
numbers family-friendly, is his most ambitious yet.
Duke Ellington’s Satin Doll isn’t exactly as innocent
as an American Girl, yet, Kaplan does a great job bringing this and more to life for kids in Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie. You’ll also find that he adds his Kaplan touch to
the deeply personal works of Muddy Waters, Blind Boy Fuller, and even
Bessie Smith.
It’s the kind of album we listened to on a family road trip with hardly a peep out of the back seat the whole time. I know–this certainly sounds like an
impossible task. But even my husband restrained from taking a
phone call because he was enjoying the tunes and tales. This, my friends, never happens. -Eva