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From: James Bassett
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 10:04:55 BST
Subject: Addler/Gershwin CD

I don't know wether or not this is old ground but I just got sent a new CD
by my Sister called something like "The glory of Gershwin". She bought it
because she is a big Gershwin fan but when she got home discovered that, despite
the total lack of mention in the title, it was a tribute album, from 1994, to
Larry Addler's 70th birthday.

The album contains around sixteen tracks of old Gershwin classics, played
by various orchestras, brass bands and even rock bands and vocals by the likes
of Sting, Cher, Jon Bon Jovi, Kate Bush and Chris De Burg. But every single
track is acompanied by Larry Addler.

Everything form classicle style, dance band, rocky(ish), Jazzy etc etc. An
absolute dream for someone like me who is trying to learn various styles of
classical Chromatic harmonica. If this is your type of thing and you don't
have it then get a copy. It is completely unique in my experience (limited as
it is) and is the first time I have ever heard the harmonica being used in the
style and with the sort of tone that I am aiming for.

Even if you don't like classical Harp, it is still one hell of a good album
for the music alone, unless of course, you don't like Gershwin?

- --
Jim Bassey

Old enough to know better (too young to care)