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Unlikely Valentine by Ron Boustead

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Album Title: Unlikely Valentine
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017

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Fiona's Comments

Mon gosh! So many words, so little time. Veteran swinging with a bow to the vocalease of Steely Dan.

About the Album

A humorous bebop love story loosely based on the chord changes to "My Funny Valentine". Bill Cunliffe and Mitchel Foreman provide the arrangements and alternately accompany Boustead on piano, Rhodes, and Hammond B3, as well as Pat Kelley on acoustic and electric guitar, Bob Sheppard on saxes and flute, Bob McChesney on trombone, Ron Stout on flugelhorn, John Leftwich on bass and Jake Reed on drums.

Song Listing

Unlikely Valentine; Love Potion #9; Coffee; I Won't Scat; Til Now; Autumn Leaves; Love's Carousel; Along Came Betty; I Love My Wife; Love Came on Stealthy Fingers.

Personnel

Ron Boustead
voice / vocals

Date featured

April 3, 2017

This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record company.
It is for personal use only; no other rights are granted or implied.


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