Also ranks #19 on The Best Hard Bop Bands 51 George Benson 504 votes George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that...
Also ranks #165 on The Best Ballad Bands/Artists 11 Peggy Lee White Christmas, Christmas Carousel, Giants of Jazz 1,756 votes See: The Best Peggy Lee Albums An accomplished singer-songwriter with a distinctive voice, she was known for her ability to imbue each song with passion and emotion...
Count Basie was an American jazz musician noted for his spare, economical piano style and for his leadership of influential and widely heralded big bands. Basie studied music with his mother and was later influenced by the Harlem pianists James P. Johnso
Johnny Hodges,Benny Carter,Coleman Hawkins, andBen Webster; trumpetersRoy Eldridge,Buck Clayton,Henry (“Red”) Allen,andCootie Williams; pianistsTeddy WilsonandEarl Hines; guitaristCharlie Christian; bassistsWalter PageandJimmy Blanton; trombonistsJack TeagardenandDicky Wells; and singerBillie Holiday....
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Or ultimate singer’s accompanist. And he would have been right each time. Because Teddy Wilson could do it all. Inevitably, his name will always be linked with some of the most important jazz artists: Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, and of course, Benny Goodman. But Teddy Wilson deserves ...
the four years betweenSquare Americaand Dream On saw the band change their lineup and gave lead singer and lyricist Joel Sires a chance to dig through his personal record crates to find inspiration in Springsteen, Mellencamp and Steve Earle. The resulting record represents a welcome maturity in ...
Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz singer renowned for her emotionally expressive voice and poignant lyrics deserves a special place in any collection of tattoos inspired by jazz. A tattoo showing either her vintage microphone with roses on it or musical notes would be symbolic of her eternal legac...
Neal's ever-expanding musical curiosity has led him to play in other groups that are sometimes jazz-related, sometimes not. Neal plays R&B fusion with keyboardist/singer William Kurk, rock/pop movie soundtracks with Androgynous Mustache, sophisticated pop with Steely Dan cover band Bad Sneakers ...
Jazz singer, from Arkansas, moved to New York in 1978, 15 albums, the best are tributes but this is unique. She only sings on 6 (of 12) songs, but is key to the networking that makes the record work. Three more singers share cover credit: Bob Dorough, Sheila Jordan, and Marion Co...