Shirley Horn Archives

Jazz at 100 Hour 57: Jazz Singers in the 1960s (1961 – 1969)

Apr 20th, 2018 | By Russell Perry

Tags: Barry Harris, Betty Carter, Cannonball Adderley, Carmen McRae, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eddie Jefferson, James Moody, John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman, Jon Hendricks, Nancy Wilson, Nat Adderley, Sheila Jordan, Shirley Horn, Steve Swallow, Thelonious Monk

Betty Carter The 1960s featured many recordings by highly musical singers in the company of great jazz instrumentalists. In this hour of Jazz at 100, we will survey the 1960’s recordings of jazz singers Betty Carter, Eddie Jefferson, Sheila Jordan, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae, Jon Hendricks and Johnny Hartman. Betty Carter. “What draws […]

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