She was one of the few surviving musicians to have played with Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker, who called her ‘the kid with the million-dollar ears’
She was one of the few surviving musicians to have played with Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker, who called her ‘the kid with the million-dollar ears’
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Si è spenta nella sua casa di New York. Protetta di Charlie Parker, ha vissuto una vita piena di ostacoli. Era la pioniera…
She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.
Sheila Jordan wollte singen wie Charlie Parkers Saxophon. Sie wich auch der Avantgarde des Free Jazz nicht aus. Ihren…
La cantante, lanciata da Charlie Parker, è morta a 96 anni. La sua vita è stata un romanzo non sempre felice
Her marriage to John Dankworth, the clarinettist, saxophonist and band leader, was one of the most successful partnerships in…
Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with…
