#vocal jazz

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Billie Holiday records her penultimate album 'Lady in Satin' at the Columbia Records studio in December 1957 in New York City, New York

📷 Don Hunstein/Columbia Records/Getty Images

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Sarah Vaughan, c. 1943.

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Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, goddesses of Jazz

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Quincy Jones, Count Basie & Frank Sinatra (1964)

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In 1964, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, and Frank Sinatra came together during the recording of Sinatra's iconic album, "It Might As Well Be Swing". The session was an exceptional collaboration between three legendary figures of jazz and swing. Jones, who arranged the album, brought his unique style to the project, while Basie's orchestra, known for its smooth big band sound, provided the perfect musical accompaniment for Sinatra's voice.

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En 1964, Quincy Jones, Count Basie y Frank Sinatra se reunieron durante la grabación del icónico álbum de Sinatra, "It Might As Well Be Swing". La sesión fue una colaboración excepcional entre tres figuras legendarias del jazz y el swing. Jones, quien arregló el álbum, aportó su estilo único al proyecto, mientras que la orquesta de Basie, conocida por su suave sonido de big band, proporcionó el acompañamiento musical perfecto para la voz de Sinatra.

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Nel 1964, Quincy Jones, Count Basie e Frank Sinatra si riunirono durante la registrazione dell'iconico album di Sinatra, "It Might As Well Be Swing". La sessione fu una collaborazione eccezionale tra tre figure leggendarie del jazz e dello swing. Jones, che arrangiò l'album, apportò il suo stile unico al progetto, mentre l'orchestra di Basie, nota per il suo morbido sound da big band, fornì l'accompagnamento musicale perfetto per la voce di Sinatra.

photo: David Sutton

Source: Archivos Fotográficos del Mundo By Ronald Alvarado

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Tracklist:

I Put A Spell On You • Tomorrow Is My Turn • Ne Me Quitte Pas • Marriage Is For Old Folks • July Tree • Gimme Some • Feeling Good • One September Day • Blues On Purpose • Beautiful Land • You've Got To Learn • Take Care Of Business

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Have you heard Michael Bublé?

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I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love be coming back to me?

I cover the waterfront In search of my love And I'm covered by a starlit sky above

Here am I patiently waiting, hoping and longing Oh, how I yearn! Where are you? Have you forgotten? Will you remember? Will you return?

I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love be coming back to me?

Will the one I love be coming back to me?

Alan Hampton, Andrew Bird, and Ted Poor

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It’s pretty wet out - here’s a new recording of our song “Rainy Streets” - on Spotify and other platforms.

When Rachel and I very first started doing music together as The Night Herons, I asked her what an original Night Herons song might be about - and she pulled out this description of Boston in the rain that she’d written when on a worktrip. This song, inspired by that, is about finding magic in a seemingly miserable situation like a rainstorm and thinking actually this can be wonderful, if you’re there with someone who’s determined to enjoy it with you. In the decade or so we’ve been doing this song, Rachel’s singing of it has transformed, finding such rich and inventive places to take the melody and lyrics.