Jackie Paris (September 20, 1926 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist.
He was born Carlo Jackie Paris in Nutley, New Jersey to his father Carlo, and mother Rose. He had a brother Gene. A vocalist, Paris toured with Charlie Parker. He also tap-danced from his youth and into his years in the US Army, entertaining his fellow soldiers. He is best known for his recordings of "Skylark" and "'Round Midnight" in the late 1940s-early fifties. Paris performed and/or recorded with Terry Gibbs, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce, Charles Mingus, and others. He won many jazz polls and awards, including those of Down Beat, Playboy, Swing Journal, and Metronome.
Jackie was born in Nutley, New Jersey to an Italian-American family. His uncle Chick had been a guitarist with Paul Whiteman's famous Orchestra.
Jackie was a very popular child entertainer in vaudeville, a pint-sized song and dance man, who shared the stage with — and was encouraged by — such legendary black headliners as Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and The Mills Brothers.
The first song Jackie ever recorded was "Skylark", on one of two sessions made by his trio, for MGM Records in 1947. Composer Hoagy Carmichael once said of Jackie's rendition that "the kid sings the hell out of it."[citation needed]
In 1949, Jackie was the first white vocalist to tour with the famous Lionel Hampton Orchestra. He remembered an occasion when he actually did 78 consecutive one-nighters with the band. When he finally got off the road, he received an offer to join Duke Ellington's Orchestra, but at that time was too exhausted to take it. For years after, Ellington's son Mercer would tell him, "You're the only guy that ever turned down my old man."[citation needed]
Jackie was the first singer to record Thelonious Monk's future jazz anthem "Round Midnight", which was produced by the famous critic Leonard Feather and featured a young Dick Hyman on piano.
Jackie was the only vocalist to ever tour as a regular member of the Charlie Parker Quintet. Unfortunately, no recordings exist of the Parker-Paris combination (although the "Round Midnight" session mentioned above features Parker's bassist and drummer, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes), but there is a classic photograph of the two working together.
In 1953, Jackie was named Best New Male Vocalist of the Year in the first ever Down Beat Critics Poll. The winning female vocalist was Ella Fitzgerald, who repeatedly named Jackie as one of her favorites.
Charlie Mingus named Jackie as his favorite singer, and used him on several recording sessions over a period of many decades, including 1952's "Paris In Blue" (written expressly for Jackie) and the Mingus classic "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love," on the album Changes Two in 1974. Paris also worked extensively with the famous bassist-composer-bandleader in clubs.
Likewise, Jackie was the only singer ever endorsed by the legendary comic and 20th Century iconoclast Lenny Bruce. Bruce not only split the bill with Jackie on many occasions, he shouted Jackie's praises to all who would listen, saying "I dig his talent. The audience loves him and he gets laughs. He is toooo muccchhh!".
Other major musicians with whom Jackie recorded include Hank Jones, Charlie Shavers, Joe Wilder, Wynton Kelly, Eddie Costa, Coleman Hawkins, Bobby Scott, Max Roach, Lee Konitz, Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce, Ralph Burns, Tony Scott, Neal Hefti, Terry Gibbs, Johnny Mandel, Oscar Pettiford, and many others.
Some of his best-known albums include Songs By Jackie Paris (EmArcy), Jackie Paris Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (Time), The Song Is Paris (Impulse!), and many others.
Jackie recorded consistently through the years, from the 1940s up to and beyond the millennium.
In 2001, Jackie played to a standing room crowd — and to a standing ovation — at New York's Birdland, in Times Square. He was virtually the only performer to have appeared at every incarnation of the famed jazz night spot, from the legendary Birdland of the '50s up to the present.
Jackie Paris (20 septiembre 1926 hasta 17 junio 2004) fue un cantante estadounidense de jazz y el guitarrista.Nació Carlo Jackie París en Nutley, Nueva Jersey a su padre Carlo, y Rose madre. Tenía un hermano de Gene. Un vocalista, París estuvo de gira con Charlie Parker. También bailó tap-desde su juventud y en sus años en el Ejército de los EE.UU., entretenido a sus compañeros soldados. Él es mejor conocido por sus grabaciones de "Skylark" y "'Round Midnight" en la década de 1940 y principios de los sesenta años. París realizado y / o grabado con Terry Gibbs, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Gryce Gigi, Charles Mingus, entre otros. Ganó muchas encuestas de jazz y premios, entre ellos los de Down Beat, Playboy, Swing Journal, y el metrónomo.Jackie nació en Nutley, Nueva Jersey en una familia italo-americana. Su polluelo tío había sido un guitarrista de la famosa orquesta de Paul Whiteman.
Del mismo modo, Jackie era el único cantante vez aprobado por el legendario cómic y 20th Century iconoclasta Lenny Bruce.Bruce no sólo dividir la cuenta con Jackie en muchas ocasiones, gritó alabanzas de Jackie a todos los que escuchan, diciendo: "Me gustan su talento. El público lo ama y él se ríe. Es muccchhh toooo!" [Cita requerida]Otros grandes músicos con los que Jackie registradas incluyen Hank Jones, Charlie Shavers, Joe Wilder, Wynton Kelly, Costa Eddie, Coleman Hawkins, Scott Bobby, Max Roach, Lee Konitz, Donald Byrd, Gryce Gigi, Burns Ralph, Tony Scott, Hefti Neal,Terry Gibbs, Johnny Mandel, Oscar Pettiford, y muchos otros.Algunos de sus trabajos más conocidos álbumes incluyen canciones Jackie Paris (EmArcy), Jackie París canta las letras de Ira Gershwin (Tiempo), la canción de París (Impulse!), y muchos otros.Jackie registraron de manera constante a través de los años, a partir de la década de 1940 hasta más allá del milenio.En 2001, Jackie jugó ante una multitud de pie - y una ovación de pie - en el Birdland de Nueva York, en Times Square. Él era prácticamente el único artista que ha aparecido en cada encarnación de la mancha de jazz famoso de la noche, desde el legendario Birdland de los años 50 hasta la actualidad.
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