Lea DeLaria
Voice Solo on
Nice Work If You Can Get It

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Lea DeLaria's voice solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Emmet Cohen's closing piano statement. Spanning one chorus of the 34-bar AABA' form at a moderate 130 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:07. DeLaria, widely known for her acting career including her role in Orange Is the New Black, is also an accomplished jazz vocalist and comedian who has been performing jazz since the late 1980s. Lea DeLaria was 61 to 62 years old at the time of this 2020 recording.

Lea DeLaria was 61 to 62 years old at the time.