Dave Lambert (American jazz vocalist)

Dave Lambert
Lambert in New York City, c. 1947
Background information
Born
David Alden Lambert

(1917-06-19)June 19, 1917
DiedOctober 3, 1966(1966-10-03) (aged 49)
Connecticut Turnpike, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, Songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1940s–1966
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox musical artist with deprecated parameter "associated_acts". It should be removed.

David Alden Lambert (June 19, 1917 – October 3, 1966) was an American jazz lyricist, singer, and an originator of vocalese. He was best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Lambert spent a lifetime experimenting with the human voice, and expanding the possibilities of its use within jazz.