Carlo Jackie Paris was an American jazz singer and guitarist.
12 Facts About Jackie Paris
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Jackie Paris is best known for his recordings of "Skylark" and "'Round Midnight" from the late 1940s to the early 1950s.
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Jackie Paris was a popular child entertainer in vaudeville who shared the stage with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and the Mills Brothers.
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Jackie Paris tap danced from his youth and into his years in the US Army.
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The Jackie Paris Trio was a hit at the Onyx Club on New York's 52nd Street.
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Jackie Paris was part of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra that played at the famed Cavalcade of Jazz in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field which was produced by Leon Hefflin Sr.
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Jackie Paris was the only vocalist to tour as a regular member of the Charlie Parker Quintet.
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Jackie Paris worked often with Charles Mingus, who called Paris his favorite singer and recorded with him often, including 1952's "Paris in Blue" and "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" on the album Changes Two in 1974.
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Jackie Paris performed or recorded with Bobby Scott, Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Eddie Costa, Gigi Gryce, Hank Jones, Joe Wilder, Johnny Mandel, Lee Konitz, Max Roach, Neal Hefti, Oscar Pettiford, Ralph Burns, Terry Gibbs, Tony Scott, and Wynton Kelly.
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Jackie Paris won many jazz polls and awards, including those of Down Beat, Playboy, Swing Journal, and Metronome.
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Jackie Paris was virtually the only performer to have appeared at every incarnation of the famed night spot, from the legendary Birdland of the 1950s to the present.
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Jackie Paris was praised by comic Lenny Bruce, who shared the bill with him on many occasions.