Irma Curry may not be a familiar name to you, but in the early 1950s she was a star vocalist in Lionel Hampton's band. In 1962, she recorded a stupendous album for Columbia called Love Is a Necessary Evil. The band,arranged by Al Cohn and conducted by Don Elliott, included Hal McKusick (as), Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne (g), Bill Crow (b) and Jo Jones (…
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