Annie Ross

Of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross.  Saw her at the Metropolitan Room.

With my friend Sandra:

Annie Ross was born on 7/25/30 in England.  At an early age  her family visited the US and Annie appeared on the Paul Whiteman radio show at which she won a "token" contract with MGM.  At age 8 she sang " The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond" in "Our Gang Follies of 1938" and played Judy garland's sister in "Presenting Lily Mars".
In 1952 she wrote the lyrics to "Twisted" and recorded her first album with The Modern Jazz Quartet.  With  Lambert Hendricks and Ross she recorded 7 albums.  By 1960 she was addicted to heroin and when the group performed in London in 1962 she left the group to kick the habit.  There, in London, she opened her own Jazz Club.  She has been in many movies, notably Robert Altman's "Short Cuts", and many shows, notably "The Threepenny Opera" with Vanessa Redgrave.
Tonight she was accompanied by Tardo Hammer, piano [Sandra's favorite], Neal Miner, Bass, Tony Jefferson, drums, and Warren Vache, [my favorite] on flugelhorn.  The evening was a most welcome diversion.