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John Carl Hendricks, known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is 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. He is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz", while Time dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive". Al Jarreau called him "pound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet—maybe that's ever been".
Top Tracks
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The Most Beautiful Thing (Coisa Mais Linda)
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator Of The Bossa Nova
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Freddie Freeloader
Freddie Freeloader
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No More Blues (Crega De Sauade)
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator Of The Bossa Nova
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No More Blues
Antonio Carlos Jobim And Friends
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The Duck (O Pato)
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator Of The Bossa Nova
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A Good Git-Together (2006 Digital Remaster)
A Good Git-Together
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Another Night In Tunisia
Vocalese
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Music In The Air (2006 Digital Remaster)
A Good Git-Together
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Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator Of The Bossa Nova
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Babe's Blues
The Swingers!
