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Vance Gilbert's Philo debut has all the variety you'd expect of a black folk singer who plays jazz-inflected nylon-string guitar, loves straight-ahead pop and R&B, but got his professional start in the folk clubs and coffeehouses of Boston. Edgewise includes pure pop production ('When Jimmy Falls In Love'); sensitive, insightful singer-songwriter folk (including his folk radio hit 'Good Cup of Coffee'), the preposterous 'Country-Western Rap' (when the mood hits him, this guy will do absolutely anything for a laugh), and more. Guests includes Jonatha Brooke of The Story, and Tuck & Patti.