Rebecca Kilgore
Appearance
Rebecca Kilgore | |
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Born | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 24, 1949
Genres | Vocal jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Years active | 1980–present |
Labels | Arbors |
Website | www |
Rebecca Kilgore (born September 24, 1949) is an American jazz vocalist based in Portland, Oregon.[1] She has been called "one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook."[2]
Kilgore has performed with jazz pianist and composer Dave Frishberg, trombonist Dan Barrett, tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, and many other musicians.[3]
In 2010 Kilgore was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.[2]
Discography
As leader/solo
- Looking at You (PHD, 1993
- I Saw Stars (Arbors, 1994)
- Harlem Butterfly: Remembrance of Maxine Sullivan (Audiophile, 1995)
- Cactus Setup (PHD, 1996)
- Not a Care in the World (Arbors, 1997)
- Presents Rebecca Kilgore (Jump, 1999)
- It's Easy to Remember (Orb, 2000 )
- Moments Like This (Heavywood, 2000)
- Rebecca Kilgore With the Keith Ingham Sextet (Jump, 2001)
- The Starlit Hour (Arbors, 2001)
- Make Someone Happy (Audiophile, 2004)
- For Lovers Only (Arizona Classic Jazz, 2004)
- The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen (Jump, 2005)
- I Wish You Love (CD Baby, 2007)
- Why Fight the Feeling: Songs by Frank Loesser (Arbors, 2008)
- Becky & Lyle Bossa Style with Lyle Ritz (PDX, 2009)
- Sure Thing: Rebecca Kilgore Sings the Music of Jerome Kern (Audiophile, 2009)
- Lovefest at the Pizzarelli Party (Arbors, 2010)
- Yes, Indeed! (2010)
- Live at Feinstein's at Loews Regency (Arbors, 2011)
- Rebecca Kilgore with Dan Barrett (Traditional Crossroads, 2012)
- I Like Men (Arbors, 2014)
- It's Getting to Be That Time of Year (2014)
- Just Imagine (CD Baby, 2014)
- Two Songbirds of a Feather (Arbors, 2015)
- Moonshadow Dance (Audio & Video Labs, 2016)[4]
BED
- Get Ready for BED (Blue Swing, 2002)
- BEDlam (Blue Swing, 2004)
- Watch Out (Blue Swing, 2006)
- BED Four + 1 (2008)
Wholly Cats
- Doggin' Around (1982)
With others
- Hal Smith's Rhythmakers with Butch Thompson (1984)
- Twisted Fiddle (1991)
- Tall Jazz Plays Winter Jazz (1993)
- Swing, Brother, Swing (1995)
- Rhythm, Romance...and Roadrunners! (1996)
- Stealin' Apples (1997)
- Hal Smith's Roadrunners (1997)
- Tall Jazz Plays Winter Jazz II (1997)
- Moon Song (1998)
- Absolutely! (1998)
- Concentratin' on Fats (1998)
- Rebecca Kilgore with Barrett, Ingham, Reitmeier (1998)
- Dream Band, Make Me Dream Some More (1999)
- Rhythm is Our Business (2000)
- Dan Barrett's Blue Swing (2000)
- Being a Bear: Jazz for the Whole Family (2000)
- Let's Have a Jubilee: The Music of Alex Hill (2000)
- Waiting at the End of the Road (2001)
- Jugglin' Cats (2001)
- Get Rhythm in Your Feet (2002)
- Dream Band: Easy As It Gets (2005)
- Winter Warm (2007)
- Harry Allen–Joe Cohn Quartet Plays Music from South Pacific (2008)
- Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson & Dan Barrett Meet Mark Elton (2008)
- It Had to Be You (2008)
- Hooray for Christmas! (2010)
- Rebecca Kilgore Sings from the Ellen Vanderslice Songbook (2012)
References
- ^ Niemann-Ross, Mark (October 6, 2010). "Would someone tell Rebecca Kilgore that she's famous?". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "2010 Inductees: Rebecca Kilgore". Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ Gelly, Dave (August 9, 2014). "I Like Men review – surprises and subtle perfection from Rebecca Kilgore". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Rebecca Kilgore | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2016.