Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1965
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Jeff Soto/Potato Stamp Dreams
- Police undercover : the true story of the biker, the mafia & the mountie
- In the Land of Retinal Delights
- Travel Unscripted
- Beginning Android 4
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-03-04
- Active to
- 2015-10-22
Discography
- Mark Murphy's Hip Parade1960
- Playing The Field1960
- Rah1961
- That's How I Love the Blues!1963
- A Swingin’, Singin’ Affair1964
- Midnight Mood1968
- Bridging A Gap1973
- Mark II1974
- Rhyme and Reason1975
- Sings1975
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 79,076
- Total plays
- 444,035
Tags
Mark Howe Murphy (March 14, 1932 – October 22, 2015) was an American jazz singer based in New York. He was known for his use of vocalese and vocal improvisations with both melody and lyrics. He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 Down Beat magazine readers jazz poll for Best Male Vocalist of the Year and also the recipient of six Grammy award nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Performance. He wrote original lyrics to the jazz tunes "Stolen Moments" and "Red Clay". <a href="https://w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Murphy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Syracuse
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Syracuse University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Verve Records
- Image
- Mark Murphy (1975).jpg
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- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1932-03-14
- date of death
- 2015-10-22
- Commons category
- Mark Murphy (vocalist)
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/arts/music/mark-murphy-an-unconventional-jazz-vocalist-dies-at-83.html
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
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Article · Italiano
Mark Murphy (Syracuse, 14 marzo 1932 – Englewood, 22 ottobre 2015) è stato un cantante statunitense di jazz, conosciuto per l'uso del vocalese, stile canoro in cui le parole sono adattate alle melodie ed eseguite in sinfonia o in maniera improvvisata. Ha ricevuto sei Grammy Award per la miglior Vocal Jazz Performance, inoltre è stato riconosciuto dalla rivista Down Beat come Best Male Vocalist of the Year negli anni 1996, 1997, 2000 e 2001. I suoi brani di maggior successo sono Stolen Moments e Red Clay.
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