Bas Sheva
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Biography
[Edit]Vocalist Bas Sheva was born Beatrice Kurzman to a wealthy and prominent Jewish family in Philadelphia. When Kurzman decided to go into show business she adopted the name "Bas Sheva" (i.e., the Biblical "Bathsheba") in order not to embarrass her family. She formally studied the voice and developed an extremely powerful instrument with extraordinary dexterity, and probably got her start singing in the so-called "Borscht Belt" of Catskill Mountains resorts. Her recording career began around 1950 with a small number of obscure singles of standards, none of which sparked much interest.
In 1953 Bas Sheva was engaged by bandleader Hal Mooney as the principal voice on Soul of a People, a collection of traditional Jewish songs issued by Capitol. This was a very successful disc in the Jewish market, and Bas Sheva's brassy, no holds barred delivery of this familiar material was an important element in making Soul of a People appealing. Nonetheless, Bas Sheva did not record again for another five years, and she may have felt somewhat typecast as a primarily Jewish entertainer.
Composer and Capitol Records producer Les Baxter came to her rescue by offering Bas Sheva the role of star vocalist on his suite The Passions. Bas Sheva's performance on The Passions is quite amazing even 50 years on; she screams, wails, whimpers, howls, grunts, and even acts a little to the pulsating rhythms of Baxter's dark, gritty, and complex musical score. While The Passions was the very embodiment of innovation in an era that encouraged musicians to stretch out, it was considered far too edgy, obscure, and over the top in its time and was not a success. Despite this great showcase of all the astounding things Bas Sheva could do with her voice, she was never to record again.
In 1960 Bas Sheva died at age 34 from a diabetic reaction suffered while entertaining on board a cruise ship.
Title: TAC Show 5: The Cantor in America (1920-1960)
Artist: Anonymous, Sholom Secunda, Richard Tucker, Harold Mooney, Max Janowski, Abraham Ellstein, Jan Peerce, Bas Sheva, Studio Orchestra, Studio Ensemble, Studio Chorus, Leibele Waldman, Alberto Mizrahi, Moishe Oysher, Moshe Koussevitzky, Alan Heatherington, Hyman Reznick, Abraham Nadel Chorus, Joseph Rumshinsky, Israel Schorr, Jacob Goldstein, Martin Baum, Moses J. Silverman, Rose Gross, Samuel Malavsky, Malavsky Family Choir, Harry Cooper
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Collections
Title: Vintage Jazz Lounge
Genre: New Age
Title: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gone Surfing - Ride Waves, Rock out, Hang Ten
Genre: Pop
Title: Exotic Latin Lounge
Title: Latin Jazz Chill Out
Title: Chillout Latin Jazz
Title: Relax To Latin Chill Music
Title: Pyramid Of The Sun: Lounge Latin Jazz Selection
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin, Lounge, Folk