Irene Kral, the Glossary
Irene Kral (January 18, 1932 – August 15, 1978) was an American jazz singer who was born to Czechoslovakian parents in Chicago, Illinois, and settled in Los Angeles, California, in the early 1960s.[1]
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32 relations: Äva Records, Better Than Anything, Boy with Lots of Brass, Buddy Collette, California, Carmen McRae, Catalyst Records, Chicago, Chubby Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Czechoslovakia, Dana Countryman, EmArcy Records, Encino, Los Angeles, Gentle Rain (Irene Kral album), Illinois, Jazz, Kral Space, Laurindo Almeida, Los Angeles, Mainstream Records, Maynard Ferguson, Roy Kral, Shelly Manne, Stan Kenton, Terry Gibbs, The Band and I, The Bridges of Madison County (film), United Artists Records, Where Is Love? (album), Wonderful Life (Irene Kral album), Woody Herman.
- American people of Czechoslovak descent
Äva Records
Äva Records was a short-lived American record company and label founded in 1961 by Fred Astaire, Elmer Bernstein, Jackie Mills, and Tommy Wolf.
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Better Than Anything
Better Than Anything is an album by vocalist Irene Kral performing with Junior Mance's Trio that was recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Äva label.
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Boy with Lots of Brass
Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral.
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Buddy Collette
William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Carmen McRae
Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. Irene Kral and Carmen McRae are American jazz singers, jazz musicians from California and singers from California.
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Catalyst Records
Catalyst Records was a record company and label specializing in jazz.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Chubby Jackson
Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (October 25, 1918 – October 1, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Irene Kral and Chubby Jackson are jazz musicians from California.
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Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director.
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a landlocked state in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.
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Dana Countryman
Dana Countryman is an American electronic music composer, songwriter and performer notable for his sustained presence in the Seattle Pop scene as well as his collaborations with French electropop artist Jean-Jacques Perrey.
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EmArcy Records
EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by Bob Shad for the American Mercury Records.
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Encino, Los Angeles
Encino (Spanish for "oak") is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
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Gentle Rain (Irene Kral album)
Gentle Rain is the final album by vocalist Irene Kral performing with pianist Alan Broadbent, which was recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Choice label and re-released by Candid on CD in 2001.
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Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
Kral Space
Kral Space is an album by vocalist Irene Kral, recorded in 1977 for the Catalyst label.
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Mainstream Records
Mainstream Records is an American record company and independent record label founded by producer Bob Shad in 1964.
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Maynard Ferguson
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Irene Kral and Maynard Ferguson are jazz musicians from California.
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Roy Kral
Roy Kral (October 10, 1921 – August 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and vocalist. Irene Kral and Roy Kral are American jazz singers, jazz musicians from Illinois and singers from Chicago.
Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer.
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Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist.
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Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader.
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The Band and I
The Band and I is an album by vocalist Irene Kral performing with Herb Pomeroy's Orchestra which was recorded in 1958 and originally released on the United Artists label.
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The Bridges of Madison County (film)
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 American romantic drama based on the 1992 bestselling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller.
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United Artists Records
United Artists Records was an American record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks.
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Where Is Love? (album)
Where Is Love? is an album by vocalist Irene Kral performing with pianist Alan Broadbent that was recorded in 1974 and originally released on the Choice label and rereleased by Candid on CD in 1996.
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Wonderful Life (Irene Kral album)
Wonderful Life is an album by vocalist Irene Kral which was originally released on the Mainstream label in 1965.
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Woody Herman
Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader.
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See also
American people of Czechoslovak descent
- Albina Cermak
- Arlene Halko
- Arthur Gaeth
- Charley Havlat
- Czech Americans
- Ed O'Ross
- Frank Ed Mrvan Jr.
- George Bezecny
- Guy Molinari
- Irene Kral
- Jan Boxill
- John M. Zwach
- John Roberts
- John Sevcik
- Jon Krahulik
- Joseph W. Tkach
- Karl A. Brabenec
- Milan C. Miskovsky
- Paulina Porizkova
- Pep Simek
- Randal Grichuk
- Roko Belic
- Slovak Americans