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Her command is astonishing

The inclusion of two Bacharach/David classics -- 'The Look of Love' and 'Alfie' -- gives listeners more than just a hint at where much of Bell's fresh and distinct ideas may have taken root

Jackie Shane - Any Other Way (Gold 2x Vinyl LP) Ema " --Robert AshleyAlvin Lucier isKnown by genre aficionados as one of the greatest singers and most riveting stage presences in soul music, Jackie Shane has remained largely unknown outside Toronto, where her career briefly flowered in the 1960s. Beyond her unmistakable gift of the gab, Shane is a pioneer of transgender rights, born in a male body but unabashedly living her entire life as a woman at a time when to do so seemed unthinkable. Any Other Way is the first artist approved