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Faith in Time: The Life of Jimmy ScottThe voice of Jimmy Scott is one of the world's most mesmerizing instruments, transcending gender and age. But its beauty is inextricably entwined with pain, hardship, and tragedy yet Scott's resilience made his life a story of triumph. Born in Cleveland in 1925, Scott was orphaned as a teenager, and suffered from Kallman's syndrome, which kept his voice unnaturally high. He toured with Lionel Hampton in the '40s and recorded for Savoy Records. In 1962
The voice of Jimmy Scott is one of the world's most mesmerizing instruments, transcending gender and age. But its beauty is inextricably entwined with pain, hardship, and tragedy-yet Scott's resilience made his life a story of triumph. Born in Cleveland in 1925, Scott was orphaned as a teenager, and suffered from Kallman's syndrome, which kept his voice unnaturally high. He toured with Lionel Hampton in the '40s and recorded for Savoy Records. In 1962 Ray Charles produced and played on what many agree was Scott's best album, Falling in Love Is Wonderful, and a career breakthrough seemed imminent. But it was not to be, and Scott returned to Cleveland to work as an orderly and a shipping clerk-until he was rediscovered performing at his friend Doc Pomus's funeral in March of 1991. Acclaimed biographer David Ritz, with Scott's cooperation, has created a poignant portrait of a man whose voice cuts to the sadness and hope within us all. Faith in Time resonates like a haunting melody.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 09/04/2003
ISBN: 9780306812293
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.01h x 5.99w x 0.76d
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★★★★★ 5
Traje joven
Size: 14, Color: Beige
Compré este traje tipo esmoquin para la confirmación de mi hijo de 13 años y quedé encantada. La calidad de la tela es súper buena, se ve elegante y tiene un acabado muy bonito. Además, orma excelente y le quedó perfecto. Se veía muy elegante para una ocasión tan especial. Definitivamente lo recomiend
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Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great suit
Size: 12, Color: Mint Green, Size: 12, Color: Mint Green
Very nice suit. Love the material. My 11 year old is tall and slim- 5’3”, 80 lbs. I got a size 12 for the length. The jacket fit perfectly, the pants was good length and has elastic in the waist to adjust for size. Overall, it’s a good suit and I’d recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2026
★★★★★ 1
Horrible
Size: 5, Color: Sky Blue
Ordered this for my son’s graduation! They send an entirely different set! It wasn’t even a suit!! It was a shirt and pants which were dark as ever and not light blue! Please do not order this! Quality was cheap for the price as well!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Nice Suit - Light Gray Color OF Suit IS Not A Solid Light Gray, It Has Linear Designs
Size: 12, Color: Light Grey, Size: 12, Color: Light Grey
I had purchased this polyester and linen blend suit for my son, in size 12Y for him in the color light gray. The color of the suit depicted in the advertisement arrived to be a bit different upon arrival. It's not a solid color light gray, it actually has small black liner lines dispersed all over the suit. The coat features a single button in the center, and there are two side pockets fairly decent sized. Unfortunately right above the pockets are red colored lineal horizontal lines. I don't think those lines are part of the coat's design, there definitely is some printing malfunction. It is hard to see in the pictures advertised, you can see it in the pictures and video I have posted clearly.
The material of the suit is fairly acceptable, actually better than expected. The child can actually wear it multiple times for various occasions. The suit emits grace along with acceptable stitching in every apparel along with the bowtie. The suit did arrive in a slide bag all folded up, so there were a number of wrinkles especially on the coat, its as if it had lost its shape. I will definitely need to steam iron it before it will be worn.
Just like the coat has pockets the tailored pants also have two side pockets, and belt loops in case need of belt if the pants are loose.
I'm actually glad I had ordered two sizes up because compared to his current measurements the suit is big on, especially the pants waist and length. I had measured the suit myself and below are the measurements.
Pants Waist - 15.25 Inches
Pants Length - 35.75 Inches
Pant's Inseam 25 Inches
Coat's Length - 24.5 Inches
Coat's Shoulders - About 14.5 Inches
Coat's Sleeve Length - 22 Inches
Coat's Chest - 15.5 Inches
In addition to the suit, I also received a solid colored light gray, bowtie. The bowtie has an adjustable strap, so you can set the bowtie to your comfort in the collar. You can wear it along the suit or without it if needed to match with something and still manage to look a show topper!.
The coat has nice shoulder padding therefore it sits across the shoulders nicely having it hold its shape and style.
Overall it's not a bad purchase, suits like these always come in handy for a unexpected or expected events. I'm glad I had purchased this suit I'm sure it'll come to use one day.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great Suit!
Size: 5, Color: Sky Blue
It fit well and looked very nice on my son
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026