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"Poinciana" is a song by Nat Simon with English lyrics by Buddy Bernier and Spanish lyrics written in 1936 by Manuel Lliso. ... Bing Crosby (recorded October 1, ...
Israel Crosby (January 19, 1919 – August 11, 1962) was an American jazz double-bassist born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] One of the finest to emerge during the 1930s, he was also a member of the Ahmad Jamal trio for most of 1954 to 1962. [ 1 ]
American singer Bing Crosby has released 71 studio albums, 83 compilation albums and 409 singles over the course of his career. Crosby is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records as of 1960 [1] according to different sources his sales could be 300 million, [2] 500 million records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads globally. [3]
The album yielded the seven-and-a-half-minute "Poinciana", [1] which was a "massive jazz hit"; [6] one of "the best selling albums of the decade, But Not For Me′s success enabled Jamal to open his own club and restaurant, the Alhambra, where his band held residence when not on tour." [6]
The music was played in concerts by the trio of pianist Ahmad Jamal, bassist Israel Crosby, and drummer Vernel Fournier at the Pershing Lounge, inside Chicago's Pershing Hotel, on East 64th Street, on January 16 and 17, 1958.
Poinciana is a compilation album by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, mainly recorded at the Spotlite Club in Washington, DC in 1958. Most tracks originally appeared on the 1959 LP Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal .
Kathryn Crosby, an actor and singer who often appeared beside her late husband Bing Crosby, has died.She was 90. She was known for her roles in the 1958 adventure film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and ...
Poinciana is an album by baritone saxophonist Nick Brignola which was recorded in 1997 and ... Bing Crosby, Ned Washington) – 8:18 "Upper Manhattan Medical ...