Carmen Bradford

Carmen Bradford (born July 19, 1960, Austin, Texas) is an American jazz singer. She sang with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1983 to 1991.

Carmen Bradford at INNtöne Jazzfestival 2017

Bradford grew up in a musical family; her grandfather is Melvin Moore, her father Bobby Bradford, and her mother Melba Joyce.[1] She studied music formally at Huston-Tillotson College, and sang as a popular singer and for television commercials before scoring a slot opening for the Count Basie Orchestra in 1982. In 1983 Basie asked her to sing with the band, and she remained a singer with the group after Basie's death, under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. In 1991 she left the group and worked under her own name, releasing several albums; she has also worked with David Murray and Kamau Daaood.

Discography
  • Finally Yours (Amazing, 1992)
  • With Respect (Evidence, 1995)
  • Home with You (Azica, 2004)

As guest
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gollark: (I mean, why did they make a laptop with a 180 degree hinge but a viewing-angle-limited 1366x768 panel?!)

References
  1. Gary W. Kennedy, "Carmen Bradford". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.



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