Patti Austin
Patti Austin ( born August 10, 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American pop and jazz singer.
Life and work
At the age of four, she was producer Quincy Jones at a record production of her godmother, Dinah Washington, to where her father played trumpet Gordon Austin. Jones took over from then on a voluntary Godfather function and promoted her career. At five years old she appeared for the first time at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. At age nine, she was part of the touring troupe of the "Blue opera" Free and Easy and entered in 1959 and 1960 in Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and Sweden. At age 16, she won the song contest in Rio de Janeiro. In the 1960s and 1970s, she toured as a backing singer with artists like Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte and Roberta Flack. Your former solo productions have flopped. First Notable successes were her recordings for Creed Taylor's CTI label in the 1970s.
But only the recordings of Quincy Jones 's album The Dude early 80s led to a breakthrough. Your first hit was 1982 's duet "Baby, Come to Me " with James Ingram. In 1983, the song How Do You Keep the Music Playing followed - also with Ingram. More duo partner were Michael Jackson ( It's The Falling In Love ) and George Benson (Moody 's Mood For Love ).
During the eighties and nineties, which were partly overshadowed by drug problems, they essentially took on soulpop songs. In 1989, she summed up with the anniversary album for the cartoon series Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown! and the Jazz Love Is Gonna Getcha production back foot. Furthermore, the album Real Me with Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and True Love is highlighted. It participated in the New York Rock and Soul Revue, came in 1992 alongside Barbra Streisand in benefit concerts for the Hollywood Women 's Political Committee and for Commitment to Life IV in favor of Aids on.
They can also be heard on records by Billy Joel, Frankie Valli, Joe Cocker, Steely Dan and Paul Simon. Only since the release of their tribute album For Ella with the WDR Big Band Cologne, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 for Best Vocal Jazz Album, the singer is increasingly perceived with the smoky, soulful voice as a jazz singer. For Avant Gershwin as the best jazz vocal album, she received a Grammy in 2008 with the WDR Big Band.
Discography
Studio albums
Other albums: