Ronnie Singer (ca. 1927- ca. 1951) was a Chicagoan bebop guitarist. He moved to New York in the late forties / early fifties to play with great jazz players like saxophonists Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, trumpeter Red Rodney, guitarist Jimmy Gourley, pianist Lou Levy, drummer Al Levitt, clarinetist and band leader Artie Shaw, etc. He eventually committed suicide with his wife by asphixia in a gas oven. Here are the sole known recordings of this incredible cat with an unidentified quintet - a great trumpeter (Don Joseph, Don Fagerquist?) and a steady piano-bass-drums rhythm section. Tunes are Vincent Youmans's Tea For Two, Miles Davis's Donna Lee and Ford Dabney's Shine. Tapes were belonging to the late great St. Louisan bebop guitarist Jimmy Gourley, contemporary and friend of Ronnie Singer, who considered him as his greatest influence, ahead Jimmy Raney and Charlie Christian.

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Date: 1950
Keywords: Ronnie Singer; Jazz; Bebop; Cool; Guitar; Guitarist; 1950; 1950s; Fifties; 50s; Chicago; New York; Tea For Two;Vincent Youmans; Donna Lee; Miles Davis; Shine; Ford Dabney; Jimmy Gourley; Jimmy Raney; Charlie Christian; Don Joseph; Don Fagerquist

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

A retrospective tribute to jazz singer Eddie Jefferson (1918-1979). Jefferson was an innovator in the field of vocalese, in which words or a story line are written to replace the notes of famous instrumental solos from previous recordings by major jazz performers, such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and others. Jefferson’s lyrics were his method of paying homage to the composition’s soloist. His style influenced King Pleasure, as well as Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, and more contemporary artists such as Al Jarreau, Leon Thomas, and the Manhattan Transfer. Although the “Main Man” was recognized primarily as a be-bop singer, his musical versatility is represented in recordings with James Moody and Richie Cole, and on sessions he led personally. (from KPFA Folio)


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It also belongs to collection: audio_music

Date: 1980-02-07
Keywords: KPFA-FM; Documentary; Jazz; Eddie Jefferson

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

a be-bop jazzy lil rockin' number mashed with the most outrageous soundie moments one could hope, (or ask), for... and who could ask for more?


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Director: M.A. Sample
Producer: M.A. Sample
Production Company: wreckreation media
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: jazz; soundies; jump; rock-n-roll; girls; pianos; parties; dancing
Contact Information: M.A. Sample (wreckreator@yahoo.com)

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States