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Rachel Gould
born Jun 25, 1953
Instrument | voice |
Birthplace | Camden, NJ |
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Rachel Gould, born in Camden, New Jersey, has a deeply personal style and a rich, low voice that are instantly recognizable. A graduate of Boston University for cello and classical voice, Gould began singing professionally in the 1970s in the United States. However, it was not long before she left for Europe, living in Germany and Switzerland before settling in Holland in 1991.
She has worked and performed with many jazz musicians of acclaim, including Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Benny Bailey and Lou Blackburn, to name a few. Her phrasing and vocal technique are known and admired worldwide by many vocalists and she is well-known as a vocal teacher, especially in Europe.
List of Composers
- Ronnie Ball
- Rob Bargad
- Bill Barron
- Bruce Barth
- Pamela Baskin-Watson
- Mickey Bass
- Mario Bauzá
- David Berkman
- Peter Bernstein
- Eddie Bert
- Denzil Best
- John Bishop
- Walter Bolden
- Walter Booker
- Ruby Braff
- Adam Brenner
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Harold "Tina" Brooks
- Clifford Brown
- Donald Brown
- Shelley Brown
- Ray Bryant
- Jon Burr
- Kenny Burrell
- Rahn Burton
- Willie Maiden
- Kitty Malone
- Cal Massey
- Ronnie Mathews
- Tina May
- Cecil McBee
- Verena McBee
- Gary McFarland
- Howard McGhee
- Tom McIntosh
- Jim McNeely
- Charles McPherson
- Fleurine Mehldau
- Sergio Mihanovich
- Doug Miller
- L. Aziza Miller
- Leon Mitchell
- Bill Mobley
- Hank Mobley
- Grachan Moncur III
- J.R. Monterose
- Buddy Montgomery
- Jack Montrose
- Ralph Moore
- Michael Philip Mossman
- George Mraz
- Mark Murphy