Rita Reys

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Born
21 December 1924
Born In
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died
27 July 2013 (aged 88)
Rita Reys (full name: Maria Everdina Reys, born Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 21 December 1924 - died Breukelen, The Netherlands, 28 July 2013) was a Dutch jazz vocalist who, at the 1960 French jazz festival of Juan-Les-Pins, received the title "Europe's First Lady of Jazz". Her first husband, jazz drummer Wessel Icken, introduced her into the jazz scene around 1943. She recorded dozens of albums: with her own sextet, with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (in 1956) and - more than with anybody else - with her second husband, jazz pianist Pim Jacobs, whom she married… read more
Rita Reys (full name: Maria Everdina Reys, born Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 21 December 1924 - died Breukelen, The Netherlands, 28 July 2013) was a Dutch jazz vocalist who, at the 1960 French jazz festival of Juan-Les-Pins, received the title "Europe's First Lady of Jazz". Her … read more
Rita Reys (full name: Maria Everdina Reys, born Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 21 December 1924 - died Breukelen, The Netherlands, 28 July 2013) was a Dutch jazz vocalist who, at the 1960 French jazz festival of Juan-Les-Pins, received the title "Europe's First Lady of Jazz". Her first husband, jazz drummer Wessel Icken, introduced her into the jazz s… read more

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1 Rita Reys Sings Michel Legrand Ask Yourself Why
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2 Play track First Lady Of Jazz Zon In Scheveningen
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3 Play track Rita Reys: Anthology My Funny Valentine
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4 Play track Rita Reys Sings The George Gershwin Songbook But Not for Me
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5 Play track 1953 vol 2 - 'Modern Sounds' Lullaby In Rhythm
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6 The Sound Of Dixieland (Jazz Club) Goody-Goody
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7 Rita Reys: The Cool Voice of Rita Reys, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Star Eyes
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8 The Real... Rita Reys I Will Wait For You (Les Parapluies De Cherbourg)
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9 The Gold Series - the American Songbook, Vol. 1 What A Difference A Day Makes
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10 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow
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Albums

  1. 1,585 listeners

    1972 · 11 tracks

    Rita Reys Sings Michel Legrand
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  2. 1,537 listeners

    1956 · 11 tracks

    The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys
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  3. 781 listeners

    1 Jan 1975 · 12 tracks

    Rita Reys Sings The George Gershwin Songbook
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  4. 496 listeners

    1980 · 13 tracks

    Rita Reys Collage
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