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    Default Saying Goodbye To A Good Nancy

    Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81
    By ANDREW DALTON and HILLEL ITALIE

    https://apnews.com/2250c35bca12466a9f7a96523b0ff1fa

    Nancy’s rendition of Lionel Hampton’s (1908- 2002) composition showcased her huge talent:



    The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do. It is the freedom to refrain, withdraw and abstain which makes a totalitarian regime impossible. Eric Hoffer

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    Here is Hampton’s rendition he composed for the vibraphone:


    The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do. It is the freedom to refrain, withdraw and abstain which makes a totalitarian regime impossible. Eric Hoffer

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    I came across a good one. Nancy Wilson and Joe Williams with Count Basie. It does not get better than this:

    The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do. It is the freedom to refrain, withdraw and abstain which makes a totalitarian regime impossible. Eric Hoffer

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