Miriam Klein
Miriam Klein (born March 27, 1937 in Basel ) is a Swiss jazz singer .
Live and act
Miriam Klein first achieved notoriety when she performed in Paris with Pierre Michelot , Don Byas and Art Simmons in the 1950s . After training at the music school in Vienna , she returned to Switzerland and has sung in the formations of her husband Oscar Klein since 1963 .
In the 1960s and 1970s she became internationally known as a singer. She recorded an album with Bessie Smith tracks during this period ; In 1973 the international breakthrough came with the album " Lady Like ", which was dedicated to Billie Holiday . She was accompanied by musicians such as Roy Eldridge , Dexter Gordon and Slide Hampton . She also recorded records with Albert Nicholas (1971) and Wild Bill Davison (1976).
In 1977 Klein worked with the Fritz Pauer Trio, in 1978 with Sir Roland Hanna and George Mraz on their album " By Myself ". At the Frankfurt Jazz Festival 1980 she was accompanied by Hans Kollers International Brass Company . In 1981/82 she went on tour with Kenny Clarke , Hanna and Isla Eckinger . In 2001 she was also involved in the recording of the album My Marilyn by David Klein , her son.
Her role model is Billie Holiday; she wanted to sing in the Billie Holiday way, not to copy it , said the singer. Roy Eldridge said after making a record with Miriam Klein: Your voice would have been much more suitable for the film “Lady Sings the Blues” than Diana Ross's .
Selection discography
- Oscar & Miriam Klein Blues & Boogie (1969, Europe) with Peter Giger , Henri Chaix and Bob Carter
- Miriam Klein Lady Like (1973, MPS , with Roy Eldridge , Dexter Gordon , Slide Hampton , Vince Benedetti , Oscar Klein , Isla Eckinger , Billy Brooks )
- Miriam Klein By Myself (1978, L + R Records , with Roland Hanna and George Mraz (re-release by Enja 2012))
- Miriam Klein Ballads For Loving Kindness (1994, Divox, duo with Kirk Lightsey )
- David Klein My Marilyn (2001, Enja , with Miriam Klein, Mulgrew Miller , Ira Coleman ), Marcello Pellitteri
- Swiss Radio Days Jazz Live Concert Series - Karin Krog & Enrico Rava & Miriam Klein + Jazz Live Trio ( Klaus Koenig , Peter Frei , Peter Schmidlin ) ( TCB Records , TCB 02262)
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988.
- Barry Kernfeld (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Macmillan, London, 1995/1996, ISBN 0-333-63231-1
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-507418-1 .
- Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz. CD supplement to: Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories. Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6 .
Web links
- Works by and about Miriam Klein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Miriam small at Discogs (English)
Remarks
- ↑ cit. according to Kunzler, p. 631
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Little, Miriam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |