1918 - 1979
Eddie Jefferson American Jazz Musician
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Details
| First Name |
Eddie
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| Last Name |
Jefferson
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| Birthday |
3rd August, 1918
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| Birthplace |
Pittsburgh, PA
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| Died |
9th May, 1979
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| Place of Death |
Detroit, Michigan
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, songwriter, bandleader
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| Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz
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| Music Genre |
Vocal
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| Music Style |
Jazz, Bop, Vocalese, Vocal Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Jive, Lyricist
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| Music Mood |
Sophisticated, Stylish, Playful, Freewheeling, Wry, Carefree, Earnest, Literate, Exuberant, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Happy, Confident, Witty, Brash, Rousing, Passionate, Fun, Rambunctious, Energetic, Searching
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| Instrument |
Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals
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| Associated Acts |
Richie Cole
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Eddie Jefferson (August 3, 1918 – May 9, 1979) was an American jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese, a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo. Jefferson himself claims that his main influence was Leo Watson. Perhaps Jefferson's best-known song is "Moody's Mood for Love" which was recorded in 1952 by King Pleasure and catapulted the contrafact into wide popularity (King Pleasure even cites Jefferson as a personal influence). Jefferson's recordings of Charlie Parker's "Parker's Mood" and Horace Silver's "Filthy McNasty" were also hits.
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