voc, *1938 US
Singer of Jazz
Ruth Price (born April 27, 1938) is an American jazz singer. A talented singer whose wide expressive qualities do justice to any lyrics that she chooses to interpret, Ruth Price has made relatively few recordings throughout her career. Originally a dancer, she attended ballet school in 1952. However, by 1954 she was singing with Charlie Ventura and, after freelancing in Philadelphia, she worked as a singer and dancer in New York. Price moved to Hollywood in 1957, recorded a fine album with Shelly Manne (which has been reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series), but did not cut her second album as a leader until 1983 (for ITI). She toured with Harry James (1964-1965), but in the '90s became best known for running one of Los Angeles' top jazz clubs, the Jazz Bakery.
Harry James And His Orchestra |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Shadrach Meshack and Abednego / Shadrach | The Wanderers, Ruth Price | 2015 | Single |
Quietly There / Harper (Main Title) | Ruth Price / Johnny Mandel | 1966 | Single |
Live & Beautiful | Ruth Price | 1963 | Album |
At The Manne Hole | Ruth Price With Shelly Manne & His Men | 1961 | Album |
Shadrach / They Say It's Spring | Ruth Price With Shelly Manne & His Men | 1961 | Single |
The Party's Over | Ruth Price, The Norman Paris Trio | 1959 | Single |
My Name Is Ruth Price I Sing! | Ruth Price | 1958 | Single |
The Party's Over | Ruth Price, The Norman Paris Trio | 1957 | Album |
Ruth Price Sings With The Johnny Smith Quartet | Ruth Price Sings With Johnny Smith Quartet | 1956 | Album |
My Name Is Ruth Price . . . I Sing! | Ruth Price | 1955 | Album |
Ruth Price voc, acc GB |