Sings A Song With Mulligan!

Born in England, Annie Ross (1930-2020) was one of the early practitioners of a singing style known as vocalese, which involves the setting of original lyrics to an instrumental jazz solo. Ross is best remembered for her participation in a vocal trio with Dave Lambert and Jon Hendricks (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross).

Recorded in 1957-58, Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan presents her backed by a wonderful quartet including jazz stars Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, and Chet Baker. "Always swinging, Miss Ross avoids obvious gimmicks and inappropriate bopping, in spite of a working range and flexibility that would make such lapses tempting to a less mature singer. Her vocal command and obvious delight with good song material give to these performances the kind of easy-going authority that characterized Frank Sinatra's singing."- ***** Richard B. Hadlock, DownBeat