Find jon hendricks discography, albums and singles on allmusic. He is noted for expanding the art of vocalese to include multiple voices singing various instrumental parts. Freddie freeloader is a 1990 studio album by jon hendricks track listing. Torrent for creedence clearwater revival discography 19681980, torrent verified by 58 community reports, i. Jon hendricks wrote gimme that wine, one note samba, a night in tunisia and joy spring. A law student and parttime drummer in the early 1940s, jon s life changed when charlie parker heard him scat and urged him to dedicate himself to singing. Jazz lab swi jlcd1 bill evans trio in buenos aires, vol. Vocalese is the art of setting lyrics to recorded jazz instrumental standards such as the big band arrangements of duke ellington and count basie, then arranging voices to sing the parts of the. An nea jazz master, he served on the kennedy center honors committee under three presidents. Music profile for jon hendricks, born 16 september 1921. Hendricks composed lyrics for the album, which is one of the most acclaimed titles in the manhattan transfers discography.
From 1957 through 1962, the trio recorded nine albums before annie ross departed due to health problems. Gilbert was born at 17 southampton street, strand, london. Jumpin at the woodside count basie, jon hendricks 3. Complete creedence clearwater revival discography 1968. Jon hendricks listen and stream free music, albums, new. Jon hendricks is not only one of the worlds favorite jazz vocalists, but is widely considered to be the father of vocalese, the greatest innovator of the art form. Jon hendricks originally did reza, lester leaps in, walkin and sweet lorraine. Get all the lyrics to songs by jon hendricks and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Remembering jon hendricks, the poet laureate of jazz. Jlco with wynton marsalis featuring jon batiste released 2017.
The singer and lyricist is best known for his work with lambert, hendricks and ross in the 1950s, putting words to jazz including insanely complex vocal. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Jon hendricks, vocal jazz pioneer and vocalese master. Jimi hendrix discography 262 cd releases 19642010, mp3. Jon hendricks is still swinging madly and looking forward to upcoming projectsnot only in new york, but all over europe. Wes montgomery discography jazz discography project. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. At the time it was an example of how a visual biography should be done, but some of the information in it needs revising in the light of new information uncovered over the years. Jon hendricks, genrepushing jazz vocalist, dead at 96. Jon hendricks, right, performing with the trio lambert, hendricks and ross at the newport jazz festival, 1959. He competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the ultimate fighting championship and is a former ufc welterweight champion. A law student and parttime drummer in the early 1940s, jons life changed when charlie parker heard him scat and urged him to dedicate himself to singing. Discography digital download wynton marsalis official website.
We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Having interviewed the creator of vocalese once before, he was the first name i thought of when considering the maiden edition of this jazz on the 90th floor column the name comes from the lyric to cole porter s down in the depths by the way. Nov 22, 2017 jon hendricks was a professor of jazz at the university of toledo, where he previously studied law. Albums include birth of the dead, spontaneous inventions, and united future organization.
This move would an unleash a torrent of creativity for hendrix as he immersed himself in the new protoprogressive rock scene in london. Rushing began singing while still studying music at school in his hometown. Also the stuff jimi made while playing under the name jimmy james. An nea jazz master, he served on the kennedy center honors committee under three. Jon hendricks covered reza, lester leaps in, bye bye blackbird and walkin. Complete creedence clearwater revival discography 19681980. He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists, such as the bigband arrangements of duke ellington and count basie. Complete song listing of jon hendricks on jon hendricks songs list covid19. Hendricks knack for writing clever, often deep lyrics has overshadowed his singing voice, so heres.
His career crystalized in the late 50s with the formation of vocal jazz trio lambert, hendricks and ross. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jon hendricks at the discogs marketplace. A gifted lyricist, he has added words to classics by count basie, horace silver, miles davis, and art blakey, brilliantly mirroring the instrumental effects. Jon hendricks, 96, who brought a new dimension to jazz. Jon hendricks born september 16, 1921, newark, ohio, usa died november 22, 2017, manhattan, new york, usa was an american jazz lyricist and singer. Jimi hendrix 1 hours and 38 minutes movie 1973 this documentary was made three years after jimi hendrixs untimely death. Johny harvey hendricks born september 12, 1983 is an american retired mixed martial artist and an accomplished former collegiate wrestler. Sing a song of basie abcparamount, 1957 sing along with basie roulette, 1958 the swingers.
Together, they found success with the 1958 album sing a song of basie. His father, also named william, was briefly a naval surgeon, who later became a writer of novels and short stories, some of which were illustrated by his son. Jon hendricks s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Furthermore, he was simply too idiosyncratic, moving from heavy metal to jazz fusion within a blink of an eye. Jon hendricks is a terrific jazz singer, whether scatting, singing his own usually goofy lyrics to his own tunes, or singing conventional songs which are often modern jazz standards social call, out of the past with hendricks lyrics. Discography bobby hendricks of the original drifters. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists such as the bigband arrangements of duke ellington. Former vocalist jon hendricks died on november 22, 2017. Usa 12 uk 4 sweden 3 canada 1 france 1 netherlands 1. Jon hendricks, the jazz singer known for furthering the art of. John carl hendricks september 16, 1921 november 22, 2017, known professionally as jon hendricks, was an american jazz lyricist and singer. Singles year artist title label 1957 flyers my only desire on bended knee atco 1958 drifters drip drop moonlight bay atlantic 1958 drifters suddenly theres a valley i count the tears atlantic 1958 bobby hendricks itchy twitchy feeling a thousand dreams sue. John carl hendricks, known professionally as jon hendricks, was an american jazz lyricist and singer.
Jon hendrickss profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. The group formed in 1957 and recorded their first album sing a song of basie for abcparamount records. Sep 04, 2016 gilbert was born at 17 southampton street, strand, london. Lambert, hendricks and ross discography all countries. Jon hendricks biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
View all albums and help us complete jon hendricks discography. Vocalese is the art of setting lyrics to recorded jazz instrumental standards such as the big band arrangements of duke ellington and count basie, then arranging voices to sing. Either the pointer sisters 1973 hit cloudburst or joni mitchells 1974 recording of twisted led me to discover lambert, hendricks and ross dave, jon an. Vocalese singer who mastered the art of adding lyrics to jazz. Download duke pearson discography torrent free internetbits. Jon hendricks was a professor of jazz at the university of toledo, where he previously studied law. The jazz singer and songwriter best known for his work with 1950s vocal trio lambert. The result was the album sing along with basie, and it became the breakout hit of 1958. Nov 27, 2017 jon hendricks, right, performing with the trio lambert, hendricks and ross at the newport jazz festival, 1959.
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