Title: Funny but...
Product review: This is a very good album. Yes, it is a sham. It's not real. Basie and The Genius never happened, at least in this fare. But guess what? It doesn't matter.The reality here is, the Basie band is great. Joey DeFrancesco is great in his cameo. Ray is not bad. All of this adds up to a much better album than I have heard all of the artists on this record produce in a "real" setting on several occasions.So, the fact that the vocals (Ray) were dredged up from some basement somewhere, then the Basie Band was overdubbed backing the vocals doesn't make a lick of difference in my opinion. It sounds really good. Yes, Ray's voice sounds a little flat at times, but the whole thing comes off well. Plus, I didn't hear anyone complaining that Avatar wasn't real. We all just sat back and enjoyed. Try that with this album. You'll be glad you did.
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