Guest Shot: Pake Mc Entire
November, 1986
Nelson GeorgeMost of the best or, at least, most commercial albums this year have come from female vocalists. Add to that list three new ones by ladies with deeply contrasting styles. Jean Carne's roots are in jazz, but for the past ten years, she has made her living singing R&B. She has had some sporadic success, but somehow she could never find a comfortable niche for her idiosyncratic vocals. On Closer Than Close (Omni), Carne finds a soul mate in saxophonist/producer Grover Washington, Jr. O...