Herb Jeffries - Tribute to the Duke Format:CD Kay Gee and others

Kay Gee and others

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of Timo Alakotila's calm and soothing Psalm

The members were all serving time at New Jersey's Rahway State Prison when the legendary producer George Kerr gained permission to record the group

The musicians are particularly affected by this

Herb Jeffries - Tribute to the Duke Format:CD Kay Gee and othersAmerican jazz singer and songwriter Herb Jeffries began his recording career with legendary pianist Earl Hines' orchestra in 1934 and went on to record with Duke Ellington from 1940 to 1942. Jeffries' most famous song, "Flamingo," recorded in 1940 with Ellington, sold over 50 million copies. Brazilian master guitarist Laurindo Almeida first came to prominence in the US as a member of Stan Kenton's band during the height of it's success in the 1940s