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Jon Hendricks (born September 16, 1921) is 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. For his work as a lyricist, jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz" while Time dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive." Al Jarreau has called him "pound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet—maybe that's ever been".
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The Early Years: 1954-1959 [2019]
Song | Duration |
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Goin' to Chicago | 4:12 |
Bossa Nova Wave [Warner] [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Corcovado (Quiet Night Quiet Stars) | 2:08 |
All That Jazz: Live At Princeton/Legends/New York Nights: Live At The Iridium/Songbook [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Cow-Cow Boogie | 5:34 |
The Collection [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:14 |
Reunion With Jon Hendricks [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Bye Bye Blackbird | 6:55 |
People I Know [Music from the Motion Picture] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Bye Bye Blackbird | 4:30 |
Tribute to Charlie Parker [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Everything Happens to Me |
The Definitive Joe Williams [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:12 |
Jazz Casual: Sing and Swing [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Shiny Stockings | 4:23 |
Birdmen and Birdsongs, Vol. 2: A Tribute To Charlie Parker [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Everything Happens to Me |
Triple Play: Live at the Blue Note [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get Me to the Church on Time | 4:16 |
Almost Like Being in Love | 3:59 |
Since I Fell for You | 4:52 |
The Jazz Singers 1919-1994 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:09 |
Antonio Carlos Jobim and Friends [1996]
Song | Duration |
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The Girl From Ipanema [Finale] | 7:54 |
The Best of Bobby McFerrin [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:12 |
Don't Worry, Be Happy [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:14 |
Don't Worry, Be Happy! [Disky] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:12 |
Young Lions & Old Tigers [1995]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 2:33 |
Boppin' at the Blue Note [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Get Me to the Church on Time | 4:16 |
Almost Like Being in Love | 3:59 |
Since I Fell for You | 4:52 |
Great American Songwriters [1994]
Song | Duration |
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I Concentrate on You |
Great American Songwriters [Laserlight] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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I Concentrate on You [From Broadway Melody] | 3:36 |
Crescent City Christmas Card [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Sleigh Ride | 4:29 |
Freddie Freeloader [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Stardust | 3:55 |
Sing Sing Sing | 3:52 |
Spontaneous Inventions [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:12 |
Cast Your Fate [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Lorraine | 5:21 |
Cloudburst [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Here's That Rainy Day | 6:43 |
Jon Hendricks Recorded in Person at the Trident [1963]
Song | Duration |
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I Wonder What's Become of Sally? | 4:38 |
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator of the Bossa Nova [1963]
Song | Duration |
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Quiet Nights (Corcovado) | 2:06 |
You and I (Voce E Eu) | 3:06 |
The Most Beautiful Thing (Coisa Mais Linda) | 3:06 |
5 Original Albums
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:14 |
Essential
Song | Duration |
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Another Night in Tunisia | 4:12 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Sing Sing Sing | 3:52 |
Stardust | 3:55 |
Rosa Morena | |
I Concentrate on You | |
Desafinado | 5:17 |
Wo Yao Ni De Ai | 2:19 |
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