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Article: ONE OF THE MEN WHO INTRODUCED THE WORLD TO VOCALESE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 17, 1987
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For five years, beginning in 1958, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross was
acclaimed as a revolutionary jazz vocal group. What distinguished
them from other singing units were their vocalizations customized
to both the melodic statements and familiar jazz instrumentals
solos. This innovative method of singing became known as vocalese.
Jon Hendricks was responsible for writing the intricate,
difficultly structured sets of lyrics, his first being attached to
Jimmy Giuffre's "Four Brothers" in 1957 which he sang with Dave
Lambert.
Appearing through tomorrow at the Regattabar in the Charles
Hotel in Harvard Square, the head man of Hendricks & Company has
acknowledged King Pleasure, who recorded ...