Editing Jon Hendricks (section)

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[[Image:Jon Hendricks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Jon Hendricks at Birdland]]
Hendricks recorded two albums in 1961 – ''[[¡Salud! João Gilberto, Originator of the Bossa Nova|Salud! João Gilberto]]'' (Reprise) and ''Fast Livin' Blues'' (Columbia). Having divorced Colleen and married Judith Dickstein, Hendricks moved to [[Mill Valley, California|Mill Valley]], California, reuniting with his children, who had been farmed out to relatives since the divorce. There he recorded ''Recorded in Person at the Trident'' (Smash). Later that year he was invited by Duke Ellington to take part in the latter's [[Sacred Concert (Ellington)|Concert of Sacred Music]] at San Francisco's [[Grace Cathedral, San Francisco|Grace Cathedral]]. In 1968, he moved the family again, this time to London, England, partly so that his four children could receive a better education, and partly to distance them from the pervasive Californian drug culture.<ref name="thisisbop" /> Using London as his base, he toured Europe and Africa, performed frequently on British radio and television with such stars of the day as [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] and [[Dusty Springfield]], as well as [[Ronnie Scott]] and the comedian [[Marty Feldman]]. His sold-out club dates at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club|Ronnie Scott's]] drew fans such as the [[Rolling Stones]] and the [[Beatles]]. Hendricks also recorded two albums in London – ''Jon Hendricks Live'' (Fontana) and ''Times of Love'' (Philips), which was released in the US as ''September Songs'' (Stanyan, 1975). After five years, the Hendricks family returned to Mill Valley, where Hendricks worked as the jazz critic for the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' and taught classes at [[California State University]] at [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]] and the [[University of California]] at [[University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]]. In 1973 he recorded two songs with [[The Jazz Messengers|Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers]] – [[Bobby Timmons]]'s "[[Moanin' (song)|Moanin']]" and [[Benny Golson]]'s "Along Came Betty" which appeared on Blakey's ''[[Buhaina]]'' album.

His album ''Tell Me the Truth'' (Arista, 1975) was produced by [[Ben Sidran]]. ''Love'' (Muse, 1982) by Jon Hendricks & Company came next, and featured his daughter Michele. He collaborated with old friends [[The Manhattan Transfer]] for their seminal 1985 album, ''[[Vocalese (album)|Vocalese]]'', which won seven [[Grammy]] Awards. He served on the [[Kennedy Center]] Honors committee under presidents [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]], [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]], and [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]. His final studio album, the [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated ''Freddie Freeloader'', was released in 1990, and featured an all-star line-up that included [[George Benson]], Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, [[Tommy Flanagan (musician)|Tommy Flanagan]], [[Jimmy Cobb]], [[Larry Goldings]], [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Stanley Turrentine]], [[Al Grey]], The Manhattan Transfer and the Count Basie Orchestra.

In 2000 Hendricks returned to his home town to teach at the [[University of Toledo]], where he was appointed Distinguished Professor of Jazz Studies and received an honorary Doctorate of the Performing Arts. He was selected to be the first American jazz artist to lecture at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] in Paris. His 15-voice group, the Jon Hendricks Vocalstra at the University of Toledo, performed at the Sorbonne in 2002. Hendricks also wrote lyrics to some classical pieces including "On the Trail" from [[Ferde Grofe]]'s ''[[Grand Canyon Suite]]''. The Vocalstra premiered a vocalese version of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov]]'s "[[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]" with the [[Toledo Symphony]].

In the summer of 2003 Hendricks went on tour with the "Four Brothers", a quartet consisting of Hendricks, [[Kurt Elling]], [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]] and [[Kevin Mahogany]]. He worked on setting words to and arranging [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto]] as well as on two books, teaching and touring with his Vocalstra. He wrote lyrics to [[Three Preludes (Gershwin)|Gershwin's Piano Prelude No. 1]] for the a cappella ensemble Pieces of 8's 2004 album ''Across the Blue Meridian''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/across-the-blue-meridian-mw0000387362|title=Across the Blue Meridian – Pieces of Eight|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref> He appeared in cameo roles in the films ''[[People I Know]]'' (2002) and ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]'' (1992).

In 2012, Hendricks appeared in the documentary film ''[[No One But Me]]'', discussing his former bandmate and friend, [[Annie Ross]].<ref>[http://www.noonebutme.co.uk/the-contributors/jon-hendricks/ The contributors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320233249/http://www.noonebutme.co.uk/the-contributors/jon-hendricks/ |date=March 20, 2014 }}, ''No One But Me''.</ref> In 2015, Hendricks lost his second wife Judith to a brain tumor.

Hendricks also appeared on three tracks from the 2016 release of the [[JC Hopkins]] Biggish Band titled "Meet Me at Minton's". He performs vocalese on "Suddenly (In Walked Bud)", is included in the ensemble on the album's title track "Meet Me at Minton's", and croons a duet of the Monk tune "How I Wish (Ask Me Now)" with singer and 2016 Thelonious Monk Competition winner [[Jazzmeia Horn]]. At the time of the recording he was 93 and Horn was 23.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/meet-me-at-mintons-jc-hopkins-biggish-band-harlem-jazz-records-review-by-james-nadal.php?width=375|title=JC Hopkins Biggish Band: Meet Me At Minton's|first=All About|last=Jazz|website=All About Jazz|date=June 17, 2017 |access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Hendricks's full lyricization of the album ''[[Miles Ahead (album)|Miles Ahead]]'', including [[Miles Davis]]' solos and [[Gil Evans]]' orchestrations, was completed fifty years after he had first conceived the idea. It was premiered in New York by UK-based choir the London Vocal Project, with Hendricks in attendance, with a studio recording to follow.<ref>[http://downbeat.com/news/detail/hendricks-vocalese-miles-ahead-set-for-world-premiere-in-nyc "After 50 Years, Hendricks' 'Miles Ahead' Remake Set for NYC Premiere"], ''Down Beat'', February 7, 2017/</ref><ref>[http://www.londonvocalproject.com/milesahead "Jon Hendricks' Miles Ahead"], London Vocal Project.</ref>