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James Brown- hit the soul scale 7-10 times..... Aretha.... 7.5 times out of 10.... Al Green about the same... along with Sam and Dave....

Otis ? 10-10 ! No one can sing his signature songs like he did... to much soul... he could translate hard emotion into song.

It was the fade away 20 footer that was his signature skill. That shot cannot be duplicated... game after game, year after year... that 20 foot fade away almost always went in. Dunks yes... defense for sure... but nearly averaging 30+ for 5 years... incredible.

Red dress hangs on the door... black high heels on the floor... neon blue...

Your ruby lips on mine...

Boy,... did he sing that right !

Paris, Texas........ She is not with me tonite.... couples only..... disjointed... but celebrate it all anyway.

She says.. time to go, its over.. boy responds, why?...wow , well I guess so... then later she says... you forgot about me? .. he says.. yeah.. you ended it and I moved on... I'm doing great ! THINGS CHANGE !

Love it when he removes the head phones while she rides the merry go round and whispers...

Getz? Joao?.... they did not know... who was the real... belle... Astrud... Astrud... Tend the garden, pet the animals... nurture the children and your spouse...devotion to your partner,, If I were there ... I would have... captured your attention... and brought you to... happiness... showed y...

The thought of holding me near .... ????? 67???? yes... welcome to sanity.. Stan? Joao?..... incompete men. Had I had been there Astrud?.... yes... tend the garden... nurture children....pet the animals... and love.... only me !

Singing Joao..... in the intro... painfull ...at our age ... I know it ..... look at : 35..... no Stan... thaTs OK. .. you were among several men that were incomplete...aMONG THESE MEN... YOU WERE THE BELLE OF THE BALL... INNOCENT.. IF i WERE THERE... WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN LOVE.. A KIND AND G...

Astrud...... it was a mistake.... the heart was trechurous... Stan was incomplete and Joao was negleting.... but that was a promise. Abusive men.... the spotlight... childhood trauma often lead one to connect with..... false.

You had it right. The simple things in life... housekeeping. caring fo...

You have it backwords... it is the great Astrud with Michael.... a song that only Astrud really knows... go ask Stan and Joao....

In 65...... if I was there......I would have made Astrud My queen !

So natural... a housewife who wanted to tend the garden, raise children, humm a song, and pet the animals,,, was surrounded by incompelete men.... Joao? Stan? Burton? Musical genius yes... human?.... no. They all did not know who was in their presence..a class act and complete woman If I was ...

Astrud... on key... sensual without trying...simplicity in style but a class act. Surrounded by abusive men and exploitation. Still, the inner beauty and tonal excellence always come thru. Stiff arms and curled fingers cannot take away from the excellence with this performance. And those glancin...

1965.... amazing that Astrud could perform as beautiful and perfect as this. In the courts for divorce.. mistreated.... poorly compensated... by a cast of abusive men. I only hope that she can see thru the heroin, alcohol and disturbed minds that surrounded this belle that only wanted to raise ch...

Astrud... so sensual without trying. The perfect natural voice.... One can tell Astrud was in "chill" mode... was it the departure of Joao?.... Astrud's relationship with Getz/? The shock of seeing his injections of heroin? Receiving tiny sums of monetary compensation? or the shock of success wi...

Spotlights focused on a chair.. But Astrud.. she stands behind... so reserved, but that look and simplicity of style is so sensual... without trying. Those eyes..at :51 to 1:06. ... they wander... lost in the lyrics... and that gentle stare into my eyes...

If I would have been in her company, I...

Emily Remier ? ??? OK...... good guitar solo.

Astrud Gilberto ! World class singer.

She wrote the song... a little out of her genre... but the world class singer.

"Let yourself go... take a chance"

Those who know how reserved Astrud is.... appreciate her approach to this song. Go ask Getz.

Hypnotic stare.... captivating more than you are aware of.....as the music echoes drearily to a steady beat.... but with conviction.

Kelli locks the message.... but is NOT a good one, this I know.

His signature solo... you can see the moonlight shimmering over the water... his sensitivity to his approach to every note.... bravisimo ! I have heard them all... but Getz stands alone. When he joined up with Astrud.... it was pure class.

Getz.... so sensitive.... his approach to the sax in terms of sensitivity... sets him apart from ALL others. Such feeling in every note takes the listener to gentile places, and we say... que suave !

The essence and purity of flowing rythem and music. Without advertising, it transports the listener to.... class. Getz and Byrd blended a soothing yet vibrant combination of music that makes your spirit dance.

Thee Midnighters... standing in front of the Golden Gate theater taking the photo that would be on the cover of the Whittier Blvd. album....in suits... on my way to the Kennedy Hall on Atlantic for a hook up.... after... we head to Chronis for a burger.. then cruz down Whittier till Blvd till 2AM...

We had to read classics, obey strict values in school and society, develop a defiant attitude and keep an open mind with a free spirit. That is what I grew up with in the 60's. The play on lyrics from the A in Wonderland literature is pure genius. The escalating snare drum.... to the final chant ...

Coltrane does NOT play the sax..... he makes love to it ! Look at the video.... pure oneness with that instrument... and the melodies in his labido that NO one can duplicate...... no one.

Did you see how Miles and others stand back and look in awe....? 3:37 min. !!!!

Bravo... Coltrane, Miles ...

He would not perform unless the audience was quiet.. We waited for hours to hear him, always late, tthus the hush finger... and when he played, he broke away from the melody and improvised... you could hear a pin drop... all eyes on me.

Generique..... can you hear is words? his notes are sublim...

You cannot catagorize this voice in one style of music.

That voice is angelic.

The style is pure class.... that's how was in the 60's !

So sensual without trying.... a natural glow... however, the pureness of tone and flow is hypnotic... and overpowering. A combination of pure talent, beauty and.............. (what is missing with music we see today)... a class act.

So glad I was brought up in the 60's. Yes, we took time from H...

He could have sung this song without backround music. Mia Farrow spoke highly of him.... eventhough divorced... why? "Why not call it a day and still be friends"

Listen to the lyrics.... and wish that woman the best as she walks out that door.

That is pure class.

Excellent. !.... even the "Williams" stare. It is OK to do a cover if you can present it as you did ! Only a cowboy who beds outdoors under a Texan sky can fully understand his cry.... the whining train...a fallen star lights up a purple sky... . The slow pace and soft violin you arranged allows...