John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists, such as the big-band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called ... Read more
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Wo Yao Ni De Ai (I Want Your Love - I Want You to Be My Baby) | Crazy Rich Asians | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
I Want You to Be My Baby | Men of Honour | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Yeh Yeh | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
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Bye Bye Blackbird | People I Know | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Moanin' | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Blue | Short Cuts | (1961) composed | Buy on Amazon | |
I Want You To Be My Baby | Humboldt County | Composer | Buy on Amazon |