An elder brother introduced her to jazz, Cook chose voice as her instrument of choice, and she became a disciple of jazz icon Eddie Jefferson, founder of a singing technique called 'vocalese' where a singer sings lyrics to a famous instrumental solo. During this time she and close friend Regina Carter formed dreams of becoming jazz musicians; Cook as a singer, and Carter as a violinist. At Carter's urging she applied to and was accepted by Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
An elder brother introduced her to jazz, Cook chose voice as her instrument of choice, and she became a disciple of jazz icon Eddie Jefferson, founder of a singing technique called 'vocalese' where a singer sings lyrics to a famous instrumental solo.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
An
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
elder
elder
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
introduce
introduced
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
jazz
jazz
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
cook
Cook
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
choose
chose
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
voice
voice
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
instrument
instrument
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
choice
choice
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
disciple
disciple
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
jazz
jazz
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
icon
icon
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Eddie
Eddie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jefferson
Jefferson
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
founder
founder
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
sing
singing
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
technique
technique
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
call
called
VERB
VBN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
xcomp
vocalese
vocalese
X
FW
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
singer
singer
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
sing
sings
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
lyric
lyrics
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
instrumental
instrumental
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
solo
solo
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
During this time she and close friend Regina Carter formed dreams of becoming jazz musicians;
case
during
During
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
close
close
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Regina
Regina
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Carter
Carter
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
form
formed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
dream
dreams
NOUN
NNS
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
become
becoming
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
jazz
jazz
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Plur
musician
musicians
NOUN
NNS
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
Cook as a singer, and Carter as a violinist.
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
cook
Cook
VERB
VB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
singer
singer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Carter
Carter
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
orphan
Number=Sing
violinist
violinist
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
At Carter's urging she applied to and was accepted by Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Carter
Carter
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
urging
urging
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
apply
applied
VERB
VBD
obl
to
to
ADP
IN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
accept
accepted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Northeastern
Northeastern
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Boston
Boston
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.