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Jackie & Roy
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the hippest female jazz singers of the late 1940s and beyond was Jackie Cain. Jackie had an upbeat wholesomeness and sly sensibility that seemed to come naturally. When Jackie met pianist Roy Kral in Charlie Ventura's bop band of 1948, they married and the pair became a successful duo act in clubs throughout the country. Roy came up with the most beautiful chord voicings and arrangements, not to mention a warm, loving voice, while Jackie always found the ...
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Ginger & Scott, in Love with Jackie & Roy
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Michael Ricci
Husband and wife team Ginger Berglund (voice) and Scott Whitfield (voice/trombone/arrangements) have been compared to husband and wife team Jackie Cain and Roy Kral, who happen to be the former couple's biggest influence as a vocal duo. It's only fitting that Ginger & Scott record this loving tip of their hats to Jackie & Roy, to be called Ginger & Scott, In Love with Jackie & Roy. Although some of the chosen material may be somewhat familiar to die-hard J ...
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