LAMBERT, HENDRICKS & rOSS

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were an American vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross. From 1962 to 1964, Ross was replaced by vocalist Yolande Bavan.
The group formed in 1957 and recorded their first album Sing a Song of Basie for ABC-Paramount Records. The album featured versions of Count Basie standards and was successful enough that the Count Basie Orchestra collaborated with them on Sing Along With Basie (1959). Sing a Song of Basie was awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.

Vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert (left), Annie Ross (center) and Jon Hendricks (right) during a photo shoot for DownBeat magazine. This image was used as the front cover of the issue, published on 17th September 1959.

Vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert (left), Annie Ross (center) and Jon Hendricks (right) during a photo shoot for DownBeat magazine. This image was used as the front cover of the issue, published on September 17th 1959.

Vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists (from left to right) Annie Ross, Dave Lambert and Jon Hendricks during a photo shoot for DownBeat magazine shot near First National Bank Building in Chicago, published on 17th September 1959.

Vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert (left), Annie Ross (center) and Jon Hendricks (right) during their performance on stage at Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1959.

Vocalese trio, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, formed of American jazz vocalists, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and British-American singer and actress, Annie Ross. The trio performed at the American television show Playboy's Penthouse. The show was hosted by Playboy founder and then-editor/publisher Hugh Hefner and first broadcast on October 24, 1959.

Jazz singers, Dave Lambert (left), Annie Ross and Jon Hendricks with Canon L. John Collins on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in London in 1959. Jon Hendricks died on November 22 at the age of 96.