Cleo Laine
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Biography
[Edit]With a multi-octave voice similar to Betty Carter's, incredible scatting ability, and ease of transition from a throaty whisper to high-pitched trills, Cleo Laine was born in 1927 in the Southall section of London, the daughter of a Jamaican father and English mother. Her parents sent her to vocal and dance lessons as a teenager, but she was 25 when she first sang professionally, after a successful audition with the big band led by Johnny Dankworth. Both Laine and the band recorded for Esquire, MGM and Pye during the late '50s, and by 1958, she was married to Dankworth.
With Dankworth by her side, Laine began her solo career in earnest with a 1964 album of Shakespeare lyrics set to Dankworth's arrangements, Shakespeare: And All That Jazz. Laine also gained renown for the first of three concert albums recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall, 1973's Cleo Laine Live! At Carnegie Hall. She also recorded two follow-ups (Return to Carnegie and The 10th Anniversary Concert) the latter of which in 1983 won her the first Grammy award by a Briton. She has proved a rugged stage actress as well, winning a Theater World award for her role in the Broadway musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, (in addition to Tony and Drama Desk nominations as well). In 1976 she recorded a jazz version of Porgy and Bess with Ray Charles, and also recorded duets with James Galway and guitarist John Williams. Laine and Dankworth continued to tour into the 1990s, and she received perhaps her greatest honor when she became the first jazz artist to receive the highest title available in the performing arts: Dame Commander.
Title: Jazz Matters - Featuring the Blues Ain't & World Jazz
Artist: John Dankworth, Cleo Laine
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smilin' Through
Artist: Cleo Laine, Dudley Moore
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bop
Title: Cleo At Carnegie: The 10th Anniversary Concert
Artist: Cleo Laine
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Classical
Title: Sometimes When We Touch
Artist: James Galway, Cleo Laine
Genre: New Age, Gospel, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, World Music, Pop, Classical, Bop
Title: In Retrospect
Artist: Cleo Laine
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Ska, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic, Bop
Title: Cindy-Ella (Original Cast Recording) [feat. George Browne]
Artist: Cleo Laine, Elisabeth Welch
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Let the Music Take You
Artist: Cleo Laine, John Williams
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bop
Title: Cleo Laine Sings British
Artist: John Dankworth, Cleo Laine
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Bop
Collections
Title: The Greatest Hits from the Musicals
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The 100 Best Songs Vintage Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Favorites of the 1950's
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº1 / 100 Hits Vintage N?1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Songs for Vintage Ambient
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Songs for Romantic Dinner
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt. 3, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Female Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Girl Singers - The Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Joe Meek Recordings
Genre: Rock
Title: Rare Female Vocal Cuts
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 30
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Vocalists of the Big Band Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: L.A. Noire - Jazz Inspired By The Video Game
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vintage Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 22
Genre: Pop
Title: The Women of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gold - Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Send In the Clowns: The Ballads of Stephen Sondheim
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Gershwin
Genre:
Title: Bossa Nova: Gems
Genre: World Music, Latin, Bossanova
Title: I'm In The Mood For Love: American Classics
Genre:
Title: Kitchen Sink Soundtracks
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 50 Great British Jazz Tracks, Pt. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz & Swing Hits of 1961, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hits Collection - the Year That Was 1956, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: Two 4 Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 56 Greatest Jazz & Swing Hits Of 1961
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz & Swing Hits of 1961, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: In the Mood: The Romance of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Bassment Jazz Bop, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bassment Jazz Bop, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Great British Jazz Tracks, Pt. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Valmouth - Original London Cast
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Valmouth (Original 1958 London Cast)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz & Blues Divas
Title: All the Winners
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cool Jazz Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Relax With Me
Title: Best Christmas 100 (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: Emotions Smooth Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Nu Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: A Beginners Guide To: Smooth Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Rock Ballads (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Teen Scene: Gems From The Fontana Vaults (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Teen Scene: Gems From The Fontana Vaults (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: He's So Fine: The Laurie Records Story 1962 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: First Love: The Piccadilly Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: First Love: The Piccadilly Records Story 1961-1962 (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Vintage Gold - Mellow Lounge
Title: True Mellow (CD1)
Title: 100 Jazz Classics & Greatest Jazz Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Legends - Divas CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Leonard Bernstein - Theatre Works on Deutsche Grammophon
Artist: Leonard Bernstein
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Leonard Bernstein: Highlights
Artist: Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
Genre:
Title: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Artist: James Galway
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music, Celtic, Smooth Jazz
Title: Send In The Clowns: The Ballads of Stephen Sondheim
Artist: Various
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: James Galway: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Artist: James Galway
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music, Classical, Celtic, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Leonard Bernstein Collection (Volume 1 - Part 2) (CD3)
Artist: Leonard Bernstein
Genre: Classical, Contemporary Folk
Title: Happy Valentine's Day - I Love You (CD2)
Artist: Happy Valentine's Day
Title: I’ll Walk Beside You / I'll Walk Beside You
Artist: Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Southern Cross Soloists
Genre: Classical
Title: The Best Of The Concord Years
Artist: Mel Tormé / Mel Torme
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical, Bop
Title: Great American Songwriters Vol. 5
Artist: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
