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Also known as John C. Hendricks

cantante y letrista de jazz

Person · Open Library

Born
1943
Works
20

Top works

  • Fluxus, etc. Addenda I
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  • Gerontology tomorrow
  • The need for theory
  • The evolution of the aging self

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1921-09-16
Active to
2017-11-22
americanjazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
30,248
Total plays
136,577

Tags

jazzjazz vocalfree soulvocal jazzBossa Nova

John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists (such as the big-band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie). Furthermore, he is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. <a href="https://www.last.f

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Carl
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
Manhattan
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
jazz
Instrument
voice
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
United States Army
Image
Jon Hendricks 0157.jpg
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Commons category
Jon Hendricks
date of birth
1921-09-16
name in native language
Jon Hendricks
date of death
2017-11-22
birth name
John Carl Hendricks
start of work period
1957-00-00
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
ethnic group
African Americans
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Article · Español

John Carl Hendricks (Newark (Ohio), 16 de septiembre de 1921-Manhattan (Nueva York), 22 de noviembre de 2017​) fue un cantante y letrista de música jazz. Fue uno de los creadores del género vocalese, que añade letras a canciones instrumentales existentes y reemplaza muchos instrumentos por vocalistas. Como parte del trío Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (junto con Dave Lambert y Annie Ross),​ grabó un gran número de canciones de Count Basie y Charlie Parker con el estilo vocalese. Carmen McRae fue una de las muchas cantantes apasionadas por su trabajo y creó álbumes basados en él. Era profesor de jazz en la Universidad de Toledo, Ohio.

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