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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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All That Jazz: Live At Princeton/Legends/New York Nights: Live At The Iridium/Songbook [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cow-Cow Boogie | 5:34 |
Birdmen and Birdsongs, Vol. 2: A Tribute To Charlie Parker [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everything Happens to Me |
Triple Play: Live at the Blue Note [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Get Me to the Church on Time | 4:16 |
| Almost Like Being in Love | 3:59 |
| Since I Fell for You | 4:52 |
Boppin' at the Blue Note [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 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 [Laserlight] [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Concentrate on You [From Broadway Melody] | 3:36 |
Jon Hendricks Recorded in Person at the Trident [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Wonder What's Become of Sally? | 4:38 |
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator of the Bossa Nova [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Quiet Nights (Corcovado) | 2:06 |
| You and I (Voce E Eu) | 3:06 |
| The Most Beautiful Thing (Coisa Mais Linda) | 3:06 |
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| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 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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