Vanessa Rubin
Vanessa Rubin
Top Songs
| 1 | Superwoman [Where Were You When I Needed You] | ||
| 2 | If You Ever Go Away | ||
| 3 | Won't Have To Say Goodbye | ||
| 4 | Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You | ||
| 5 | Sex Is A Misdemeanor (The More You Miss De Meaner You Get) |
Albums
Feb 2019 • 12 songs
Aug 2001 • 12 songs
May 1999 • 11 songs
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Biography
An appealing singer who does not improvise much, Vanessa Rubin recorded several fine albums for Novus. She studied classical music but switched to jazz early on. Rubin sang with and managed the Blackshaw Brothers (an organ quartet from Cleveland). After working with several groups locally (and recording with the Cleveland Jazz All-Stars), in 1982 Rubin moved to New York. She worked with Pharoah Sanders, Frank Foster's Loud Minority, and the big bands of Mercer Ellington and Lionel Hampton, and studied with Barry Harris in addition to teaching in the N.Y.C. public school system...