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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by colomon on Thursday January 26, 2023 @06:26PM (#34540323)
"Sing Joy Spring", lyrics by Jon Hendricks. Jon wrote lyrics to dozens (hundreds?) of jazz solos. Was one hell of a singer, too -- check him out singing John Coltrane's solo on "Freddie Freeloader" [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSsT7pcVVpw (third solo is Jon)

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Re:Weimar Jazz Database (WJazzD) – The Jazzomat Research Pro... by yesenadam on Thursday January 26, 2023 @06:47PM (#34540519)
Ohh that's awesome, thank you! McFerrin and Jarreau and the Basie band sound so good.
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