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Marc Myers
Nov 06, 2013
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As long-time readers of this blog know, I've been rather obsessed with D.A. Pennebaker's film Audition at RCA (also known as Lambert & Co.), a 15-minute minidocumentary made in the summer of 1964 that features Dave Lambert and his new group of vocalese singers. As the film opens, they meet producer George Avakian outside of RCA's studios before going in…

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