Roseanna Vitro
Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951 in Hot Springs , Arkansas ) is an American jazz singer .
Roseanna Vitro began her career as a singer in Houston in the 1970s, interpreting blues and rock songs. There she had a two-year engagement in the Green Room Club , from which a weekly radio program was broadcast. In 1980 she moved to New York City , where she worked at Lionel Hampton . Roseanna Vitro then recorded her first solo album in 1982 with Listen Here (on the Texas Rose Label), on which she was accompanied by jazz greats such as Kenny Barron , Buster Williams and Ben Riley ; she interpreted standards such as It Could Happen to You , You Go to My Head and Black Coffee . She then gained artistic recognition with her recordings in the 1990s, such as Softly (1993), with Fred Hersch and George Coleman and Passion Dance (1994) with Kenny Werner , Gary Bartz , Christian McBride and Elvin Jones . In 2000 she recorded an album dedicated to pianist Bill Evans , on which she was accompanied by Allen Farnham , Eddie Gomez and Fred Hersch.
Discographic notes
- Softly ( Concord Records , 1993)
- Passion Dance (Telarc, 1994)
- Catchin 'Some Rays (1997) with Eddie Henderson , David Fathead Newman , Gary Smulyan
- Conviction: Thoughts of Bill Evans (A Records, 2000) with Allen Farnham
- Tropical Postcards (A / Challenge, 2004)
- Live at the Kennedy Center (Challenge, 2006)
swell
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
- Roseanna Vitro on Allmusic by Scott Yanow
- Rose Anna Vitro at Discogs (English)
- Own website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vitro, Roseanna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vitro, Roseanna Elizabeth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hot Springs , Arkansas |