Cloudburst | BeBop Jazz Vocal | Featuring Sweet Willie Singleton On Trumpet

Cloudburst is a BeBop jazz vocal featuring Sweet Willie Singleton On Trumpet.
The marvelous jazz vocalists are Annie Beals and Edie Evans Hyde.
Annie Beals and Edie Evans Hyde were members of the critically acclaimed, Grand Rapids, Michigan based theatrical production entitled, "Command Performance".
Fore more "Command Performance" recordings, see:
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Sweet Willie Singleton is also featured on this "Cloudburst" performing the titillating, jazz BeBop trumpet solo.
Although Sweet Willie Singleton is best known for his exemplary lead trumpet work throughout his 55 year long career, see:
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his remarkable musical versality to perform straight ahead jazz solos are on display on this fine recording.
"Command Performance" was prominently featured at the "Circle Theatre" in Grand Rapids, Michigan as well as many other theatrical venues throughout the State of Michigan beginning in 1997.
The exceptional "Command Performance" theatrical performance recording can be heard at:
• Command Performance Th...
More info on this fine recording is also available at:
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This is a fabulous jazz vocal performance of the beBop composition, "Cloudburst" which was co-composed by jazz vocalist and lyricist, Jon Hendricks. "Cloudburst" was first released by Jon Hendricks and The Dave Lambert Singers in July 1955.
Jon Hendricks is one of the originators of 'vocalese', which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists, such as the big-band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
Jon Hendricks teamed up with vocalist and arranger, Dave Lambert as well as vocalist Annie Ross and formed the legendary jazz vocal trio, "Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross".
With Hendricks as lyricist and Lambert as arranger, the trio perfected the art of vocalese and took it around the world, earning them numerous awards and accolades. In September 1959, With Hendricks as lyricist and Lambert as arranger, the trio perfected the art of vocalese and took it around the world, earning them numerous awards and accolades. In September 1959, they appeared on the cover of Down Beat under the headline "The Hottest New Group in Jazz", which they adopted as the title of their Grammy-nominated fourth album. appeared on the cover of Down Beat under the headline "The Hottest New Group in Jazz", which they adopted as the title of their Grammy-nominated fourth album.
From 1957 through 1962, the trio recorded six albums, including High Flying (1961), which won a Grammy for Best Performance by a Vocal Group, before Annie Ross departed due to health problems. She was replaced by Yolande Bavan, and the group was billed as Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan for the three live albums they recorded, 1962-64.
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