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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Origin of vocalese
A more listenable vocalese version of "Singin' the Blues" was recorded in 1934 by Marion Harris (1896-1944).
Bee Palmer
Long before Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Eddie Jefferson, James Moody and King Pleasure, there was Beatrice C. "Bee" Palmer (1894-1967). Here she is singing Ted Koehler's lyrics to Bix Beiderbecke's improvised solo on a 1929 recording of "Singin' the Blues" with the Frank Trumbauer Orchestra. Bee Palmer was best known as a shimmy dancer, vaudeville performer and Ziegfeld Girl, who toured with her Oh Bee! show. Her test recordings were rejected and never issued by Columbia.A more listenable vocalese version of "Singin' the Blues" was recorded in 1934 by Marion Harris (1896-1944).
Labels: bee palmer, hendricks, lambert, ross, vaudeville, vocalese
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Vocalese: More Lambert, Hendricks and Ross (with Ocie Smith)
Creed Taylor, producer of Sing a Song of Basie, commented: "Irv Greenbaum and I recorded this entire project on a 1/4” 15 IPS analogue monotape. Dave Lambert’s arrangements for voices, i.e. “instruments,” were recorded (overdubbed) one track at a time. The trumpet parts were sung by Annie Ross. The trombones and saxes were Dave and Jon. Annie, Dave or Jon performed the solos. We recorded and mixed each track as we proceeded to build the finished recording. Once completed, there was no turning back to remix the project. The technology that was to come was not available."
Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross, Ocie Smith, Count Basie and His Orchestra, live in Paris, July 20, 1961. Count Basie (p), Thad Jones, George Cohn, Lenny Johnson, Snooky Young (tp), Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Quentin Jackson (tb), Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Charles Fowlkes, Albert "Bud" Johnson (sax), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b) and Sonny Payne (ds). "Everyday" was recorded by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross on Sing a Song of Basie (1957), leading off the album and followed by "It's Sand, Man." For the earlier LH&R post (with a different performance of "Everyday"), go to "Archive>February 2007."
Labels: basie, creed, hendricks, lambert, ocie, paris, ross, song, vocalese
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Vocalese
Lambert, Hendricks and Ross: "Avenue C" (3:05)
The Voices of Vocalese
Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross sing
"Avenue C" from Sing a Song of Basie (1957).
Here is clip of LH&R singing "Everyday"
(also on Sing a Song of Basie). Lambert, Hendricks and
Yolande Bavan do "Come On Home". More LH&R in
1995 Jon Hendricks audio interview. Dave Lambert Quintet
audition in 1964 after the breakup of LH&R. Clip (from
D.A. Pennebaker's Lambert & Co. shows Lambert, Mary
Vonnie, Sarah Boatner, Leslie Dorsey and David Lucas.
Lastly, Annie Ross sings "Twisted," written by Ross and
Wardell Grey.
The Voices of Vocalese
Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross sing
"Avenue C" from Sing a Song of Basie (1957).
Here is clip of LH&R singing "Everyday"
(also on Sing a Song of Basie). Lambert, Hendricks and
Yolande Bavan do "Come On Home". More LH&R in
1995 Jon Hendricks audio interview. Dave Lambert Quintet
audition in 1964 after the breakup of LH&R. Clip (from
D.A. Pennebaker's Lambert & Co. shows Lambert, Mary
Vonnie, Sarah Boatner, Leslie Dorsey and David Lucas.
Lastly, Annie Ross sings "Twisted," written by Ross and
Wardell Grey.
Labels: hendricks, lambert, ross, vocalese
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