Dutch jazz: Ann Burton
Singer Johanna Rafalowicz, because that was Ann Burton’s real name, was born on 4 March1933 in Amsterdam. Her mother came to the Netherlands from Poland three years earlier. Johanna never took singing lessons, but listened a lot to American singers like Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. She wanted to be in music and adopted the name Ann Burton around 1955, after British actor Richard Burton. Without a doubt, she was the most important post-war Dutch Jazz singer next to Rita Reys and Greetje Kauffeld. Ann Burton mostly sang ballads and had much respect for lyrics. At the end of the 1960s, she recorded the LP “Blue Burton”. On this record, she was accompanied by the Louis van Dijk trio, complemented by Piet Noordijk. She became instantly famous and was awarded an Edison for it in 1969. From 1970 to 1974, Burton lived and worked in Londen. She also worked in Japan a lot, where she became the most popular jazz singer after Ella Fitzgerald. She passed away on 29 Bovember 1989, much too young, at the age of 56.
Nummer Album
Miss Otis Regrets Early Blue 1958-1968
The Wildest Gal in Town Early Blue 1958-1968
Sing A Rainbow Early Blue 1958-1968
The Moon Looks Down And Laughs Early Blue 1958-1968
But Not For Me Blue Burton
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Blue Burton
You’ve Changed Blue Burton
Someone To Watch Over Me Collections
The End Of A Love Affair Skylark
Some Other Spring Skylark
The Very Thought Of You Skylark
Birthday Song By Myself Alone
Travellin’ Light By Myself Alone
She’s Funny That Way Skylark
