426:"I tried actually to divorce myself from singing with religious overtones or aspects...Maybe it's because I had this kind of background. The Gospelizing or use of so-called "soul" singing ā that sort of thing ā has become very large in the business. I'm not a shouter and I'm not a Gospel singer. I wasn't a Gospel singer when I was singing in the church. I can't yell; I can't do this other thing. But I was effective... Anybody can sing spiritually without being labeled a Gospel singer."
435:"There's not too much left to say about Billie Holiday, how is it possible for a woman to be this great? This comes from a period when she wasn't supposed to be singing too well, yet I've never heard anything from her that I didn't realize what she was feeling which is very important regardless of the shape of the pipes or what may be happening. She always got the message across. She never failed."
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she wrote: "My grandmother on my mother's side was a minister, my grandmother on my father's side was a minister, and my mother's sister is married to a
Methodist minister so this influence is very strong. Everyone in my family sings." In the mid-1960s while being interviewed for a piece in the jazz
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When asked what made her singing style unique, she once said "my feeling for a lyric, I'm a storyteller and I try to have excellent diction so you don't have to guess what I'm saying. Some people listen to a song for years and don't know what the lyric is." In 1965 while listening to "Violets For
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singer, described as "one of the most gifted and underrated jazz singers of the twentieth century". She became established in the midwest before moving to Los
Angeles in the mid-1960s. Jazz critics have compared her to
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on drums. Her rhythmic and melodic interpretation of the lyric on "Somewhere Over the
Rainbow" redefined the texture of the composition and reflected her ability to make well-known songs her own.
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was released, she suffered a stroke and never fully recovered. After retiring in
Gardena, California, she told a friend: "I'm tired ā I've had my day." In 1989, Impulse! reissued
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Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004).
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927:Alexandria, Lorez. Liner Notes ā
269:Singing Songs That Everyone Knows
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1009:The Band Swings ā Lorez Sings
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587:The Band Swings - Lorez Sings
534:, pianist Stan Hope, bassist
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488:and his quartet featuring
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67:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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668:In a Different Bag
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409:liner notes
378:on guitar,
293:Count Basie
111:1950sā1990s
1082:Categories
1041:Deep Roots
871:Friedwald,
767:References
627:Deep Roots
384:Jimmy Cobb
372:vibraphone
354:. Pianist
352:Bob Thiele
318:Deep Roots
193:a cappella
182:Early life
98:Occupation
92:Vocal jazz
61:1929-08-14
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760:Star Eyes
684:Discovery
662:Didn't We
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446:Discovery
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360:Paul Horn
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