Sentence:  One of those delightful surprise additions , which so frequently occur in jazz programs , was an excellent stint at the drums by the great Joe Jones , drumming to `` Old Man River '' , which <WSD>seems</WSD> to have been elected the favorite solo for the boys on the batterie at this year 's concerts . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  seem to be true, probable, or apparent