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Rita Reys (born Maria Everdina Reijs; 21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands.[1] She was promoted as "Europe's First Lady of Jazz".[1]
Rita Reys | |
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 Reys performing in Hotel De Watergeus, Noorden, Netherlands, in 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria Everdina Reijs |
| Born | 21 December 1924 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 28 July 2013 (aged 88) Breukelen |
| Genres | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Labels | Universal |
| Website | ritareys |
In the 1980s, Rita returned to the American Songbook, recording albums such as Memories of You with the Lex Jasper orchestra.[2] She died in Breukelen, the Netherlands, on 28 July 2013.[3]
Discography
- The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (Columbia, 1956)
- The Cool Voice of Rita Reys No. 2 (Philips, 1957)
- New Voices (Dawn, 1957)
- Two Jazzy People with Bengt Hallberg (Philips, 1959)
- Marriage in Modern Jazz with Pim Jacobs (Philips, 1960)
- Jazz Pictures at an Exhibition with Pim Jacobs (Philips, 1961)
- Jazz Sir, That's Our Baby (Philips, 1963)
- Rita Reys at the Golden Circle Club Stockholm with Pim Jacobs (Philips, 1963)
- Rita Reys Meets Oliver Nelson (Philips, 1965)
- Congratulations in Jazz (Philips, 1965)
- Rita a Go-Go with Pim Jacobs (Philips, 1967)
- Today: Recorded in London (Philips, 1969)
- Sings Burt Bacharach (CBS, 1971)
- Rita Reys Sings Michel Legrand (CBS, 1972)
- Our Favorite Songs with Pim Jacobs (CBS, 1973)
- Rita Reys Sings the George Gershwin Songbook (CBS, 1975)
- That Old Feeling with Pim Jacobs (CBS, 1979)
- Collage (CBS, 1980)
- Sings Antonio Carlos Jobim (Philips, 1981)
- Collage with Pim Jacobs (CBS, 1981)
- Rita Reys (Philips, 1982)
- Memories of You with Pim Jacobs (Utopia Music, 1983)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas with Pim Jacobs (Polydor, 1986)
- Live at the Concertgebouw with Pim Jacobs (RCA, 1986)
- Two for Tea with Louis Van Dijk (Polydor, 1987)
- Relax with Rita & Pim (Philips, 1989)
- Swing & Sweet (Blue Note, 1990)
- The American Songbook Volume 1 (Music-All-In, 1992)
- The American Songbook Volume 2 (Music-All-In, 1992)
- Loss of Love: Rita Reys Sings Henry Mancini (Quintessence, 1998)
- The Lady Strikes Again (Quintessence, 1999)
- Once Upon a Summertime (Koch, 1999)
- Young at Heart (Wedgeview Music, 2010)
References
- Yanow, Scott. "Biography: Rita Reys". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- Wilson, John S. (5 June 1981). "Rita Reys: First Lady of European Jazz". The New York Times.
- Persad, Radjin (29 July 2013). "Rita Reys Dies". NL Times. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rita Reys.
- Official website
- Rita Reys at IMDb
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