Rita Reys
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Maria Everdina Reijs, also known as Rita Reys, born on December 21, 1924, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, was a Dutch jazz singer. From a musical family, Reys began her career by winning local singing competitions and performing with bands like the Hawaiian Minstrels and Johny Jansen's orchestra. In 1955, she moved to New York City and recorded her debut album, The Cool Voice of Rita Reys, with Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, which was released in 1956. She performed at venues such as Birdland and the Village Vanguard. Following her first husband, Wessel Ilcken's death in 1957, Reys collaborated with artists including Bengt Hallberg and Lester Young. In 1960, she married pianist Pim Jacobs, with whom she recorded Marriage in Modern Jazz. She was awarded the Edison Prize five times and the Bird Award in 1991. Reys continued performing until her death on July 28, 2013, in Breukelen, Netherlands.
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- Avalon by Rita Reys
- Prelude To A Kiss by Rita Reys
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Rita Reys
- Come Back to Me
- Lullaby Of The Leaves by Rita Reys
- Cabin in The Sky by Rita Reys
- Lullaby in Rhythm by Rita Reys
- I'm Glad There Is You by Rita Reys
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was by Rita Reys
- Stardust by Rita Reys
- Over the Rainbow by Rita Reys
- Love For Sale by Rita Reys
- 'Deed I Do by Rita Reys
- Can't We Be Friends featuring Rita Reys
- I Get A Kick Out Of You featuring Rita Reys
- Cherokee featuring Rita Reys
- Poor Butterfly featuring Rita Reys
- Autumn Leaves featuring Rita Reys
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter featuring Rita Reys
- What's New featuring Rita Reys
- I Remember Clifford featuring Rita Reys
- Tangerine featuring Rita Reys
- Speak Low featuring Rita Reys
- Don't Explain
