Dick Carpenter would be the elder brother of the soft pop superstars The Carpenters. A couple of iterations before the hit duo, the two Carpenter siblings teamed up with a bass/tuba player (you heard that right) and performed some jazzy covers and at least one original. This stuff is miles away from the Carpenters familiar sound folks, so give it a try.
I don't think this version has been issued officially, but you can find it easily on YouTube from a 1968 performance on a TV show called "Your All American College Show." So how is it? It's really good! This trio puts out a sort of jazz-meets-go-go (not Washington, DC Go-Go, but the 60s kind) with some nifty short little solos including Karen on drums. She was just 18 when they performed this, right after the trio won a local Battle of the Bands competition.
Who'd a thought? ✅✅✅✅
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