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==Biography==
==Biography==
One of eleven children, Mary Stallings was born in San Francisco, California. She grew up in the neighborhood of [[Laurel Heights, San Francisco|Laurel Heights]], singing in the [[Traditional black gospel|black gospel]] choir of the [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church]]. By her teens, Stallings began singing in San Francisco night clubs such as the [[Hungry i]], [[The Purple Onion]], and El Matador. She performed with [[Ben Webster]], [[Cal Tjader]], [[Earl Hines]], [[Red Mitchell]], [[Teddy Edwards]], and the Montgomery brothers ([[Wes Montgomery|Wes]], [[Monk Montgomery|Monk]], and Buddy).<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/10/31/DD118617.DTL&hw=Mary+Stallings&sn=001&sc=1000 Bay Area jazz veteran Mary Stallings to headline S.F. festival]</ref>
One of eleven children, Mary Stallings was born in San Francisco, California. She grew up in the neighborhood of [[Laurel Heights, San Francisco|Laurel Heights]], singing in the [[Traditional black gospel|black gospel]] choir of the [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church]]. By her teens, Stallings began singing in San Francisco night clubs such as the [[Hungry i]], [[The Purple Onion]], and El Matador. She performed with [[Ben Webster]], [[Cal Tjader]], [[Earl Hines]], [[Red Mitchell]], [[Teddy Edwards]], and the Montgomery brothers ([[Wes Montgomery|Wes]], [[Monk Montgomery|Monk]], and Buddy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/bay-area-jazz-veteran-has-first-hit-singer-mary-2863029.php|title=Bay Area jazz veteran has first hit / Singer Mary Stallings to...|first=Philip|last=Elwood|date=October 31, 2001|website=Sfgate.com|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref>


Before graduating from high school, she joined R&B singer [[Louis Jordan|Louis Jordan's]] Tympani Five. In the early 1960s, she performed with [[Dizzy Gillespie]] at the [[Black Hawk (nightclub)|Black Hawk]] nightclub in San Francisco and with Gillespie at the 1965 [[Monterey Jazz Festival]].
Before graduating from high school, she joined R&B singer [[Louis Jordan|Louis Jordan's]] Tympani Five. In the early 1960s, she performed with [[Dizzy Gillespie]] at the [[Black Hawk (nightclub)|Black Hawk]] nightclub in San Francisco and with Gillespie at the 1965 [[Monterey Jazz Festival]].


She collaborated with vibraphonist Cal Tjader on the album ''Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings'' for [[Fantasy Records]]. Engagements in [[Tokyo]], [[Manila]] and [[Bangkok]] ensued, along with work up and down the West Coast. She spent a year in the late 1960s performing in Nevada with [[Billy Eckstine]] and toured South America with Gillespie's band in 1965 and 1966.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/01/29/PK247.DTL&hw=Mary+Stallings&sn=004&sc=298 San Francisco Chronicle (January 29, 1995)]</ref> From 1969–1972, she had a three-year residency as singer for the [[Count Basie Orchestra]]. In 1972, in semi-retirement, she gave birth to her only child, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[Adriana Evans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getmusic.com/peeps/adrianaevans/bio.html |title=Adriana Evans |accessdate=February 23, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010629040320/http://www.getmusic.com/peeps/adrianaevans/bio.html |archivedate=June 29, 2001 }}</ref>
She collaborated with vibraphonist Cal Tjader on the album ''Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings'' for [[Fantasy Records]]. Engagements in [[Tokyo]], [[Manila]] and [[Bangkok]] ensued, along with work up and down the West Coast. She spent a year in the late 1960s performing in Nevada with [[Billy Eckstine]] and toured South America with Gillespie's band in 1965 and 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/COMING-UP-DATEBOOK-S-HOT-PICKS-3047247.php|title=COMING UP / DATEBOOK'S HOT PICKS|first=DAVID|last=WIEGAND|date=January 29, 1995|website=Sfgate.com|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref> From 1969–1972, she had a three-year residency as singer for the [[Count Basie Orchestra]]. In 1972, in semi-retirement, she gave birth to her only child, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[Adriana Evans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getmusic.com/peeps/adrianaevans/bio.html |title=Adriana Evans |access-date=February 23, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010629040320/http://www.getmusic.com/peeps/adrianaevans/bio.html |archive-date=June 29, 2001 }}</ref>


