Genre: Vocalese
Vocalese is the art of writing lyrics to fit recorded instrumental solos, many of which end up being tongue twisters. Eddie Jefferson was the first important vocalese lyricist in the late '40s -- although a 1929 record (released for the first time in 1996) finds Bee Palmer singing words set to Bix Beiderbecke's solo on "Singing the Blues," Jefferson's words to Gene Ammons' "Red Top," and Charlie Parker's "Parker's Mood. (read more)
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