Dedicated to Lee Wiley
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Dedicated to Lee Wiley is Stephanie Nakasian
's eighth album as leader. It was released in 2009. The album consists of Nakasian's tribute to songs recorded by jazz vocalist Lee Wiley
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Stephanie Nakasian
Stephanie Nakasian is an American jazz vocalist and voice teacher.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., Stephanie grew up in Bronxville, NY. She studied classical piano, violin, sang in choirs, and studied voice. She majored in economics at Northwestern University, where she received her BA and...
's eighth album as leader. It was released in 2009. The album consists of Nakasian's tribute to songs recorded by jazz vocalist Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. While still in her early teens, she left home to pursue a singing career with the Leo Reisman band. Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horseback riding...
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Track listing
- Sweet & Lowdown
- Stars Fell on Alabama
- Oh, Look At Me Now
- A Woman's Intuition
- Down With Love
- East of the Sun
- Don't Blame Me
- Sugar
- Ghost of a Chance
- Manhattan
- A Hundred Years From Today
- Down With Love
- I've Got the World On A String
- Stormy Weather
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- My Shining Hour
- I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues
Personnel
- Stephanie Nakasian - vocals
- Hod O'Brien - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
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- trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Harry AllenHarry Allen (musician)Harry Allen is an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Washington, D.C.. Early on he was recognized in high school as an exceptional talent being able to uncannily play tunes such as Body and Soul in the style of legendary tenor players Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips, or Sam Donahue...
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- Michael MooreMichael Moore (bassist)Michael Moore is an American jazz bassist.Moore started on bass at age 15, at Withrow High School in Cincinnati, where he performed in various ensembles as well as the Presentation Orchestra in George G. "Smittie" Smith's famed The Withrow Minstrels. He played with his father in nightclubs in...
- bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - James ChirilloJames ChirilloJames Louis Chirillo is an American jazz guitarist, jazz banjoist, composer, arranger, and band leader...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Jackie Williams - drums