Vocal Jazz
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The decades have seen
Lincoln as a sexy torch
singer, politicized belter,
movie actress and
respected jazz chanteuse...
This free-spirited and
trend-setting Bop and Cool
Jazz vocalist has remained a
star for decades. Often
self-destructive, Anita O'D...
The John Coltrane of jazz
vocals, Carter tore the
melody out of beloved
standards and became "just"
another band member.
There's no mistaking a Lady
Day vocal: swinging,
emotionally searing and
tasty as all get out. Perhaps
the most influential jazz si...
A great crooner who
nurtured Bop and its
musicians, Eckstine opened
the doors for other black
romantic idols. Eckstine's...
The wonderfully icy McRae
was one of the finest jazz
singers of the twentieth
century. Like Sarah
Vaughan, McRae also play...
Atlantic Record's biggest
jazz seller of the 1950s,
Connor's Cool vocal style
works with small groups, big
bands and strings. The Eas...
The pride of British
Columbia, this singing pianist
has helped bring classic
jazz back to the masses.
Krall broke out of the jazz...
A talented singer who's
worked in jazz, R&B, pop,
and Worldbeat, Dianne
Reeves has been recording
since the late 1970s. Reev...
Scatting or swinging,
Fitzgerald was as popular
with the general public as
she was with fellow artists.
Though she lived a clean,...
The voice of the twentieth
century, Sinatra's star
shone for decades and
trailblazed the art of cutting
cohesive albums. Sinatra's...
Williams became a star with
Count Basie's band in the
1950s and just kept getting
bigger and better through
out the decades.
A great jazz singer, Johnny
Hartman remains one of
history's greatest romantic
balladeers of the vocal jazz
realm. Johnny Hartman's...
While boomers remember
her as "Emergency"'s Nurse
Dixie, they're just
discovering London's
sublimely sexy torch singi...
The Queen of Coffeehouse
Cool, Christy was the female
voice of 1950s West Coast
jazz. Christy is best
remembered for "Somethi...
Annie Ross became a solo
star, Cool Jazz sex symbol
and movie actress. As a
child she appeared in the
loved Our Gang series. Da...
An adventurous jazz singer
for more than four decades,
each year's crop of hipsters
buys a copy of "Bop For
Kerouac."
Teen singing sensation,
actor, writer, and most of
all an incredible jazz
vocalist. Torme always
hated being called "the V...
A blues- and soul-soaked
pop-jazz singer, Wilson
once outsold even the
Beach Boys at Capitol
Records. Five of Wilson's...
King Cole struck gold with
his much-copied jazz trio
and his smoky, ethereal pop
vocals. Cole's
piano/guitar/bass trio for...
From Benny Goodman band
to solo stardom at Capitol,
Peggy Lee gave everyone
"Fever" and remains a vocal
cult goddess. Peggy Lee...
Clooney wanted to sing
jazz, but her 1950s pop hits
were often substandard; by
the '70s she was able to sing
Swing 24/7. Rosemary Clo...
Called the Divine One for
her amazing vocal abilities,
Vaughan excelled at bop,
standards, and jazzy pop.
Always a favorite of Miles
Davis, this sophisticated,
low-key jazz singer/pianist
got the public's fancy late in
life. Shirley Horn's piano...
The world's most popular
jazz-leaning modern vocal
group has enjoyed both
pop hits and rave reviews
for three decades.
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