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Thanks for having me! Hope everybody can relax to some of Mr. Gleason's beautiful tunes.

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Sep 26Liked by Flow State, Chris Dalla Riva

That’s Jimmy Fallon

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Lmao. He does look eerily similar in that photo

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Thanks Chris,Flowstate,Jackie was an absolute pure genius! This was a treat on my b day!

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Happy birthday!

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Thank you kindly!

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Oct 16Liked by Flow State

Can't help hearing this as 'old movie' music - curiously enough, listening to the recent Flow State with the Gleason version of "I Only Have Eyes for You" made me realize that the song is much older than I had thought. I am enjoying listening but also distracted by 'extra-musical' qualities, such as the constraints of music recording or production that make it sound 'old fashioned'. Thanks for sharing the tunes.

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Sep 26·edited Sep 26Liked by Flow State

This is the side of Jackie's career that doesn't get talked about too much nowadays. He was a genuine composer in my eyes (his most famous one being the theme of "The Honeymooners", "You're My Greatest Love"), using dictation because he couldn't read or write music formally.

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