mikeweil Posted December 7, 2003 Report Posted December 7, 2003 The great Roy Eldridge Lookie, lookie, here comes cookie ... just wanted to post his name. Quote
EKE BBB Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 Now listening to Woody Herman´s 1948-50 Capitol sides. This brings me to some players in this orchestra who did some vocals: -Woody Herman, of course -Shorty Rogers -Terry Gibbs -Chubby Jackson Quote
jazz1 Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 I listened to Morning Fun, a CD by Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer yesterday, and Zoot sings "I Can't Get Started" on it. I tried to think of other instrumentalists who've sung on recordings and off the top of my head came up with Pres' "Two To Tango", Jimmy Rowles on The Peacocks, Archie Shepp, and Albert Ayler. There are always the usual suspects, mostly trumpeters (Louis, Clark Terry, Diz, K.D., Doc Cheatham, Lips Page), or pianists who sang along with their playing (Fats Waller, Jelly Roll, Jay McShann, and others), and a host of pianists who grunted along with their playing. Any others that anyone can add? There must be a lot that I and others have never heard. Red Mitchell on The Helen Merrill cd Clear out of this world. lot's of fun. Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 29, 2004 Report Posted March 29, 2004 -Jack Purvis -Henry Red Allen -Red McKenzie Quote
LAL Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Hamp was an occasional singer and regular grunter. Add Frank Rosolino to the list. Not a bad jazz singer plus great trombonist! Quote
shrugs Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 check out Rowles on Grand Paws and Paws That Refresh if you dig his singing. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 There's nothing wrong with grunting or wailing as the spirit moves you; I think it adds a lot to the music of Sunny Murray, Al Silva, and Tristan Honsinger. Wailers unite! Quote
Brandon Burke Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) Someone surely mentioned these already but I don't feel like backtracking. I love Roland Kirk singing through his flute on "Ain't No Sunshine" as well as the barely audible grunts by Bud Powell, Lonnie Smith and espacially Bobby Timmons on "Melanie" (from Kenny Dorham Matador). Edited March 30, 2004 by Brandon Burke Quote
Saxophone__Vagina Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Oscar Peterson, specifically on Oscar Peterson Trio - With Respect To Nat. I love his singing on that disc. Dizzy Gillespie has some pretty cool vocal tracks too. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Red Mitchell on The Helen Merrill cd Clear out of this world. lot's of fun. Red Mitchell scatting with a Swedish accent - hilarious!!! Helen has a hard time to keep from laughing. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Dare I suggest George Benson? George Benson is a bad mofo of a scatter. There is a Jon Hendricks CD on Telarc where Hendricks, Benson, and Al Jarreau do scat exchanges on Rhythm-A-Ning, and Benson comes out the winner, IMHO. Quote
brownie Posted March 30, 2004 Report Posted March 30, 2004 Forget about George Benson and listen to Kenny Burrell's 'Weaver of Dreams' album. The man can sing! Quote
LAL Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Milt Jackson sang Time on My Hands in one of the Savoy sessions, early 50s. Quote from the liner notes, "Milt always had a yen to be a ballad singer." Quote
mikeweil Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Milt Jackson sang Time on My Hands in one of the Savoy sessions, early 50s. Quote from the liner notes, "Milt always had a yen to be a ballad singer." With all respect, I find Milt Jackson's vocals unbearable. Wide vibrato and doubtful intonation. Not a trained voice. I'd really like to hear Kenny Burrell's vocal album; I once saw a Japanese pressing, but way too expensive for me. Has anybody mentioned Kenny Dorham's Riverside album with vocals, This Is The Moment? Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 "Chocolate" Williams, who played bass with Art Tatum in a few club dates & private recordings, also did some vocals. Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Clarinetist Jimmie Noone also did some vocals through his career (check his recordings with his Apex Club Orchestra) Quote
brownie Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Milt Jackson sang Time on My Hands in one of the Savoy sessions, early 50s. Quote from the liner notes, "Milt always had a yen to be a ballad singer." With all respect, I find Milt Jackson's vocals unbearable. Wide vibrato and doubtful intonation. Not a trained voice. I'd really like to hear Kenny Burrell's vocal album; I once saw a Japanese pressing, but way too expensive for me. Has anybody mentioned Kenny Dorham's Riverside album with vocals, This Is The Moment? Mike, that 'Weaver of Dreams' album was reissued as a LP a few years ago in the USA and was available (and should still be) available at a pretty reasonable price. Was interested in that album for Bobby Jaspar's participation in it. Hearing Burrell sing was a very agreable experience. Agree about Milt Jackson. His singing was an embarassment. There's a 'Milt Jackson Sings' recorded in Italy in 1964 and released there. That one was bad in the true sense of the word. Paul Secor mentioned K.D.'s singing in his opening post. Nice album for fans of KD that Riverside album. Quote
brownie Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Bill Coleman also sang on a number of his recordings. Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 the only person who can sing along wghen they are improvising is george benson. anyone else who does it is a homo Quote
brownie Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 the only person who can sing along wghen they are improvising is george benson. anyone else who does it is a homo Aric, do you mean Bud Powell was gay?? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Billy Higgins! Lionel Hampton! Leo Kotke (I love his remark about his singing sounding like "Geese farts on a muggy day"). Quote
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