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Paradise Is Awfully Nice

By Peter Welker

Label: Peachy Productions
Released: 2002
Track listing: Paradise Is Awfully Nice; Sweet George; Chelsea Bridge; Just Friends; A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing; Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You; Detour Ahead; Nica's Dream; Born to Be Blue; In Your Own Sweet Way; Come Sunday

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Peter Welker: Paradise Is Awfully Nice

Read "Paradise Is Awfully Nice" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Trumpeter / arranger Peter Welker has dedicated this album to his mother, Elisabeth, a remarkable woman who, in spite of having been born blind, became a band singer who performed on the coast--to--coast radio program Camel Caravan in the '30s, later taught at the Berklee School of Music and developed a Braille course that changed completely ...

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Peter Welker And Friends: Paradise Is Awfully Nice

Read "Paradise Is Awfully Nice" reviewed by Dave Nathan

by Dave Nathan

New York native but San Francisco immigrant, trumpeter {$Peter Welker} is not exactly a household name. Although lacking deserved recognition, he has compiled an impressive resume as a sideman working with performers cutting across a wide swath of styles including Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bob Dylan and Bread and Roses. On his second excursion as a ...


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