Release Date: 2/06/2001
Recording Date: 8/1957
Tracks: 10
Length: 00:30:08 Hrs
Label: Verve
Type: CD
- Genre/Styles
- Bop, Vocalese, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Harmony Vocal Group
Album Tracks (10)
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What the Critics Say
The premiere vocal jazz group, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross made their recording debut on this classic album, which has been reissued on CD by GRP. After unsuccessfully searching for a dozen singers in 1957 who could sing vocalese in a re-creation of some famous records by the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross decided to overdub their voices several times instead. Utilizing just a rhythm section, the vocalists sing the witty and inventive lyrics of Hendricks in note-for-note reproductions of ten Basie records. Highlights include "It's Sand, Man!," "One O'Clock Jump," the up-tempo "Little Pony," and "Avenue C." This record was a sensation when it was released and it is still quite enjoyable and unique. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
