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Margie Baker Sings with So Many Stars

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Margie Baker didn't begin her career as a jazz and blues vocalist in the San Francisco area until she was nearly 40, but she made up for this delayed entry with endurance: She was often featured at the Monterey Jazz Festival and as in Festival road shows led by Richie Cole and the legendary James Moody (for whom Baker penned “Mood for Mr. Moody"). Baker also became one of Dizzy Gillespie's favorite vocalists and sat in with his band whenever ...

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"Margie Baker Sings With So Many Stars," 4th CD By Veteran San Francisco Vocalist, Due May 20

"Margie Baker Sings With So Many Stars," 4th CD By Veteran San Francisco Vocalist, Due May 20

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Margie Baker’s storied career as a jazz and blues vocalist started late, when she was 39, but was long encouraged by her mentor Dizzy Gillespie and eventually took her to the world stage. Though the 80-year-old Baker came even later to recording, she’s on a roll now, affiliated with longtime Gillespie pianist Mike Longo’s Consolidated Artists Productions (CAP) label. Her 4th CD, and third for CAP, is Margie Baker Sings with So Many Stars, and is due for release on ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Margie Baker Sings...

Consolidated Artists Productions
2014

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