Stallings returned to singing at the end of the 1980s and came to the attention of the national jazz audience with the 1994 release of ''I Waited for You'' for [[Concord Jazz]] with pianist [[Gene Harris]]'s quartet, featuring [[Ron Escheté]] (guitar), Luther Hughes (bass), and [[Paul Humphrey]] (drums).<ref>Musichound Jazz: ''The Essential Album Guide'', Schirmer Trade Books, page 1062, {{ISBN|0-8256-7253-8}}</ref> Her album ''Spectrum'' (1995) features pianist [[Gerald Wiggins]], Ron Escheté (guitar), [[Andy Simpkins]] (bass), and Paul Humphrey (drums). Trumpeter [[Sweets Edison|Harry "Sweets" Edison]] contributes to six tunes. In ''Manhattan Moods'' (1997), Stallings is backed by pianist [[Monty Alexander]], bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Clyd Lucas, while Hendrik Meurkens adds harmonica work on two tracks and plays vibes on "He Was Too Good to Me." [[Dick Oatts]] plays flute on "How High the Moon" and "He Was." Though often thought as a [[Dinah Washington]] disciple, Stallings's emulation of [[Billie Holiday]] shows up on "Ghost of a Chance" and "You Go to My Head."
Stallings returned to singing at the end of the 1980s and came to the attention of the national jazz audience with the 1994 release of ''I Waited for You'' for [[Concord Jazz]] with pianist [[Gene Harris]]'s quartet, featuring [[Ron Escheté]] (guitar), Luther Hughes (bass), and [[Paul Humphrey]] (drums).<ref>Musichound Jazz: ''The Essential Album Guide'', Schirmer Trade Books, page 1062, {{ISBN|0-8256-7253-8}}</ref> Her album ''Spectrum'' (1995) features pianist [[Gerald Wiggins]], Ron Escheté (guitar), [[Andy Simpkins]] (bass), and Paul Humphrey (drums). Trumpeter [[Sweets Edison|Harry "Sweets" Edison]] contributes to six tunes. In ''Manhattan Moods'' (1997), Stallings is backed by pianist [[Monty Alexander]], bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Clyd Lucas, while Hendrik Meurkens adds harmonica work on two tracks and plays vibes on "He Was Too Good to Me." [[Dick Oatts]] plays flute on "How High the Moon" and "He Was." Though often thought as a [[Dinah Washington]] disciple, Stallings's emulation of [[Billie Holiday]] shows up on "Ghost of a Chance" and "You Go to My Head."


''Remember Love'' (2005) was produced by [[Geri Allen]], who also plays piano and organ. The album peaked at No.&nbsp;23 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=328&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Jazz+Albums&ci=3060257&cdi=8393437&cid=08%2F27%2F2005 Billboard: ''Remember Love'']</ref>
''Remember Love'' (2005) was produced by [[Geri Allen]], who also plays piano and organ. The album peaked at No.&nbsp;23 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=328&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Jazz+Albums&ci=3060257&cdi=8393437&cid=08%2F27%2F2005|title=Billboard: ''Remember Love''|website=Billboard.com|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref>


Mary Stallings has played at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965, 1995, 2003 and 2013. The [[San Francisco Jazz Festival]] 2001, 2004, and 2006 was backed by the 15-piece Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra with pianist Geri Allen<ref>[http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2006/fall/artists/MaryStallings_2006.asp Mary Stallings with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra featuring Geri Allen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028102917/http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2006/fall/artists/MaryStallings_2006.asp |date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref> She performed in 2005 with Clark Terry at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York. The 2007 Georgia's [[Savannah Music Festival]] accompanied by the [[Eric Reed (musician)|Eric Reed]] Trio with [[Wycliffe Gordon]].<ref>[http://savannahnow.com/node/212196 Doing it her way (January 14, 2007)]</ref> [[Jazz at Lincoln Center]] (2007), The Birth of Cool, highlighted Stalling's interpretation of the Billie Holiday standards "Pennies from Heaven" and "Laughing at Life."<ref>[http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/about/news/newsflash.asp?releaseID=77 Jazz at Lincoln Center 2007]</ref>
Mary Stallings has played at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965, 1995, 2003 and 2013. The [[San Francisco Jazz Festival]] 2001, 2004, and 2006 was backed by the 15-piece Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra with pianist Geri Allen<ref>[http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2006/fall/artists/MaryStallings_2006.asp Mary Stallings with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra featuring Geri Allen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028102917/http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2006/fall/artists/MaryStallings_2006.asp |date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref> She performed in 2005 with Clark Terry at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York. The 2007 Georgia's [[Savannah Music Festival]] accompanied by the [[Eric Reed (musician)|Eric Reed]] Trio with [[Wycliffe Gordon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/node/212196|title=Doing it her way (January 14, 2007)|website=Savannahnow.com|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref> [[Jazz at Lincoln Center]] (2007), The Birth of Cool, highlighted Stalling's interpretation of the Billie Holiday standards "Pennies from Heaven" and "Laughing at Life."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/about/news/newsflash.asp?releaseID=77|title=Jazz at Lincoln Center 2007|website=Jazzatlincolncenter.org|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2006 SFJAZZ Beacon Award<ref>[http://www.sfjazz.org/education/beacon_MaryStallings.asp SFJAZZ Beacon Award]</ref>
* 2006 SFJAZZ Beacon Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfjazz.org/|title=SFJAZZ.org|website=Sfjazz.org|access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Latest revision as of 15:46, 24 September 2023

For another person with the name Mary Stallings, see Mary Stallings Coleman.
Mary Stallings
Born (1939-08-16) August 16, 1939 (age 84)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresVocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1950s–present
LabelsConcord Jazz, Maxjazz, Half Note, HighNote
Websitewww.marystallingsjazz.com

Mary Stallings (born August 16, 1939) is an American jazz vocalist and mother of soul singer Adriana Evans.

