Eddie Jefferson

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风格: #波普　#主流爵士　#人声爵士
地区: 欧美

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by Scott YanowThe founder of vocalese (putting recorded solos to words), Eddie Jefferson did not have a great voice, but he was one of the top jazz singers, getting the maximum out of what he had. He started out working as a tap dancer, but by the late 40s was singing and writing lyrics. A live session from 1949 (released on Spotlite) finds him pioneering vocalese by singing his lyrics to Parkers Mood and Lester Youngs solo on I Cover the Waterfront. However, his classic lyrics to Moodys Mood for Love were recorded first by King Pleasure (1952), who also had a big hit with his version of Parkers Mood. Jefferson had his first studio recording that year (which included Coleman Hawkins solo on Body and Soul), before working with James Moody (1953-1957). Although he recorded on an occasional basis in the 1950s and 60s, his contributions to the idiom seemed to be mostly overlooked until the 1970s. Jefferson worked with Moody again (1968-1973), and during his last few years often performed with Richie Cole. He was shot to death outside of a Detroit club in 1979. Eddie Jefferson, who also wrote memorable lyrics to Jeannine, Lady Be Good, So What, Freedom Jazz Dance, and even Bitches Brew, recorded for Savoy, Prestige, a single for Checker, Inner City, and Muse; his final sides appeared in 1999 under the title Vocal Ease.

Eddie Jefferson

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