Charl Gayle - Streets - Mic

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• CHARL GAYLE TR: STREETS

CHARL GAYLE TR: STREETS

Charl Gayle Tr. The sad clown image of Charl Gayle that adorns the ver of his latt album is somethg that jazz fans his native New York have seen for years now, as the 72-year-old mician lik to pat himself up like this for live performanc. The mic spewed out by Gayle and his rhythm sectn (Michael T.

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At 72, Gayle remas a val force. And whout overly leatg who’s and who’s out, ’s certa that Gayle is a master of the form.