Barbara Morrison

Barbara Morrison (born September 10, 1949)[1] is an American jazz singer.

Barbara Morrison
Photo by Sarah Diaz
Background information
BornSeptember 10, 1949 (1949-09-10) (age 71)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Websitebarbaramorrison.com

Biography

Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and raised in Romulus, Michigan, Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio in Detroit at the age of 10. In 1973 she moved to Los Angeles at the age of 23[2] and sang with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson's band. Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, she recorded several albums with Johnny Otis.[1]

In 1986, Morrison toured with the Philip Morris Superband, completing a 14-city one-month tour of Canada, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines, playing with jazz organist Jimmy Smith and backed by saxophonist James Moody, guitarist Kenny Burrell, trumpeter Jon Faddis, and Grady Tate on drums. Morrison also completed a 33-city tour in the US in an all-star tribute to composer Harold Arlen. In 1995, Morrison appeared in a televised tribute to Ella Fitzgerald with Mel Torme, Diane Reeves, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, and Lou Rawls.

She has worked with Gerald Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, James Moody, Ron Carter, Etta James, Esther Phillips, David T. Walker, Jimmy Smith, Dr. John, Kenny Burrell, Terence Blanchard, Joe Sample, Cedar Walton, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Keb' Mo, Count Basie Orchestra, Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra and Doc Severinsen. She has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Nice, Pori, Carnegie Hall, North Sea, Darling Harbour, Sydney Opera House, Monterey, Long Beach, and in tributes to Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Golson. In 2011 Morrison began performing with Jack Hale, a guitarist, arranger, and bandleader

Discography
  • Doing All Right, Aris/Mons, 1993
  • Blues For Ella: Live (with the Thilo Berg Big Band), Mons, 1995
  • I'm Gettin' 'Long All Right, Chartmaker, 1997
  • I Know How To Do It, Chartmaker, 1998
  • Visit Me, Chartmaker, 1999
  • Ooh-Shoobie-Doo! (with Johnny Otis & his band), J & T, 2000
  • Live Down Under, Blue Lady, 2000
  • Thinking Of You, Joe, Blue Lady, 2002 -note: this is Barbara's special tribute to the great jazz vocalist, Joe Williams.
  • Live At The 9:20 Special (with Danny Caron, Ruth Davies, Charles McNeal, John Haynes, Steve Campos, John R. Burr), Springboard Productions, 2002
  • Barbara Morrison, Arietta Discs, 2003
  • Live At The Dakota (with Junior Mance, Earl May, Jackie Williams, Houston Person), Dakota Live, 2005 -note: includes Barbara's signature song, "They Call Me Sundown".
  • Double Standards, Blue Lady, 2006
  • Los Angeles, Los Angeles, The City By The Sea (CD single; 2 songs), Garrison, 2008
  • By Request: Volume One, Fertility, 2011
  • By Request: Volume Two, Fertility, 2011
  • A Sunday Kind Of Love, Savant, 2013
  • I Love You, Yes I Do, Savant, 2014
  • The L.A. Treasures Project: Live At Alvas Showroom (with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra), Capri, 2014
  • The Road To Love (with Kenny Burrell's quintet), High Note, 2015
  • I Wanna Be Loved (featuring Houston Person), Savant, 2017

As sidewoman
  • Prime Time - Jimmy Smith (Milestone, 1989) - Morrison is featured on "Farther On Up The Road"
  • Swingin' The Blues - Doc Severinsen & His Big Band (Azica, 1999) - Morrison sings on three tracks with Severinsen's swing group
  • How Sweet It Is - Danny Caron (Caron Music, 2008) - Morrison sings on "The Promised Land" and "I Need Your Love So Bad"
  • Sweet Spot - Mark Winkler (Cafe Pacific, 2011) - Morrison sings a duet with Winkler on the title track

References
  1. Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 84. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. Silsbee, Kirk (September 10, 2011). "This time, it's Barbara Morrison's turn for a favor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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