Rita Coolidge — American Musician born on May 01, 1944,

Rita Coolidge is an American recording artist and songwriter. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's pop, country, adult contemporary and jazz charts and won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and former husband Kris Kristofferson... (wikipedia)

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.
The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September. I'm in for the duration.
There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument.
I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.
It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.