Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand
jazz
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singer. She was born in
Apia
Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga.
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, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family. In 1954, she moved to the United States. She married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, in that year, and they had two sons, Matt, a musician and arranger, and Reynaldo. She died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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. She was a nominee for the
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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in
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
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Discography
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Take a Number
''Take a Number'' is the debut album by New Zealand and Polynesian jazz singer Mavis Rivers. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in 1959.
Reception
The initial ''Billboard'' magazine review from May 18, 1959 commented that "Polynesian ...
'' (Capitol, 1959)
* ''The Simple Life'' (Capitol, 1960)
* '' Hooray for Love'' (Capitol, 1960)
* ''Swing Along with Mavis'' (Reprise, 1961)
* ''Mavis'' (Reprise, 1961)
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Mavis Meets Shorty
''Mavis Meets Shorty'' is an album by vocalist Mavis Rivers and trumpeter Shorty Rogers, released on the Reprise label in 1963.Alfred Newman, Ken Darby, ''Ports of Paradise'' (Capitol, 1960)
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His reco ...