Four Women (Nnenna Freelon)

Nnenna Freelon · 1998 · Chanson de Nina Simone, avec violoncelle de Jesse Levy

Context

Cover of the Nina Simone song, with Jesse Levy on cello and Bob Mintzer on bass clarinet. It appears in second position on Maiden Voyage (Concord, 1998).

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Neoclassicism, Young Lions. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Come Into My Life (1998)
• Maiden Voyage (Nnenna Freelon) (1998)
• Women Be Wise (1998)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com

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