Frances Wayne
Frances Wayne , actually Chiarina Francesca Bertocci (born August 26, 1919 or 1924 in Boston , Massachusetts , † February 6, 1978 there ) was an American jazz singer.
Wayne began her career in New York as the singer in a band of saxophonist Nick Jerret and shortly afterwards worked with Charlie Barnet , with whom she recorded an album in 1942 . In 1943 she became a member of Woody Hermans Band and married the trumpeter and arranger Neal Hefti . In 1946 both left Herman and went to California, where Hefti formed his own band.
In the following years Wayne worked as a singer with Hefti's band, as well as with Hank Jones , Milt Hinton , Jerome Richardson , Richie Kamuca , Al Cohn , John LaPorta , Billy Bauer and others. Wayne has recently been rediscovered: The Warm Sound of Frances Wayne / The Jack Wilson Quartet was released in 2000, and Mr. and Mrs. Music with the Neal Hefti Orchestra in 2006 .
Discography
- Frances Wayne , 1954
- Songs for My Man with the Neal Hefti Orchestra, 1956
- The Warm Sound of Frances Wayne , 1957
Web links
- Frances Wayne in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Compare Findagrave . In this database, the date of birth is given as August 26, 1924, but the grave slab shown gives the year of birth 1919. According to the website bandchirps.com , Frances Waye was born on August 26, 1919, which corresponds to the information on the grave slab.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wayne, Frances |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bertocci, Chiarina Francesca (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1919 or August 26, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1978 |
| Place of death | Boston , Massachusetts |