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Caption: Retro- Picture 1983 Crooner Frank Scafuri - Vocalist and Co- leader of Gary Lawrence and the Sizzling Syncopators.THE NEW YORK TIMES- Jazz: Nod To Nostalgia by John S. Wilson “… and in Frank Scafuri, the band has a remarkable singer who not only projects the vocal qualities of the better band singers of the era – a touch of Bing Crosby without copying the Crosby mannerisms- but also has a twinkle in his eyes and in his voice that helps him surmount any inanities in the lyrics. Gary Lawrence and his Sizzling Syncopators make vintage Jazz and Big band classics come together as no other interpreters of the whacky, wonderful Twenties have done. But the classically trained Lawrence does more than recreate immortal works by the likes of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson. He gives them a now modern dimension by creating unique and daring arrangements, even laking modern soul themes like The Hustle and giving them a Twenties twist.
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