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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 ...
The Peacocks is an intimate Jazz session. On the uptempo The Chess Players, the quartet is augmented by the vocals of Jon Hendricks, Judith Hendricks, Michelle Hendricks, Beverly Getz. Mostly though, the band puts an emphasis on ballads. There are tracks with only Stan and Jimmy (like Serenade to Sweden or the title track).
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The Peacocks is an album by pianist Jimmy Rowles featuring saxophonist/album producer Stan Getz which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Columbia label in 1977. [1] [2] [3] The album was one of several released in the 1960s and 1970s where Rowles spelled his first name as "Jimmie".
According to Getz’s daughter, Beverly, Jon Hendricks and his family came to visit Getz at his home in Irvington, New York. While they were waiting for Stan to arrive, they listened to the acetates of the newly-recorded, but still unreleased Rowles album. When “The Chess Players” came on, Jon Hendricks started writing lyrics at lightning ...
1:00:30. Stan Getz presents Jimmie Rowles – The Peacocks (Full Album) 1977. 58:52. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1977 Vinyl release of "The Peacocks" on Discogs.
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The stand-out track, completely set apart from the rest, is "The Chess Players," a devilish genius word play set to Wayne Shorter's instrumental melody by Jon Hendricks, featuring the lyricist, family members, wife Judith and daughter Michelle, and Getz's wife Beverly.
JON HENDRICKS es uno de los cantantes de jazz favoritos del mundo, considerado el "Poeta Laureado del Jazz" y apodado por la revista Time como el "James Joyce del Jive". Ha escrito letras para varios estándares de jazz, incluyendo "Four", "Hi Fly", "Along Came Betty", "Desafinado" y "No More Blues".
