[JPL] about Rene Marie....

[Maurice Hogue]

At 12:09 PM 16/08/2007 -0400, you wrote:
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>Arturo,
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>I don't make a habit of sharing my thoughts about recordings without some 
>prodding but, I just heard the Rene Marie recording "Experiment In Truth" 
>and I'm mesmerized by it!  It's my favorite vocal recording this 
>year.  Her tribute to Nina Simone is superb!!! I love her non protest 
>song, the nod to her Colorado ties, her take on Leonard Bernstein's "Some 
>Other Time" etc, etc.  It's one of those recordings that inspires me to 
>keep opening these jewel cases.  What a diamond in a sea of rough!!!
>
>I spoke with Nancy Wilson earlier this year and she said to me, "Why don't 
>more people know about Rene Marie?  She is an amazing talent."  Fancy Miss 
>Nancy has great taste!  I want to take a dip in the Colorado River!!
>
>Aloha,
>
>Bobby Jackson


Money! Bobby.  A wonderful recording.  I keep going back to her
earlier recordings on MaxJazz too.  She gets it!

Maurice Hogue
CKUW Winnipeg