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1 de may. de 2024 · The man to write lyrics was Eddie Jefferson, a master of vocalese, who had started off as a dancer before flourishing into an acclaimed lyricist/vocalist. King Pleasure’s 1954 recording turned the song into an evergreen.
22 de abr. de 2024 · Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was a celebrated jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese. (Jefferson himself claims that his main influence was Leo Watson), a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo.
1 de may. de 2024 · New York City. on November 9 and 10 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. These events, dubbed “The Genius of Eddie Jefferson" are to celebrate the creator of vocalese, where a singer puts words to an instrumental composition or solo.
1 de may. de 2024 · And I’m honing in on the 1952 version by Eddie Jefferson, who derived the melody from a solo by saxophonist James Moody on his 1949 recording of “I’m in the Mood for Love.”. This was an early example of vocalese and has been covered by several artists since then – from George Benson to Amy Winehouse and beyond.
1 de may. de 2024 · The Transfer also did “An A Capella Christmas” (King Records) in 2005 but neither were done in the vocalese style pioneered by Jon Hendricks and Eddie Jefferson. Both TMT and especially T6 were also heavily influenced by the Hi-Lo’s and the Singers Unlimited, two groups co-founded by vocal harmony master Gene Puerling.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Some other time - EDDIE JEFFERSON (GOLDWAX RECORDS©)
18 de abr. de 2024 · Named “Heir Apparent”, by the Father of Vocalese, the late Eddie Jefferson, his career spans over 45 years. He has shared the stage with many jazz giants. George was privileged to make his first recording debut with Legendary Pharoah Sanders on the LP Rejoice in 1981 featuring lyrics to John Coltrane’s Classic “Moments Notice
