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Listen to Hal Singer, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Hal Singer

Jazz

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Listen to Libertarian by Hal Singer & Jef Gilson, see lyrics, music video & more!
LibertarianHal Singer & Jef Gilson
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Garvey's StrutHal Singer & Jef Gilson
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CornbreadHal Singer
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Hot RodHal Singer
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Chant IncaHal Singer & Jef Gilson
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Blue Stompin'Hal Singer & Charlie Shavers
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Jungle Juice (feat. Hal Singer)Massimo Faraò Trio
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In a Sentimental Mood (feat. Hal Singer)Massimo Faraò Trio
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More albums from Hal Singer

Listen to Soul of Africa - EP by Hal Singer & Jef Gilson
ALBUMSoul of Africa - EPHal Singer & Jef Gilson
Listen to Challenge (feat. David Murray) by Hal Singer
ALBUMChallenge (feat. David Murray)Hal Singer
Listen to We’re Still Buddies by Hal Singer & Massimo Faraò Trio
ALBUMWe’re Still BuddiesHal Singer & Massimo Faraò Trio
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ALBUMRent PartyHal Singer
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ALBUMSoweto to HarlemHal Singer
Listen to Blues and News (feat. Art Taylor & Siegfried Kessler) by Hal Singer
ALBUMBlues and News (feat. Art Taylor & Siegfried Kessler)Hal Singer
Listen to Paris Soul Food by Hal Singer
ALBUMParis Soul FoodHal Singer
Listen to Milt & Hal (Paris, 1968) [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] by Milt Buckner & Hal Singer
ALBUMMilt & Hal (Paris, 1968) [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions]Milt Buckner & Hal Singer
Listen to Blue Stompin' (Reissue) by Hal Singer & Charlie Shavers
ALBUMBlue Stompin' (Reissue)Hal Singer & Charlie Shavers

About Hal Singer

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Hometown
Tulsa, OK, United States
Born
October 8, 1919
Genre
Jazz
Equally at home blowing scorching R&B or tasty jazz, Hal "Cornbread" Singer has played and recorded both over a career spanning more than half a century. Singer picked up his early experience as a hornman with various Southwestern territory bands, including the outfits of Ernie Fields, Lloyd Hunter, and Nat Towles. He made it to Kansas City in 1939, working with pianist Jay McShann (whose sax section also included Charlie Parker), before venturing to New York, in 1941, and playing with Hot Lips Page, Earl Bostic, Don Byas, and Roy Eldridge (with whom he first recorded in 1944). After the close of the war, Singer signed on with Lucky Millinder's orchestra. Singer had just fulfilled his life's ambition -- a chair in Duke Ellington's prestigious reed section -- in 1948, when a honking R&B instrumental called "Cornbread" that he'd recently waxed for Savoy as a leader began to take off. That presented a wrenching dilemma for the young saxist, but in the end, his decision to go out on his own paid off; "Cornbread" paced the R&B charts for four weeks and gave him his enduring nickname. Another of his Savoy instrumentals, "Beef Stew," also cracked the R&B lists. Singer recorded rocking R&B workouts for Savoy into 1956 (the cuisine motif resulting in helpings of "Neck Bones," "Rice and Red Beans," and "Hot Bread"), working with sidemen including pianists Wynton Kelly and George Rhodes, guitarist Mickey Baker, bassist Walter Page, and drummer Panama Francis. One of his last dates for the firm produced the torrid "Rock 'n' Roll," which may have featured Singer as vocalist as well as saxist. By the late '50s, Singer had abandoned rock & roll for a life as a jazz saxist. He recorded for Prestige in a more restrained manner in 1959, and stayed in that general groove. Singer relocated to Paris in 1965, winning over European audiences with his hearty blowing and engaging in quite a bit of session work with visiting blues and jazz luminaries. The old R&B fire flared up temporarily in 1990, when he cut Royal Blue for Black Top with boogie piano specialist Al Copley. ~ Bill Dahl
Hal Singer has also released music as a member of Hal Singer Sextette.

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