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Summary: I fail to grasp the point.........
Comment: .....and I have no earthly idea of how many stars to give. Miss Sumac passed away recently, God rest her soul. I researched her, and did her bio for an internet site. Apparently she had quite a following in the 50s, could put on a heck of a show, and sold a ton of records, before disappearing from view. The "Incan Princess" [maybe] was a self-proclaimed and perpetuated legend. She was said to be a Brooklyn housewife naned Amy Camus. Maybe.
Now here's my point: some singers are just as great on record as in person...Sinatra and Ella come to mind. Some, Opera and pop, are so wooden, or off-putting, live that recordings are the only enjoyable way to listen to them. No names for that category, but I'm sure you can supply your own. But with a few you have to have the total package, or you just won't "get it"...Miss Sumac seems to personify that......
There is no doubt that she had a heck of a voice, and a near-inhuman range. Some said she belonged in Opera. I don't know; they heard her live, and I didn't. For me, this album is reminescent of a bunch of wild animals screeching in a jungle. Maybe I'm missing the point. Maybe that IS the point. She did other recordings that are said to be quite different. I'll give four stars for the voice with a miracle range. That this record has value as an historical document is beyond dispute. Make up your own mind. RIP, Dear Lady.
