Search results for "Lambert, Hendricks and Ross"

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross: Blue (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music June 12, 09

In their six years together (1957-1962), Lambert, Hendricks and Ross were best known for their vocalese/scat performa...

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Deck Us All With Boston Charlie (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

If you think seven swans a-swimming is a tongue-twister, try singing along with LH&R's spoof of "Deck the Halls" à la...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RUDY REINDEER'S FAVORITE JAZZ

First, about the name. The whole "Rudolph" thing started as a joke. To friends and family, I've always been Rudy. The...

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Cotton Tail (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

Vocalese, invented by singer Eddie Jefferson in the early 1940s, sets words to preexisting instrumental passages, usu...

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Twisted (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

In 1952, Annie Ross's hip vocalese narrative of a crazy chick and her outmatched shrink, set to tenorman Wardell Gray...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: KRAZY KATS

"America is a mistake," declared Sigmund Freud after visiting the U.S. in 1909. The contempt was not mutual. With typ...

Karrin Allyson: Everybody's Boppin' (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 07, 09

To close her vocalese tribute CD, Footprints, Karrin Allyson gathered together her guest artists Nancy King and Jon H...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: SCAT SINGING

Scat singing—improvised solos created by a vocalist using nonsense syllables for words—is one of the great parado...

Hendricks, Jon (John Carl) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Singer, songwriter and arranger Jon Hendricks has been the apostle of "vocalese" for more than half a century. While ...

Ross, Annie (Annabelle Short) posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09

A founding member of the groundbreaking vocalese trio Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, and lyricist for the hit song “Twi...

Lambert, Dave (David Alden) posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09

One of the most successful progenitors of “vocalese,” the art of applying words to jazz solos, Dave Lambert made the ...

Octajazzarians Profile: Jon Hendricks posted in Features and Interviews August 15, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...

In Conversation with Kurt Elling posted in Features and Interviews July 07, 09

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In Conversation with Venissa Santi posted in Features and Interviews June 24, 09

By Tomas Peña What do radio show host and jazz expert Bob Parlocha, Latin music icon Ruben Blades, the legend...

ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame Honors New Inductees posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 20, 09

It’s hard keeping up with arnold jay smith. In addition to covering the Jazz Journalist Association awards gathering...

Jane Monheit in Boston posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 18, 09

Roanna Forman covers the Boston scene for jazz.com. She recently reported in this column on performances by Cyrus Ch...

Sloane, Carol (Carol Morvan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sloane, Carol [Carol Morvan], singer; b. Providence, RI, 5 March 1937. She was born to Claudia and Frank Morvan, the ...

Mathis, Nick (Doris Marie Mathis) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mathis, Nick [Doris Marie Mathis], singer, actor, songwriter, recording artist; b. Marlin, TX, 13 March 1936.  W...

Delaney, Marguerite (Peg) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Delaney, Marguerite (Peg), (maiden name, August),pianist, composer, educator; b. Schenectady, NY, 9 August 1949. Youn...

Revisiting Jazz Classics posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 09, 08

Jazz.com features A Classic Revisited five day per week. This is our chance to showcase significant jazz perform...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

McKusick, Hal (Harold Wilfred McKusick, Jr) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McKusick, Hal [Harold Wilfred McKusick, Jr], saxes, clarinets, flutes, composer (also Keyboard knowledge and orchestr...

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