Laura (Jeanne Lee)

Jeanne Lee · 1961 · Thème de David Raksin en duo voix-piano

Context

Opening track of The Newest Sound Around, the first record by Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake, who met as students at Bard College. The piece, 5 min 06, is a voice-and-piano duet on the theme by David Raksin and Johnny Mercer.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Third stream. 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

• Blue Monk (Jeanne Lee) (1961)
• Evil Blues (1961)
• Church on Russell Street (1961)

Sources

• EN: The Newest Sound Around

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