Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Background = group_or_band
Origin = New York City, New York, USA
Genre = Jazz, Vocalese
Years_active = 1957-1962
Label = Paramount, Roulette, Columbia
Associated_acts = Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan
Past_members = Dave Lambert
Jon Hendricks
Annie Ross

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross was a vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross.

History

The group formed in 1957, and recorded their first album "Sing a Song of Basie" for Paramount Records. The album featured versions of Count Basie standards, and was successful enough that the Count Basie Orchestra itself collaborated with them on 1959's "Sing Along With Basie". "Sing A Song of Basie" was awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.

In 1959, the trio landed a contract with Columbia Records, for whom they recorded three LPs. Their song "Twisted," featuring Ross's lyrics set to a Wardell Gray melody, was featured in Woody Allen's 1997 film "Deconstructing Harry", and has been covered by Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler, among others. Their "High Flying" won a Grammy for Best Performance By A Vocal Group in 1962. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were voted Best Vocal Group in the "Down Beat" Readers Poll from 1959 to 1963.

Annie Ross left the group in 1962, replaced by vocalist Yolande Bavan. The renamed Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan made three live albums before disbanding in 1964. Any hopes of a reunion of the original trio ended with Lambert's 1966 death in a car accident.

Discography

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross albums

*"Sing a Song of Basie" (1957)
*"Sing Along With Basie" (1958)
*"The Swingers!" (1958)
*"Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!" (aka "The Hottest New Group In Jazz") (1960)
*"Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing Ellington" (1960)
*"The Real Ambassadors" (1962)
*"High Flying with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross" (aka "The Way-Out Voices of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross") (1962)

Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan albums

*"Live At Basin Street East" (1963) (live)
*"At Newport '63" (1963) (live)
*"Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate" (aka "Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan at the Village Gate") (1964) (live)

External links

*"Down Beat" polls: [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=765 1959] , [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=766 1960] , [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=769 1961] , [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=770 1962] , [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=771 1963]

* [http://www.myspace.com/lamberthendricksross Unofficial Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Myspace Page ]