Jon Hendricks & The Manhattan Transfer

Vocalese master Jon Hendricks sings Airegin with The Manhattan Transfer at Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival (July 19th 1991)

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• jon
• hendricks
• manhattan
• transfer
• vocalese
• airegin
• festival
• jazz
• vocal
• janis
• siegel
• cheryl
• bentyne
• alan
• paul
• tim
• hauser

[mrnnhnz]

Cool. It'd be quite something to go to that concert. Jon's vocalese is v. impressive, though I have to say I think I liked it slightly better on the vocalese cassette I had when he kinda put the words in there too. Still awesome though.

[balhisay]

Yes, the vocalese lyrics of Hendricks solo are awesome. But scat is good to :)

[maz2aru]

Gained a new respect for MT after learning the lyrics of this joint (they come w/the VOCALESE album). Hendricks may have forgotten his lyrics here, because the original verse is so deep, i doubt he would forego it just for entertainment.

[balhisay]

Hi maz2aru, a lot of years since Jon recorded this tune with the Transfers. Anyway, when he sang this original with Dave Lambert & Annie Ross in early sixties, he and Dave sang scat on their parts.

[jimgriff]

Jon is a national treasure.

[TheOtherDeej]

Jon Hendricks can fit more words into a song than anyone on earth

[balhisay]

@ohd00bley oh my God!!! Do you have any picture from that event? I asked some time ago to a very famous jazz critic who was there too, but he told he's a writer not a photgrapher :S

[ohd00bley]

@balhisay Indeed! I had the pleasure of seeing Jon, Janis, Dianne Reeves and Bobby McFerrin sing as a quartet years ago in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall. Tim Hauser joined later. Great singing all around.

[cgmadridaz]

I had the pleasure of taking his class at University of Toledo about a decade ago. I also had the unusual pleasure of driving him to the bookstore near Monroe. He is not just an artist, but also a hell of a great guy. Thanks Jon! I'll never forget.

[TheBlackProject08]

That one person who disliked this is either a complete moron or a troll

[jeamphe]

I attended the very first concert of the Vocalese tour in 1984. That was in Montreal. The whole show was AWESOME and ranks in my top 5 shows in life.

[eaprendizaje]

@hippyblood4 yeah! you are right, and what about The Ritz or New York Voices?

[hippyblood4]

let's not 4get "Rare Silk", and the great Eddie Jefferson.

[MyNicole67]

So cool! I had the pleasure to welcome Jon & his wife and daughters (michelle & ..?)performing at the Jazz Club in Hong Kong back in 1990!! He is not just a very good vocalist but a wonderful person too!

[dmreeoogdaq]

Does anyone know if Jon Hendricks and Ella Fitzgerald ever performed together? Good Lord, can you imagine the scat goin' on?

[JayFongerMusic]

I am trying to find out what particular instrumental solo(s) the vocalese lyrics were written to, and I do not think that it sounds like they were written to Miles and Rollins solos on the original recording from 1954... am I wrong? Anyone know what is up here?