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Harry Krause wrote:
I downloaded a CD last night that just puts it all away for me.

It's Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, a recording from 1954 that
includes some of the very best sides Louis recorded in his later days.
Includes about 15 W.C Handy tunes (St. Louis Blues, Loveless Love, et
cetera), plus AN INTERVIEW with W.C Handy himself. Velma Middleton is
the lead vocalist, along with Louis. Many of the tunes are the same as I
remember from an Armstrong concert I got to attend in the late 1950s in
New York City.

I got it on the Russian pay site, but I's sure iTunes has it, too.

For fans of Tina Turner,

I just came across a new artist, (or at least new to me) Shemekia
Copeland, that sounds a lot like Tina but with a tad less rasp around
the edges. If not familiar with her, give her a listen. Great sittin'
on the aft deck with a glass of merlot and watchin' the sun go down
music.

Chuck, as I told Harry, Herbie Hancock's "Possiblities" CD is great,
it's a collaborative with a lot of different people you wouldn't
normally think of as doing something with him. Try it, you'll like it!