Herb Jeffries
Although not really a jazz singer, Herb Jeffries was the last surviving member of the 1940 Duke Ellington Orchestra and a fine interpreter of swing songs and ballads. He performed with Erskine Tate in the early '30s, Earl Hines (1931-1934), and Blanche Calloway before becoming the first Black cowboy actor in a series of '30s Westerns. He gained his greatest fame while with Ellington (1940-1942), having a big hit in "Flamingo." Jeffries, who recorded with Sidney Bechet in 1940, worked as a single artist after leaving Ellington in 1942, recording on an occasional basis and remaining active into the mid-'90s. He died, reportedly of heart failure, on May 25, 2014 in West Hills, California.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Cole Everybody Knows / The Best Year of My Life
Jazz - Released by Audiophile on Oct 2, 2015
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If I Were King... Herb Jeffries Sings Memories Of Nat King Cole (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 1, 2006
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Easy to Remember
Herb Jeffries, The Lou Levy Trio
Jazz - Released by Hindsight Records on Dec 20, 2012
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A Tribute To The Duke (Unreleased Recordings) [Remastered]
Laurindo Almeida, Herb Jeffries
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on Dec 20, 2011
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Say It Isn't So (2013 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on Jan 1, 1957
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The Singing Prophet (Remastered)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Essential Media Group on Dec 21, 2011
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100 Years of Music
Herb Jeffries, Laurindo Almeida
Jazz - Released by Ten12 Entertainment on Aug 5, 2016
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A Handful Of Herb - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Pop - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on May 9, 2011
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I Remember The Bing (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 1, 2006
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If I Were King / I Remember the Bing
Vocal Jazz - Released by Audiophile on Jan 4, 2015
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The Very Best Of
Country - Released by Brownbeats Records on Jan 1, 2011
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I Apologize
Blues - Released by Dance Plant Records Inc on Feb 19, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo