JACKIE AND ROY: A WILDER ALIAS

JACKIE AND ROY
Jackie and Roy, o melhor dueto vocal da história do jazz, é velho amigo do blog e dispensa apresentação.
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JACKIE AND ROY
The duo of Jackie & Roy became one of the most enduring combinations in jazz, beginning in the late '40s when the team began interacting as fellow members of intriguing saxophonist Charlie Ventura's band. The two continued working together, off and on, until Kral's death from congestive heart failure at the age of 80 in 2002. The following year Cain was still going strong, performing at an 85th birthday event for jazz pianist Marian McPartland that also featured greenhorn hitmaker Norah Jones. The appeal of Jackie & Roy was about voices, but more accurately about voicings. The two vocalists, who became husband and wife in 1949, sang like twin songbirds but with ranges an octave apart. This blend would be effective in any singing style, but was uniquely suited to the style of jazz vocalese. Along with goofy singer Eddie Jefferson, Jackie & Roy were innovators in a type of jazz singing that is distinct from scat singing. While the latter uses nonsense syllables or sheer vocal sounds, jazz vocalese involves writing an actual text of lyrics that can be sung in what hopefully is an exact approximation of a famous jazz instrumental solo. A sense of humor helps a great deal in the creation of enjoyable performances in this style; Cain helped come up with some of the duo's funniest material, such as the pleasantly scented "You Smell Good," a direct contrast to Eddie Jefferson's lyrics to "Filthy McNasty." In the '60s, Cain and hubbie got around to recording material by Paul Simon and Donovan as well as a commercial for Plymouth. By 1990 Cain had appeared on more than 50 recordings. In addition to her singing she has also studied both flute and cello.
(By Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide - edited by CB)
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ALBUM REVIEW
These five songs penned by Roy Kral were recorded under supervision of Don Sebesky in 1973, with a small instrumental group featuring Joe Farrell, Hubert Laws, Harvie Swartz and Steve Gadd.
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MINHA OPINIÃO - o repertório deste álbum compreende 5 composições inéditas de Roy Kral. São temas jazzísticos que favorecem a performance da dupla e do excelente combo que os acompanha, sob a supervisão de Don Sebesky. É puro "electric jazz", direto, na veia - sob a inegável influência de Chick Corea.
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JACKIE AND ROY: A WILDER ALIAS

PERSONNEL:
Jackie Cain (vocal)
Roy Kral (eletric piano,vocal, arrangements)
Joe Farrell (tenor ans soprano)
Hubert Laws (flute)
Harvie Swartz (bass)
Steve Gadd (drums)
Roy Pennington -(vibes)
Don Sebesky (supervision).

TRACKS/FAIXAS:
a. A Wilder Alias
b. Waltz For Dana
c. The Way We Are
d. Good And Rich
e. Niki's Song