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Title: A Natural Combination
Review: This is apparently the only album which Prysock and Basie recorded together and one wonders why the two men chose not to reunite. This is a wonderful album. Basie's great BIG band is at its most brash and magnificent and Prysock fits in perfectly; sounding almost as if he'd been singing with the band for years. So many of the recordings on this album are so good they sound pretty well definitive, especially "Gone Again", "I Worry 'Bout You" and even Ellington's great "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me". Prysock's deep yet wide-ranging and characterful baritone is ideal for interpreting high quality standard material. If you like the Basie sound and have an appreciation for the leader's ability to back great vocalists (and Prysock was, despite his relative anonymity) with style and enthusiasm, then this album is an essential purchase.
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