Hazel Scott
Though she didn't call it third stream, and it wasn't associated with the genre, Hazel Scott was another musician who found a successful way to blend jazz and classical influences. Scott took classical selections and improvised on them, a practice dating back to the ragtime era. Such numbers as "Hungarian Rhapsody, no. 2" (Liszt) backed by "Valse in D Flat Major, op. 64 no. 1" (Chopin) were audience favorites, even if some critics suggested they smacked of gimmickry (which sometimes they did). Scott was also a good bebop soloist, nice ballad interpreter, fair blues player, and underrated vocalist. Her nightclub act was often more appealing than her albums, where the absence of mitigating circumstances like an audience and club setting resulted in her compositions getting more scrutiny than they could stand. Scott studied classical piano at Juilliard from the age of eight, while also playing jazz in clubs. She became an attraction at downtown and uptown branches of Cafe Society in the late '30s and early '40s. Scott had her own radio show in 1936, appeared on Broadway in 1938, and was in five films during the '40s, among them Rhapsody in Blue. She wrote such songs as "Love Comes Softly" and "Nightmare Blues." Scott later had her own television show and was married to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Their highly visible, high-profile relationship degenerated under the heat of a nationwide obsession with Powell's activities, influence, and behavior, finally ending in divorce. Scott recorded for Decca, Signature, Tioch, and Columbia, but made her finest jazz album for Charles Mingus' Debut label, Relaxed Piano Moods, in 1955. Mingus and Max Roach joined Scott on this session. It's her only date currently available on CD.
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'Round Midnight
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 08.06.2009
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Piano Essentials
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.08.2008
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Great Scott! Her Piano and Vocals with Rhythm Acc.
Jazz - Erschienen bei Shellac Revival am 07.06.2020
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A Piano Recital. A Bit of Jazz and Classics
Jazz - Erschienen bei Shellac Revival am 07.06.2020
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Relaxed Piano Moods (Remastered)
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 03.07.2019
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Great Scott! Collected Recordings 1939-57
Jazz - Erschienen bei Acrobat am 07.04.2023
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What Ever Happened to Captain Hook? (Mono Version)
Hazel Scott, Gérard Pochonet, Buddy Banks
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1955
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Her Second Album of Piano Solos with Drums Acc.
Jazz - Erschienen bei Shellac Revival am 21.01.2020
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 14.08.2020
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1947
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 08.06.2009
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Relaxed Piano Moods (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 30.07.2021
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Prelude
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black & Partner Licenses LLC am 20.04.2019
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Complete Jazz Series 1939 - 1945
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 08.06.2009
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Hazel Scott joue et chante (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1957
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The Best of Hazel Scott
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 27.02.2020
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Viens danser (Mono Version)
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1958
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Relaxed Piano Moods 'Round Midnight
Pop - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 26.06.2020
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Joue et chante
Jazz - Erschienen bei Castello Productions am 26.12.2023
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