington
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take about classic this one still blows me away,from[1959]the queen of the blues is in all her vocal glory here-[I remember you-cry me a river-I thought about you-manhattan-time after time-a sunday kind of love]just a great collection of classic songs sung by one of the best ever.
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Here are those songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgmW9JNUwpY << you may not agree with the Verve Remixed concept but it's brought a lot of folks to classic jazz and pop music *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI << not least, she had impeccable diction--she sings every word clearly **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DrukprcEZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d68c7IsEeCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjsYpIqRQ2M
2 for yours truly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmEhO1OiEkY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAmQimol72w

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verve_Remixed
** F'rinstance, listening to her version taught me that the song is not about a river in Ukraine: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Crimea_River

I've written briefly on her, including a link to a whole album: http://www.music-discussion.com/showthre...th-singers
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR


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