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Marilyn Montez Moore (June 16, 1930 – March 19, 1992) was an American jazz singer during the 1950s. She recorded one solo album, ''Moody Marilyn Moore'' (
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, 1957). Her vocal style was similar to
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop si ...
's, and according to jazz critic
Will Friedwald Will Friedwald (born September 16, 1961) is an American author and music critic. He has written for newspapers that include the ''Wall Street Journal'', ''New York Times'', ''Village Voice'', ''Newsday'', ''New York Observer'', and ''New York Su ...
, Holiday and Moore were friends.Friedwald, Will. ''Jazz Singing: America's Great Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond''. p. 483. Da Capo Press, 1996, She was the first wife of saxophonist
Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist Zo ...
(who played on ''Moody Marilyn Moore'') and the mother of guitarist
Joe Cohn Joseph Mark Cohn (born December 28, 1956) is an American jazz guitarist. Career The son of Al Cohn, he started to play the guitar in his teens, transcribing from recordings featuring Art Tatum, Thad Jones, and Clifford Brown. Besides taking les ...
. After Cohn and Moore separated and later divorced, Moore was left to raise her family and never recorded again. She died in March 1992, at the age of 61.


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