Honi Gordon Sings

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Honi Gordon Sings
Studio album by Honi Gordon
RecordedMarch 23, 1962
Genre Jazz
Label Prestige
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Honi Gordon Sings is the only album recorded as a leader by jazz vocalist Honi Gordon.

Honi Gordon was a jazz vocalist.

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Background

Honi Gordon sang as a member of the Gordons (with her father and two brothers) in the early 1950s. [2] Her first recordings, in 1953, were with them. [3]

Recording and music

Honi Gordon Sings was recorded on March 23, 1962. [3] The other musicians on the recording are Makanda Ken McIntyre (alto sax, flute), Wally Richardson (guitar), Jaki Byard (piano), George Duvivier (bass), and Ed Shaughnessy (drums). [3]

Makanda Ken McIntyre was an American jazz musician and composer.

Jaki Byard American musician

John Arthur "Jaki" Byard was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz.

George Duvivier American musician

George Duvivier was an American jazz double-bassist.

Releases

The album was originally released on LP by Prestige Records. [3] It was re-released on CD in 1992. [3]

Prestige Records American jazz record label

Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under subsidiaries. In 1971, the company was sold to Fantasy, which was later absorbed by Concord.

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer commented that the album presented "bop-based jazz singing at its best." [1] Gordon's version of "Strollin'" was described as "definitive". [1]

AllMusic Online music database

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Track listing

  1. "Strollin'"
  2. "Ill Wind"
  3. "My Kokomo"
  4. "Why Try to Change Me Now?"
  5. "Cupid"
  6. "Walkin' (Out the Door)"
  7. "Why"
  8. "Love Affair"
  9. "Lament of the Lonely"

Personnel

Edwin Thomas Shaughnessy was a swing music and jazz drummer best known for his long association with Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott "Honi Gordon – Honi Gordon Sings". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. Henderson, Alex "Honi Gordon". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Fitzgerald, Michael (September 24, 2011) "Honi Gordon Issue Index". jazzdiscography.com.