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Jazz Singing: The Legacy Of Annie Ross And King Pleasure at Woodmere Art Museum
Courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum | Posted on August 20, 2019
When
Fri, November 22, 2019
6:00 pm
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Musicians
Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Annie Ross (of the jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) and King Pleasure pioneered the jazz singing style known as “vocalese,” putting original lyrics to jazz instrumentals. King Pleasure could sing a horn solo, and Annie Ross could make music dance like a trumpet gone wild. From “Moody’s Mood for Love” to “Gimme That Wine,” their singing became jazz swinging.