Vocal Ease
Released: Apr 27, 1999
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Released: Apr 27, 1999
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Vocal Ease is a compilation culled from three of Eddie Jefferson's '70s titles: Things Are Getting Better, Still on the Planet, and The Live-Liest. It features the late vocalese master toward the...
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Live From the Jazz Showcase
Released: Dec 5, 1995
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Released: Dec 5, 1995
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This performance by singer Eddie Jefferson (with a quartet that includes altoist Richie Cole and pianist John Campbell) dates from May 6, 1979, two days before he was shot to death. Jefferson is...
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Main Man
Released: Oct 9, 1977
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Released: Oct 9, 1977
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Eddie Jefferson's final recording (cut less than two years before his murder) has many highpoints. This LP includes classic versions of his funny "Benny's from Heaven," "Moody's Mood for Love"...
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Godfather of Vocalese
Released: Mar 17, 1976
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Released: Mar 17, 1976
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The CD reissue (put out by Muse in 1990) adds an alternate version of "Chameleon" to the original LP program. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Still on the Planet
Released: Mar 17, 1976
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Released: Mar 17, 1976
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The innovative scat singer and vocalese lyricist was having a comeback during his final years, teaming up with altoist Richie Cole for spirited performances. The set features Cole, trumpeter Wayman...
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Things Are Getting Better
Released: Mar 5, 1974
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Released: Mar 5, 1974
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Singer Eddie Jefferson's first album in five years finds him doing his best to keep up with the times. Somehow he manages to sing Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" (a nearly impossible melody to make...
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Body and Soul
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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Eddie Jefferson had not been on record in quite a few years when he recorded this excellent set (reissued on CD) for Prestige. A few of the songs ("Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," "Psychedelic Sally" and...
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