In Brief - Los Angeles Times

In Brief - Los Angeles Times


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* * Robert Palmer, “Ridin’ High,” EMI. Palmer’s pop-rock-soul albums used to be spiced with a few intriguing oldies, vintage 1920-50. This time he’s recorded a whole album of that material


with big-band arrangements. He gives these songs the Palmer imprint, crooning in his oddball jazzy style--soft, nearly deadpan, largely anti-melodic. Curiously, he also drains the life of


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