"sans vous, je suis rien" -- (sic; not sick) les mccann
perhaps with yesterdays loss of Coretta Scott King, you might try to give a listen to an old jazz standard "compared to what?". the song was written by gene mcdaniel, his inspired response to the assassination of Martin Luther King. i think he left the country shortly thereafter. anyway, i also seem to remember the song was first recorded by della reese (yes, that della reese, as in 'touched by an angel' -- strangely appropriate).
anyway, find the les mccann eddie harris album, 'swiss movement', preferably vinyl, though the cd is nice (if antisceptic -- to my ears)...
"avec vous, je suis tout (toot?!)" -- les, again ...
[originally posted 2006.04.10]powered by performancing firefox
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