All That Jazz "Vocalese" 4/16/2008

Vocalese (also simply known as "singing") is a style or genre of jazz singing wherein lyrics are written for melodies that were originally part of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation. Whereas scat singing uses improvised nonsense syllables (bap ba doo dweeba da habba da bop da dop) in solos, vocalese uses lyrics, either improvised or set to pre-existing instrumental solos. Featuring Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross, Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure, Bob Dorough, Les Double Six, Manhattan Transfer, Slim Gaillard, Babs Gonzales, Kurt Elling and more!

Jon Hendricks with the Dave Lambert Singers	Cloudburst	Sing a Song of Basie	Verve
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross	Cottontail	Sing Along with Basie	Roulette
Eddie Jefferson	Body and Soul	Letter from Home	Riverside
The Manhattan Transfer	Birdland	The Best Of	Atlantic
Leo Watson	I've a Strange New Rhythm to My Heart	The Original Scat Man	Indigo
Slim Gaillard	The Flat Foot Floogee	Introduction	Best of Jazz
Babs Gonzales	Oop-Pop-A-Da	Weird Lullaby	Blue Note
King Pleasure	Moody's Mood For Love	Golden Days	Original Jazz Classics
Bob Dorough	Yardbird Suite	Devil May Care	Bethlemen Archives/Avenue Jazz
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross	Everyday	Sings a Song of Basie	Verve
Les Double Six	Doodlin'	Les Double Six	RCA
Eddie Jefferson	Take the "A" Train	Letter from Home	Riverside
Annie Ross	I Feel Pretty	Sings a Song with Mulligan	EMI
King Pleasure	Parker's Mood	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings	Original Jazz Classics
Les Double Six	Naima	Les Double Six	RCA
Bob Dorough	I've Got Just About Everything I Need	Just About Everything	Evidence
Eddie Jefferson	Freedom Jazz Dance	Things Are Getting Better	Muse
The Manhattan Transfer	Body and Soul	The Best Of	Atlantic
New Moon Swing Band	Doodlin'	Sunny Side of the Street	Redbud Records
Bobby McFerrin	Another Night in Tunisia	Spontaneous Inventions	Blue Note
Kurt Elling	Those Clouds are Heavy, Dig?	Close Your Eyes	Blue Note
Les Double Six	A Night in Tunisia	Les Double Six	RCA
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross	One O'Clock Jump	Sing a Song of Basie	Verve
Bob Dorough	Old Devil Moon	Devil May Care	Bethlemen Archives/Avenue Jazz
King Pleasure	Jumpin' with Symphony Sid	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings	Original Jazz Classics
The Manhattan Transfer	Trickle Trickle	The Best Of	Atlantic