David Blue: A Natural Progression
David Rensin, Music World, June 1973
THERE IS SOMETHING about David Blue that screams "Handle With Care." Perhaps a quality attributable to a glass figurine that you hold up to the light, turn around and try to see into. Blue flutters between opaqueness and transparency, but no matter how far your gaze extends, you feel as though haven't seen deep enough – but have only had glimpses of the real person.
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