Cleo Laine, British singer and actress who mastered a variety of styles, including blues and popular music, but was best known as the ‘Queen of Jazz.’ She was the only singer to receive Grammy Award nominations in jazz, popular, and classical categories. Learn more about Laine’s life and career.
Cleo Laine is a Renaissance woman, both in the figurative and literal definitions. Her career has encompassed a wide range of mediums and styles. She performs Bach inventions alongside the funkiest bar blues, and the highlights of her career include a brilliant turn as the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Into the Woods” and a classic recording of Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire”.
In collection. On wishlist. Used to own (not cataloged) Best Friends [p] Vinyl LP RCA Victor / RCALP Best Friends 33 rpm. Vinyl LP Long known for her vocal acrobatics and stratospheric high C, Cleo Laine could indeed tone it down when occasion demands as shown.
Cleo Laine - Cleo Sings Sondheim: Tracklist (Vinyl) A1: Intro / I Know Where I'm Going: A2: Music: A3: Wish You Were Here (I Do Miss You) A4: Gimme A Pig Foot & A Bottle Of Beer: A5: You Must Believe In Spring (Maxence's Song From "The Young Girls Of Rochefort") A6.
CLEO LAINE Vinyl Records and CDs: The London-born Laine can sing opera or jazz with her set of multi-octave pipes. A star of the theatre, she has also recorded with such hepsters as Ray Charles and Mel Torme. Cleo Laine Discography Price Guide Recently Listed Email Alerts Refine Search Results.
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