Annie Ross Movies and Career Information

Annie Ross (born 25 July 1930, Mitcham, London, England) is a British jazz singer and actress, best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. She was born as Annabelle McCauley Allan Short, in Mitcham, London, the daughter of Scottish vaudevillian parents Jack Short and May Dalziel Short (née Allan). She was brought up in Los Angeles, California by her aunt, singer Ella Logan. Her brother was Scottish entertainer Jimmy Logan. Ross is one of the early practitioners of a singing style known as vocalese, which involves the setting of original lyrics to an instrumental jazz solo. Her 1952 treatment of saxophonist Wardell Gray's "Twisted" is a classic example of vocalese. "Twisted" has been recorded by Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Maria Friedman, and many others. Her first album, Singin' and Swingin' (1952) was recorded in New York with members of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Other albums include Skylark (1956), Sings A Song With Mulligan (1958) with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker on trumpet, A Gasser! (1959) with Zoot Sims, In Hoagland (1981) with Georgie Fame and Hoagy Carmichael, and Music Is Forever (1995) featuring Tommy Flanagan on piano. In February