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Godfather of Vocalese by Eddie Jefferson released in 1976. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Still on the Planet (also released as Godfather of Vocalese) is an album by vocalist Eddie Jefferson recorded in 1976 and released on the Muse label.
Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was an American jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese, a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo. Jefferson himself claims that his main influence was Leo Watson.
Eddie Jefferson (3 août, 1918 – 9 mai, 1979) est un célèbre chanteur de jazz et compositeur de chansons américain. Il est notamment connu pour être l'inventeur du genre musical américain Jazz vocalese, un style musical dans lequel les paroles jouent le rôle d'un instrument solo 1, 2 .
11 févr. 2007 · Eddie Jefferson was one of the first to sing lyrics to famous instrumental solos, with his unique gruff vocal approach. This 1976 session, first issued on LP, paired the singer with alto saxophonist Richie Cole, keyboardist Mickey Tucker, trumpeter Waymon Reed, and others.
Jefferson was one of the founders of vocalese or the Godfather of Vocalese since the 1940s. However, other jazz vocalists were more successful with the words Jefferson wrote for the melodies of improvised solos.
