Marilyn Moore

Marilyn Montez Moore (June 16, 1930 – March 19, 1992) was an American jazz singer during the 1950s.[2] She recorded one solo album, Moody Marilyn Moore (Bethlehem, 1957). Her vocal style was similar to Billie Holiday's, and according to jazz critic Will Friedwald, Holiday and Moore were friends.[3] She was the first wife of saxophonist Al Cohn[2] (who played on Moody Marilyn Moore) and the mother of guitarist Joe Cohn.[3][4]

For the American basketmaker, see Marilyn Moore (artist).
Marilyn Moore
Birth nameMarilyn Montez Moore
Born(1930-06-16)June 16, 1930[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1992(1992-03-19) (aged 61)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsBethlehem
Associated actsAl Cohn

After Cohn and Moore separated and later divorced, Moore was left to raise her family and never recorded again.[2]

She died in March 1992, at the age of 61.

References
  1. Many sources say June 16, 1931.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 298. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  3. Friedwald, Will. Jazz Singing: America's Great Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond. p. 483. Da Capo Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0306807121
  4. "Marilyn Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2017.


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