Jon Hendricks
John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He 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. He is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz", while Time dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive". Al Jarreau called him "pound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet—maybe that's ever been". |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 87939 | 5/12/1955 | Cloudburst | Jon Hendricks | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87940 | 5/12/1955 | Four brothers | Jon Hendricks | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87941 | 5/12/1955 | Standing on the corner | Jon Hendricks | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89038 | 12/19/1955 | Happy feet | Jon Hendricks | vocalist | |||
Decca | 89039 | 12/19/1955 | Flyin' home | Jon Hendricks | vocalist | |||
Decca | 105626 | 9/12/1958 | Manhattan | George Russell Orchestra | speaker | |||
Decca | 105627 | 11/24/1958 | A helluva town | George Russell Orchestra | speaker | |||
Decca | 105628 | 11/24/1958 | Manhattan-Rico | George Russell Orchestra | speaker | |||
Decca | 105629 | 3/24/1959 | Big city blues | George Russell Orchestra | speaker | |||
Decca | 106127 | 3/24/1959 | East side medley: Autumn in New York ; How about you | George Russell Orchestra | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hendricks, Jon," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204422.
Hendricks, Jon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204422.
"Hendricks, Jon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Hendricks, Jon, 1921-2017 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no88003286
Wikidata: Jon Hendricks - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1702784
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/116725996
MusicBrainz: Jon Hendricks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/44a41c44-ca63-44e3-92a2-0000f14b9d98
ISNI: 0000 0001 1700 4356 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000117004356
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