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Figure 7-4:
Ella
Fitzgerald
was the
queen of
scat singing.
Hendricks led the innovative late-1950s vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
(with arranger Dave Lambert and Annie Ross), which took scat singing and
vocal harmony into new, complex three-part territory, with performances
such as their bebop-speed of “Cloudburst” and “Summertime,” where they
sing a melody improvised by trumpeter Miles Davis in his earlier version of
the tune. (The technique of re-creating an instrumental solo with voice is called
“vocalese,” and this trio sang new versions of dozens of bebop solos.)
Fitzgerald (see Figure 7-4) was a master of her instrument — her voice. She
approached singing like an instrumentalist with her 1920s performance of
“A-Tisket, A-Tasket” with Chick Webb’s big band. Whether on “Cotton Tail”
with Duke Ellington’s big band, or trading licks with instrumentalists such
as trumpeter Roy Eldridge, Fitzgerald demonstrated how a singer could use
her voice to improvise. (See Chapter 6 for more about her.)
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Bebop’s other prime players
Chapter 7: Bebop to Cool: The 1940s and 1950s
Dozens of musicians played excellent bebop during the 1940s. Here are some
of the other artists who energized the music during its formative years.
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