Jackie Cain

Jackie Cain ( May 22nd, 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as Jacqueline Ruth Cain ) is an American jazz singer.

Life and work

Jackie Cain in 1946 went to Chicago, where he met the pianist Roy Kral, with whom she has since worked and whom she married in 1949. 1948/49, and again in 1953 they played in the orchestra of Charlie Ventura, which they recorded for the GNP. This sat in his attempt to popularize bebop ( " Bop for the people " ), and Roy Kral their voice as bop singing (in unison form) in conjunction with the instrumental parts a. After that, she appeared as "Jackie & Roy " duo (as well as enlarged ensemble as a quartet ). In the 1960s, they processed pop material by Paul Simon and Donovan. In the 1970s and 1980s created a series of albums on the Concord label. 2002 Roy Kral died at the age of eighty years of a heart attack. The following year, she appeared again to celebrate the 85th Birthday of Marian McPartland on publicly.

Selection Discography

• Jackie and Ray ( Black Lion, 1955) with Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne
• Jackie Cain & Roy Kral Quintet: By Jupiter & Girl Crazy ( Roulette, Fresh Sound, 1964)
• Star Sounds ( Concord, 1979) with Joe Beck
• East of Suez ( Concord, 1980)
• High Standards ( Concord, 1982)
• Jackie Cain & Roy Kral Quartet - Bogie ( Fantasy, 1986)