Ron Kaplan  -   New York
O's Notes: Ron presents us with a dozen songs that feature the

big apple. We liked the seductive groove of "Harlem Nocturne",

and the playful spirit of "New York New York/Broadway".

We could visualize his thoughts when he sang "New York State Of Mind".

Ron's annunciation is crisp allowing us to appreciate each of the words

on songs like "Take The A Train". We always knew the tune, now we know

the words, definitively! The band is a quintet with Larry Dunlap (p),

Akira Tana (d), Erik Jekabson (t) and Noel Jewkes (sax & cl). With Kaplan

out front on the mic, they produce a fine set!

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D. Oscar Groomes

January 2008