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Great rare songs!

David Ackerman | New York, NY | 01/27/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Brian Gari has had a career that has spanned several decades beginning with Kama Sutra Records in the late 60s. He recorded for the Vanguard label and has had songs recorded by artists such as Don Ciccone (Critters), the Tokens & Lesley Gore. He has played piano/guitar for many different artists such as John Phillips, Jimmy Webb, Peter Noone, Petula Clark, Anthony Newley and many more. He is responsible for the liner notes and productions of compilations on the likes of Neil Sedaka, Brian Hyland and dozens more. He organized and played a revival show for PF Sloan in the mid 80s. His own albums have been critical successes with kudos from music greats such as Van Dyke Parks & Hal Blaine. Besides his own original song collections, his BRIAN SINGS WILSON (a salute to Brian Wilson) was a giant smash in Japan. His newest release, BRIAN GARI SINGS ROGER NICHOLS & PAUL WILLIAMS, takes some of the team's greatest songs and wraps them around those Brian Wilson harmonies. It's like the return of ROGER NICHOLS & THE SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. In fact, Roger himself oversaw the entire project!"