Waters was born in Iowa and started singing semi-professionally in high school. After school, she sang for the Jerry Gray Hotel Jazz Band. Her family moved to Denver and she started listening to Billie Holiday, whose life and singing had a profound influence on her.[1]
In the early 1960s she followed the recommendation of friends to move to New York. Albert Ayler heard her in a dining club and introduced her to Bernard Stollman,[2] the owner of the experimental jazz label ESP-Disk. Her most influential albums, Sings (1965) and College Tour (1966) were made for this label.
Her best known recording is a nearly fourteen minute version of the traditional song "Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)" (from Sings), which is rendered in a haunting, anguished wail.[3]
In the late 1960s, she spent time in Europe and then left the music world to raise her son (born in 1969) in California. Almost 30 years later she recorded the album Love Songs in 1996 and began performing in public again. This included reunion concerts with pianist Burton Greene at two music festivals in May 2003: Visions Festival in New York and Le Weekend in Stirling.[2][4]
In 2004 she released You Thrill Me: A Musical Odyssey, a collection of rare and unissued recordings from the years 1962–1979. ESP-Disk reissued Sings and College Tour on a single CD (The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings) in 2006.
She returned in 2019 with the album Live (Blank Forms) recorded at the First Unitarian Congregational Church in Brooklyn. The album was followed in 2020 by another live recording entitled An Evening In Houston (Clean Feed).
On June 5, 2020 she released an unissued 1970 LP titled Plays via her own label.
Discographyedit
Sings (ESP-Disk, 1965)
College Tour (ESP-Disk, 1966)
Love Songs (Jazz Focus, 1996)
You Thrill Me: A Musical Odyssey 1962–1979 (Water, 2004)
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe: Live in San Francisco 2002 (DBK Works, 2005)
patty, waters, rock, musician, band, born, march, 1946, jazz, vocalist, best, known, free, jazz, recordings, 1960s, disk, label, contents, career, discography, references, external, linkscareer, editwaters, born, iowa, started, singing, semi, professionally, h. For the rock musician see As It Is band Patty Waters born March 11 1946 is a jazz vocalist best known for her free jazz recordings in the 1960s for the ESP Disk label Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksCareer editWaters was born in Iowa and started singing semi professionally in high school After school she sang for the Jerry Gray Hotel Jazz Band Her family moved to Denver and she started listening to Billie Holiday whose life and singing had a profound influence on her 1 In the early 1960s she followed the recommendation of friends to move to New York Albert Ayler heard her in a dining club and introduced her to Bernard Stollman 2 the owner of the experimental jazz label ESP Disk Her most influential albums Sings 1965 and College Tour 1966 were made for this label Her best known recording is a nearly fourteen minute version of the traditional song Black Is the Colour Of My True Love s Hair from Sings which is rendered in a haunting anguished wail 3 In the late 1960s she spent time in Europe and then left the music world to raise her son born in 1969 in California Almost 30 years later she recorded the album Love Songs in 1996 and began performing in public again This included reunion concerts with pianist Burton Greene at two music festivals in May 2003 Visions Festival in New York and Le Weekend in Stirling 2 4 In 2004 she released You Thrill Me A Musical Odyssey a collection of rare and unissued recordings from the years 1962 1979 ESP Disk reissued Sings and College Tour on a single CD The Complete ESP Disk Recordings in 2006 She returned in 2019 with the album Live Blank Forms recorded at the First Unitarian Congregational Church in Brooklyn The album was followed in 2020 by another live recording entitled An Evening In Houston Clean Feed On June 5 2020 she released an unissued 1970 LP titled Plays via her own label Discography editSings ESP Disk 1965 College Tour ESP Disk 1966 Love Songs Jazz Focus 1996 You Thrill Me A Musical Odyssey 1962 1979 Water 2004 Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe Live in San Francisco 2002 DBK Works 2005 The Complete ESP Disk Recordings ESP Disk 2006 6 12 17 Otoroku 2018 Live Blank Forms Editions 2019 An Evening In Houston Clean Feed 2020 Plays Waters Sings 2020 References edit Unterberger Richie Patty Waters Biography Allmusic Retrieved 2010 04 09 a b Gavin James Patty Waters Priestess of the Avant Garde Jazztimes Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2010 04 09 Unterberger Richie Patty Waters Sings Allmusic Retrieved 2010 04 09 Career Highlights Retrieved 2010 04 09 External links editOfficial website What Is the Color When Black is Burned A Patty Waters Appreciation at Perfect Sound Forever Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patty Waters amp oldid 1207826499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