Biography[edit]

One of eleven children, Mary Stallings was born in San Francisco, California. She grew up in the neighborhood of Laurel Heights, singing in the black gospel choir of the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. By her teens, Stallings began singing in San Francisco night clubs such as the Hungry i, The Purple Onion, and El Matador. She performed with Ben Webster, Cal Tjader, Earl Hines, Red Mitchell, Teddy Edwards, and the Montgomery brothers (Wes, Monk, and Buddy).[1]

Before graduating from high school, she joined R&B singer Louis Jordan's Tympani Five. In the early 1960s, she performed with Dizzy Gillespie at the Black Hawk nightclub in San Francisco and with Gillespie at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival.

She collaborated with vibraphonist Cal Tjader on the album Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings for Fantasy Records. Engagements in Tokyo, Manila and Bangkok ensued, along with work up and down the West Coast. She spent a year in the late 1960s performing in Nevada with Billy Eckstine and toured South America with Gillespie's band in 1965 and 1966.[2] From 1969–1972, she had a three-year residency as singer for the Count Basie Orchestra. In 1972, in semi-retirement, she gave birth to her only child, R&B singer Adriana Evans.[3]

Stallings returned to singing at the end of the 1980s and came to the attention of the national jazz audience with the 1994 release of I Waited for You for Concord Jazz with pianist Gene Harris's quartet, featuring Ron Escheté (guitar), Luther Hughes (bass), and Paul Humphrey (drums).[4] Her album Spectrum (1995) features pianist Gerald Wiggins, Ron Escheté (guitar), Andy Simpkins (bass), and Paul Humphrey (drums). Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison contributes to six tunes. In Manhattan Moods (1997), Stallings is backed by pianist Monty Alexander, bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Clyd Lucas, while Hendrik Meurkens adds harmonica work on two tracks and plays vibes on "He Was Too Good to Me." Dick Oatts plays flute on "How High the Moon" and "He Was." Though often thought as a Dinah Washington disciple, Stallings's emulation of Billie Holiday shows up on "Ghost of a Chance" and "You Go to My Head."

Remember Love (2005) was produced by Geri Allen, who also plays piano and organ. The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard chart.[5]

Mary Stallings has played at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965, 1995, 2003 and 2013. The San Francisco Jazz Festival 2001, 2004, and 2006 was backed by the 15-piece Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra with pianist Geri Allen[6] She performed in 2005 with Clark Terry at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York. The 2007 Georgia's Savannah Music Festival accompanied by the Eric Reed Trio with Wycliffe Gordon.[7] Jazz at Lincoln Center (2007), The Birth of Cool, highlighted Stalling's interpretation of the Billie Holiday standards "Pennies from Heaven" and "Laughing at Life."[8]

Awards[edit]

  • 2006 SFJAZZ Beacon Award[9]

Discography[edit]

  • Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings (Fantasy, 1962; CD reissue: OJC, 2005)
  • Fine And Mellow (Clarity, 1990)
  • I Waited For You (Concord, 1994) - with Gene Harris
  • Spectrum (Concord, 1996) - with Gerald Wiggins
  • Manhattan Moods (Concord, 1997) - with Monty Alexander
  • Trust Your Heart (Clarity, 2000) - recorded 1990
  • Live At The Village Vanguard (MAXJAZZ, 2001) - with Eric Reed
  • Remember Love (Half Note, 2005) - with Geri Allen
  • Dream (HighNote, 2010) - with Eric Reed
  • Don't Look Back (HighNote, 2012) - with Eric Reed
  • But Beautiful (HighNote, 2013) - with Eric Reed
  • Feelin' Good (HighNote, 2015) - with Bruce Barth
  • Songs Were Made to Sing (Smoke Sessions, 2019)[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elwood, Philip (October 31, 2001). "Bay Area jazz veteran has first hit / Singer Mary Stallings to..." Sfgate.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ WIEGAND, DAVID (January 29, 1995). "COMING UP / DATEBOOK'S HOT PICKS". Sfgate.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Adriana Evans". Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved February 23, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Musichound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide, Schirmer Trade Books, page 1062, ISBN 0-8256-7253-8
  5. ^ "Billboard: Remember Love". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Mary Stallings with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra featuring Geri Allen Archived October 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Doing it her way (January 14, 2007)". Savannahnow.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jazz at Lincoln Center 2007". Jazzatlincolncenter.org. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "SFJAZZ.org". Sfjazz.org. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Mary Stallings, Songs Were Made to Sing. Review by Alex Henderson, The New York City Jazz Record, May 2019, Issue 205, page 20 - retrieved 29 April 2019.
  • Feather, Leonard. The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties. Horizon Press, page 266, 1996. ISBN 0-8180-1205-6

External links[edit]

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