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This is a THREAD on vocalist #JonHendricks, who passed away at the age of 96 yesterday. Although a name not as recognizable as Ella or Torme, many folks age 40 or over may have long ago had a brush with one of his master works.
So...what was so revolutionary about #jonhendricks's contributions to Music ? There were already established 'scat' singers in Jazz at the time.
#johhendricks, RIP, was a Pioneer of Vocalese. Along with Eddie Jefferson, Jon was the first artist/arranger to actually write lyrics to instrumental parts of pop and jazz tunes of the day.
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