Ann Burton

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Ann Burton, born Johanna Rafalowicz in Amsterdam, sang in clubs in the 1950s and in Germany for American soldiers. Billie Holiday was her great example, which can be heard in her slow, intimate phrasing. In 1967 she made the album Blue Burton with the trio of the pianist Louis van Dijk. Ballads & Burton (1969) followed. In the 1970s she became popular above all in Japan, where she performed a great deal and made records. She became one of the best-known Dutch jazz singers. She died in 1989.

Listening

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  Go Away Little Boy · Ann Burton, 1967
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  A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening · Ann Burton & Louis van Dijk, 1969
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  New York State of Mind · Ann Burton, 1979

Discography

Studio albums

• 1967Blue Burton
• 1969Ballads & Burton
• 1972Sings for Lovers and Other Strangers
• 1973Misty Burton
• 1974By Myself Alone
• 1977He's Funny That Way
• 1980New York State of Mind
• 1981Am I Blue
• 1988Everything Happens
• 2006'Early' Burton & more...
• 2014Burton for Certain

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Jazz Map^NL Map

Mentioned in other articles

• Vocal jazz GenreIn the Netherlands, Rita Reys and Ann Burton became known; today, singers include Cécile McLorin Salvant and Samara Joy.

See also

• Vocal jazz
• Jazz in the Netherlands