Mabel Mercer
Respected and honored by her peers, cabaret singer Mabel Mercer was one of the strongest song interpreters in traditional pop, a large influence on singers including Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, as well as a ready rediscoverer of once-forgotten nuggets like "Fly Me to the Moon." Born in Staffordshire, England, Mercer was the child of American jazz singer Warren Mercer, Sr. (who died before Mabel's birth), and British music hall actress Gertrude Doak. Though she was classically trained in voice, her professional debut came as a dancer, while she was still in her teens. Mercer was back to vocals by the '20s, and during the decade she appeared in clubs throughout Europe as well as the Middle East. By the end of the Roaring '20s, she had settled in Paris and gained fame on the city's cabaret scene, populated and made famous by American expatriates, from Cole Porter to Ernest Hemingway.
Mercer made her New York debut in 1938 and soon began a club residency that eventually lasted 20 years. Her notable influence on Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, and Nat King Cole gained her additional fans; after signing to Atlantic in the early '50s, Mercer recorded several LPs during the decade. During the '60s, she recorded two live LPs with Bobby Short. The following decade saw her appearing at Carnegie Hall and on her own British television special. Despite a brief retirement, she returned in the early '80s and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Diskografie
20 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Mabel Mercer Sings Cole Porter
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 01.01.1955
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The Art Of Mabel Mercer
Pop - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 21.05.1952
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Echoes of My Life
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Audiophile am 24.12.2014
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100+ Vocal Classics
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Classic Music International am 09.11.2010
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Merely Marvelous With The Jimmy Lyon Trio
Pop - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 12.02.2007
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Once In A Blue Moon
Pop - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 01.01.1958
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Mercer & Short: Second Town Hall (Live at Town Hall)
Pop - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 12.02.2007
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Midnight at Mabel Mercer's
Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 04.02.2020
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Mabel Mercer: Previously Unreleased Live Performances
Jazz - Erschienen bei Harbinger Records am 30.04.2002
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Midnight At Mabel Mercer's
Pop - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 01.01.1956
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Mabel Mercer Sings Cole Porter
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Once In A Blue Moon
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.1958
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Remember
Internationaler Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 21.05.2015
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Midnight At Mabel Mercer's
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.1956
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Mabel Mercer - Music History
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 28.06.2021
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Mabel Mercer (Vintage Charm)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Don't stop the music am 27.01.2023
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The Art Of Mabel Mercer
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei PnR am 01.01.2000
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Sings Cole Porter
Jazz - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 18.02.2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo