...but will any of 'em end up on our New Year's Eve playlist? Time will tell.
CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
Well, I for one was always (and still am) a huge Moe Koffman fan and have several of his albums (not that one though). He was one of Canada's best jazz musicians (flute/sax).
ReplyDelete"The Swingin' Shepherd" had a fan club? You live and learn. Jx
DeleteYes, the title is a bit of an amusing "double entendre" these days, but his 1958 recording of "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" was a hit instrumental in Canada, Britain, and the USA.
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I looked him up - he had two weeks on the chart here, peaking at #23, and nothing else, ever! The tune sounds like it should be a Soft Tempo Lounge soundtrack. Jx
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