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Roberta Flack's at Roy Thomson Hall Wednesday with Miles Davis in a preview concert for the DuMaurier Downtown Jazz Festival. Although she dominated t(...)

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Roberta Flack's at Roy Thomson Hall Wednesday with Miles Davis in a preview concert for the DuMaurier Downtown Jazz Festival. Although she dominated t(...)

Date6/3/1985

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Cooper, David (photographer)

Flack, Roberta, 1939- (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Roberta Flack's at Roy Thomson Hall Wednesday with Miles Davis in a preview concert for the DuMaurier Downtown Jazz Festival. Although she dominated the pop charts through the mid-'70s. Flack manages to capture the spirit of a certain style of jazz music.

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