Jeanne Lee (January 29, 1939 - October 25, 2000) was a jazz singer. Born in New York, New York, she was one of the foremost exponents of free jazz in the vocal application. Her singing style included moods that were sensual, somber, and sensitive. She sang in styles that included standard lyrics as well as free-form scat singing. Writers have described her style as being influenced by Peruvian singer, Yma Sumac. [1]. Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scat singing is vocalizing either wordlessly or with nonsense words and syllables (e. ... Yma Sumac on the cover of her collection The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection Yma Sumac (born September 10, 1922?), also spelled Ymma Sumak, is a noted vocalist of Peruvian origin. ...

Her career started soon after her dance studies at Bard College, (BA, 1961). That year, she recorded The Newest Sound around with fellow Bard student, Ran Blake. [2] For other meanings of the word Bard, see Bard (disambiguation). ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Ran Blake (April 20, 1935 - ). Eccentric pianist and faculty member at the New England Conservatory of Music, Ran Blake has spearheaded the Third Stream movement which effectively infuses all musical genres into one. ...

Particularly during the 1960s and 1970s, she recorded her distinctively independent and creative style either as a lead artist or a sidewoman for major performers of the jazz avant garde on independent labels in America and Europe. These labels included Birth, BYG Actuel, JCOA, ECM, Black Saint/Soul Note and Horo. Beginning in 1967, she started touring and recording with Gunter Hampel of Germany, who performed on vibraphone, bass clarinet, flute, soprano saxophone. They went on to marry and raise a daughter. [3] Aside from Hampel, she also appeared on recordings and live performances of Marion Brown, Anthony Braxton, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Enrico Rava, Andrew Cyrille and John Cage. She had a major role in Carla Bley's magnus opus, Escalator over the Hill (1971). [4]. BYG Actuel was a French record label specialising in free jazz. ... ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is a record label founded in Munich, Germany in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. ... Black Saint/Soul Note is a pair of Italian jazz record labels. ... Marion Brown (born 8 September 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a jazz alto-saxophonist and ethnomusicologist. ... Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American composer, multi-reedist and pianist. ... Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7, 1936 - December 5, 1977) was a blind American jazz multi-instrumentalist. ... Enrico Rava on the cover of one of his CDs. ... Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is a jazz drummer. ... For Mortal Kombat character, see Johnny Cage. ... Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. ... Escalator Over The Hill (or EOTH) is mostly referred to as a jazz opera, but it was released as a chronotransduction with words by Paul Haines, adaptation and music by Carla Bley, production and coordination by Michael Mantler, performed by the Jazz Composers Orchestra (JCOA). ...

She passed away from cancer in 2000 in Tijuana, Mexico. [5] [6] Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Geography Tijuana is a city in northwestern Mexico. ...

Partial discography

• discography of Jeanne Lee recordings
• The Newest Sound Around, with Ran Blake, RCA Victor LSP 2500, December 7, 1961, released, 1962 [7]; reissued, 2000, 2004
• Marion Brown, Afternoon of a Georgia Faun, (ECM), 1970 (with Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Bennie Maupin, Jeanne Lee and Andrew Cyrille); out of print
• Carla Bley, Escalator over the Hill, (JCOA/ECM), 1971; out of print
• Conspiracy, (Earthforms), 1974 (with Gunter Hampel, Sam Rivers and others); out of print

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External links

• allmusic.com biography
• informal biography of Lee, with a photo
• obituary, with a photo

See also

• free jazz