now that i put them all in a row - i seem to have a bit of a body 
work in this genre:

from my RALPH cds:

1995: Coffee Jazz and Poetry
- "Chet Baker's Cigarette"


1996: Olympia 66
"Gloria Drank Dirty Water On Her Way To The 99th Floor"
this is the Gloria of Them's "Gloria"


1997: Sophisticated Boom Boom
- "Gene Vincent Died in My Arms Last Night"
- "When Astrud Gilberto Sings"


2001: This Is For The Night People
- "John Coltrane New York City"
- "Why Does My Paul Desmond Record
Start Skipping When I Try To Kiss You?"
- "Goodbye Jack, Kerouac" (produced by Dave Rave!)


2004: TBA - not released yet
- "Charlie Parker Charlie Parker"
- "Billy Fury Billy Fury" (this track has got me invited to perform 
at Fury Fest in the UK, see
http://www.billyfury.com, i will be performing a very short set with 
Kimberley Rew on guitar!!)


Ralph Alfonso


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