First it was groups, then it was solo artists, now all of a sudden it looks like Couples. John & Yoko got us into this mess, Paul & Linda weren't about to be outdone, and Grace & Paul are shaping up as a source of composition, performance and sheer product at least as potent as the Airplane themselves. Funny thing about these couples, they all sing about themselves. Or each other reflecting back...

There are two moments of pure charm on I'm the Fiddle Man. The first is Papa John's virtuoso performance on Hoagy Carmichael's elegant old chestnut, "Stardust." P.J.'s jagged cascades make it a tour de force stylistically and emotionally. The second is his moody rendition of "Solitude," an old Duke Ellington song. Unfortunately, the fiddle plays the starring role on only one other song here. The...