January 26 - Alice Babs (The Musical Birthday Series)

Alice Babs (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014) was a Swedish singer an actress, known especially for her jazz performances.

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“A long and productive period of collaboration with Duke Ellington began in 1963. Among other works, Babs participated in performances of Ellington's second and third Sacred Concerts which he had written originally for her. Her voice had a range of more than three octaves; Ellington said that when she was not available to sing the parts that he had written for her, he had to use three different singers.”  -- Wikipedia

Alice Babs sang vocal themes

With greatest ease in both extremes

   -- Her range, indeed,  extensive.

When Ms. Babs was absent she

Had to be replaced by three,

    -- A change, indeed, expensive.



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