Annette Peacock

Annette Peacock (born 1941) is an American avant-garde jazz vocalist and composer from Brooklyn who first emerged in the mid-1960s as a writer for pianist Paul Bley, her then-husband. His 1968 album Mr. Joy features her title-sake composition that was subsequently covered by Swedish vocalist Karin Krog and English jazz-rockers Affinity.

As a performer, Peacock headlined two albums with Bley in 1971/72 and issued her solo debut, I’m the One, on RCA Victor in 1972. During the ensuing five-year period, her songs were covered by Al Kooper, Mick Ronson, and Jaco Pastorius. In 1978, she appeared on the album Feels Good to Me by jazz-rock supergroup Bruford. That same year, she issued her second solo album, X-Dreams, on Aura with backing by Ray Warleigh, Bill Bruford, Jim Mullen, and the band Mirage. After a second Aura release in 1979, she issued four albums on self-press Ironic Records between 1982 and 1988.

Discography:

• Revenge (1971 • Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show)
• Dual Unity (1972 • Annette & Paul Bley)
• I’m the One (1972)
• X-Dreams (1978)
• The Perfect Release (1979)
• Live in Paris (1981)
• Sky-Skating (1982)
• Been in the Streets Too Long (1983)
• I Have No Feelings (1986)
• Abstract-Contact (1988)
• An Acrobat’s Heart (2000)
• 31:31 (2006)
• 4 Emilia-Romagna w/lv (2007)