Jon hendricks originally did reza, lester leaps in, walkin and sweet lorraine. 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. Nov 27, 2017 jon hendricks, right, performing with the trio lambert, hendricks and ross at the newport jazz festival, 1959. Jimi hendrix 1 hours and 38 minutes movie 1973 this documentary was made three years after jimi hendrixs untimely death. Also the stuff jimi made while playing under the name jimmy james. Lambert, hendricks and ross discography all countries. 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 born september 16, 1921, newark, ohio, usa died november 22, 2017, manhattan, new york, usa was an american jazz lyricist and singer. After rod stewart left the jeff beck group in 1971, beck never worked with a charismatic lead singer who could have helped sell his music to a wide audience. Complete song listing of jon hendricks on jon hendricks songs list covid19.
Jon hendricks was a professor of jazz at the university of toledo, where he previously studied law. Hendricks knack for writing clever, often deep lyrics has overshadowed his singing voice, so heres. By 1923 he was a fulltime professional singer, working in california with, among others, jelly roll morton and paul howard. 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. Jon hendricks, vocal jazz pioneer and vocalese master. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Jon hendricks, genrepushing jazz vocalist, dead at 96.
Jon hendricks, the jazz singer known for furthering the art of. Jon hendricks, right, performing with the trio lambert, hendricks and ross at the newport jazz festival, 1959. Discography digital download wynton marsalis official website. An nea jazz master, he served on the kennedy center honors committee under three presidents. Nov 22, 2017 jon hendricks was a professor of jazz at the university of toledo, where he previously studied law. 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. Music profile for jon hendricks, born 16 september 1921. Vocalese singer who mastered the art of adding lyrics to jazz. John carl hendricks, known professionally as jon hendricks, was an american jazz lyricist and singer. Discography bobby hendricks of the original drifters. Sing a song of basie abcparamount, 1957 sing along with basie roulette, 1958 the swingers. Jon hendrickss profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
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. Jon hendricks is still swinging madly and looking forward to upcoming projectsnot only in new york, but all over europe. 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. 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. Jumpin at the woodside count basie, jon hendricks 3. He is noted for expanding the art of vocalese to include multiple voices singing various instrumental parts. Remembering jon hendricks, the poet laureate of jazz. View all albums and help us complete jon hendricks discography. The jazz singer and songwriter best known for his work with 1950s vocal trio lambert.
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. Jlco with wynton marsalis featuring jon batiste released 2017. Jon hendricks biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Gilbert was born at 17 southampton street, strand, london.
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. Jon hendricks listen and stream free music, albums, new. Download duke pearson discography torrent free internetbits. 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. Freddie freeloader is a 1990 studio album by jon hendricks track listing. Find jon hendricks discography, albums and singles on allmusic. His career crystalized in the late 50s with the formation of vocal jazz trio lambert, hendricks and ross. Jon hendricks covered reza, lester leaps in, bye bye blackbird and walkin. Lambert, hendricks and ross discography all countries 45cat. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jon hendricks at the discogs marketplace. Together, they found success with the 1958 album sing a song of basie. Get all the lyrics to songs by jon hendricks and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. This move would an unleash a torrent of creativity for hendrix as he immersed himself in the new protoprogressive rock scene in london.
Jazz lab swi jlcd1 bill evans trio in buenos aires, vol. Jon hendricks wrote gimme that wine, one note samba, a night in tunisia and joy spring. Johny harvey hendricks born september 12, 1983 is an american retired mixed martial artist and an accomplished former collegiate wrestler. Furthermore, he was simply too idiosyncratic, moving from heavy metal to jazz fusion within a blink of an eye. Hendricks composed lyrics for the album, which is one of the most acclaimed titles in the manhattan transfers discography. An nea jazz master, he served on the kennedy center honors committee under three. Wes montgomery discography jazz discography project. The group formed in 1957 and recorded their first album sing a song of basie for abcparamount records. 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 1958 bobby hendricks molly b good dreamy eyes. Rushing began singing while still studying music at school in his hometown. Choose country canada 1 france 1 netherlands 1 sweden 3 uk 4 usa 12 usa 12.
Usa 12 uk 4 sweden 3 canada 1 france 1 netherlands 1. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Sep 04, 2016 gilbert was born at 17 southampton street, strand, london. He competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of the ultimate fighting championship and is a former ufc welterweight champion. Jon hendricks s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. 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. 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. If you want a bright lyric written to a jazz solo, jon hendricks is your man. From 1957 through 1962, the trio recorded nine albums before annie ross departed due to health problems. Complete creedence clearwater revival discography 19681980. 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.
Former vocalist jon hendricks died on november 22, 2017. Albums include birth of the dead, spontaneous inventions, and united future organization. The result was the album sing along with basie, and it became the breakout hit of 1958. Complete creedence clearwater revival discography 1968. John carl hendricks september 16, 1921 november 22, 2017, known professionally as jon hendricks, was an american jazz lyricist and singer. 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.
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