'Tales From Monographic Oceans': a spontaneous journey through a stretch of sea, cutting across the isthmuses of several discographies (Garland Jeffreys 26, 1)
'An Afro-Puerto Rican in Brooklyn': that is, between Lou Reed and Bruce Springsteen, the mixed-race singer of the quintessential mixed city. And thus, precisely because of this, the most authentic and representative New Yorker, capable of deftly navigating through rock, blues, soul, reggae, and Latin music.
Dear Jolly Jack