Jackie Cain

78s by Jackie Cain & Roy Kral: "The Glory of Love"

Jackie Cain (born May 22, 1928 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin as Jacqueline Ruth Cain , † September 15, 2014 in Montclair , New Jersey ) was an American jazz singer .

Live and act

Jackie Cain came to Chicago in 1946 and met the pianist Roy Kral there , with whom she worked since then and whom she married in 1949. In 1948/49 and again in 1953 they played in the orchestra of Charlie Ventura , with whom they recorded for GNP . In his attempt to popularize bebop ( "bop for the people" ), he used her and Roy Krals' voices as bop singing (in unison form) in conjunction with the instrumental parts. Then they appeared as "Jackie & Roy" in a duo (as well as in an extended line-up as a quartet). In the 1960s they processed pop material from Paul Simon and Donovan . In the 1970s and 1980s, a number of albums were made on the Concord label. In 2002, Roy Kral died of a heart attack at the age of 80. The following year she performed again in public to celebrate Marian McPartland's 85th birthday . Cain died on September 15, 2014 at the age of 86 from complications from a stroke he had suffered four years earlier .

Selection discography

Jackie and Ray ( Black Lion , 1955) with Barney Kessel , Red Mitchell , Shelly Manne
Jackie Cain & Roy Kral Quintet: By Jupiter & Girl Crazy ( Roulette , Fresh Sound , 1964)
Star Sounds (Concord, 1979) with Joe Beck
East of Suez (Concord, 1980)
High Standards (Concord, 1982)
Jackie Cain & Roy Kral Quartet - Bogie ( Fantasy , 1986)

Lexical entry

Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .

Web links

Literature by and about Jackie Cain in the catalog of the German National Library
Jackie Cain in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Jackie Cain at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

^ Adam Bernstein: Jackie Cain, sparkling jazz singer in duo with husband for decades, dies at 86. In: Washington Post, September 17, 2014 (English, accessed September 18, 2014).

personal data
SURNAME	Cain, Jackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cain, Jacqueline Ruth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 22, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States
DATE OF DEATH	15th September 2014
Place of death	Montclair , New Jersey , United States

[1] Adam Bernstein: Jackie Cain, sparkling jazz singer in duo with husband for decades, dies at 86. In: Washington Post, September 17, 2014 (English, accessed September 18, 2014).