the Last Time by Bob Azzam
“Where in pop music does a bespectacled Lebanese-born Egyptian-Jew who, on a single album, records covers of Alan Toussaint, The Rolling Stones and classic Brazilian standards fit in… Is there a home on the charts for a guy who sings in six languages, borrowing sonic textures from Kalamazoo to Timbuktu and everything in between?
Answer: Yeah. He’s got a home alright. And I’ll tell you exactly where he fits in: right at the damn top.”