Divamensch

I read in the NY Times about the death of Cassandra Wilson (age 70). I automatically classify her as a "jazz singer" but her obit said she called herself a "musician." I fully support that! I'm actually not too familiar with her but know that she was a major figure in the 80s and 90s, she forged her own path and expanded the boundaries of what could be sung in a jazz context. My best friend Karen told me about her recording of "Last Train to Clarksville." Who'd believe that a

Today I'm starting a short series for the Fabulous Friday - - I'll call it Great Song, Wrong Title. A song I love but has the wrong title. I would love suggestions, I always love suggestions! The first is a song I first heard at Glorious Home, an upscale department store on the Upper West Side (it’s since closed). I was there one evening after work, maybe around 2018, and I was on the escalator going down two levels to where they sold the cleaning solution for my humidifier (