Vocalese

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This article is about the musical style. For the album, see Vocalese (album).
Not to be confused with
Vocalise
.

Vocalese is a style of jazz singing in which words are added to an instrumental soloist's improvisation.

Definition

Vocalese uses recognizable

Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, Sing a Song of Basie.[2]

Most vocalese lyrics are entirely syllabic, as opposed to melismatic. That may lead to the use of many words sung quickly in a given phrase, especially in the case of bebop.

Notable vocalese performers

Vocalese's best-known practitioners and popularisers are

Birdland" featured lyrics by Jon Hendricks. In 1990, Hendricks released "Freddie Freeloader", a vocalese rendition of the Miles Davis song, which featured Jarreau, George Benson, and Bobby McFerrin
.

Joni Mitchell recorded lyrics to Charles Mingus's tunes, with "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" and "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on her album, Mingus, in 1979.[5]

Vocalese singers around the world include Les Double Six, popular in the 1960s, and in Canada, Emilie-Claire Barlow.

Some performers, notably Slim Gaillard, Harry Gibson, Cab Calloway, and Leo Watson, combine vocalese improvisations with scat singing.

See also

References

  1. OCLC 31377030
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  2. ^ "What Is Vocalese?". www.Harmonyware.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Twisted - Annie Ross and Wardell Grey (Lyrics and Chords)". www.GuntherAnderson.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ Gates, Giacomo. "Jazz Vocalist and Educator". GiacomoGates.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ Mingus on AllMusic. Retrieved on March 5, 2009

External links

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