Background
Mapp was born and raised in Corona/East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New New York
Mapp was born and raised in Corona/East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New New York
He started his music career as a singer with the United States. Army band, while serving in uniform during World World War II stationed in Europe, and continued his music career once he returned home, with his honorable discharge. Dinah Washington, after an evening of performing, went into a Harlem night club to hear Mapp sing at his debut, and she adopted him as her protégé, encouraged him to continue singing and song writing, and helped him launch his career as a soloist and big-band musician. Norman Mapp"s noted songs
"Jazz Ain"t Nothin" But Soul" (title song of his album recorded for Epic Records)
"I Worry "Bout You"
"Mr.
Ugly"
"In The Night"
"Free Spirits"
"Foul Play"
Very beautiful, very talented." In the same obituary, Norman Mapp was quoted from a previous Newsday interview in 1986 as saying he "never regretted making music his career..because it brought him a wealth of experience, plus the opportunity to know and work with people such as Count Basie, Dinah Washington, Sy Oliver." On learning of his passing, Arthur Prysock said, "I thought he was a great fellowship
He"s going to be missed."
Artists performing Norman Mapp"s songs
Arthur Prysock
Marvin Gaye
Peggy Lee
Count Basie
Betty Carter
Gigi Gryce.