Just A Little Fond Affection (1946) - Buddy Stewart

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IMO, the Krupa orch was at its zenith in this period. The band boasted an ace arranging staff as well as extremely talented and distinctive soloists, such as tenor man, Charlie Ventura, and altoist Johnny Bothwell, both featured here. Too, Anita O'Day, so critical to elevating this outfit to the big leagues in '41, was back -- albeit briefly. Finally, in Buddy Stewart the crew had a top class balladeer and, with his wordless bop vocal style, an innovator. This sweet side shows Buddy and the GK aggregation tackling a romantic number as never before! Even suffering the loss of Ms O'Day, who struck out to try it as single, the band remained in fantastic shape through '46.

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We suffered the loss of Buddy in the worst sense, not long after this recording. So young....😕

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@@swingman5635 Indeed ... what a great pity.