This is bop : Jon Hendricks and the art of vocal jazz
Jones, Peter (Peter Douglas)2020
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If any man could be defined as the epitome of the modern jazz singer, it would surely be Jon Hendricks. His contributions to jazz as a whole were colossal: a hipster, a bopster, a comic and raconteur, a wordsmith par excellence, and a fearless improviser who took the arts of scatting and vocalese to new heights. As a founder member of the groundbreaking vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, he changed forever the public perception of what a jazz singer could be. He was active in jazz long before the birth of bebop, and didn't stop until he was in his nineties. Taught by the pioneering bebop pianist Art Tatum, Hendricks performed with everyone of any consequence in jazz, from Louis Armstrong to Charlie Parker.
Main title:
This is bop : Jon Hendricks and the art of vocal jazz / Peter Jones.
Author:
Jones, Peter (Peter Douglas), author
Imprint:
Sheffield : Equinox Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781798744 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2248955
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