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Vocal Jazz
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Vocal jazz encompasses jazz singing traditions dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, when Louis Armstrong's recordings helped establish scat singing (wordless, improvised vocal lines mimicking instrumental soloing) as a core jazz vocal technique. It is distinguished by improvisatory phrasing, rhythmic flexibility against the beat, and a personal, interpretive approach to melody and lyric on jazz standards, rather than straightforward melodic delivery. Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan are among its most influential and closely associated singers.
Al Jarreau ✦ 1940–2017 Alessandro Paternesi Allan Harris Amy London Angela Bofill ✦ 1954–2024 Aretha Franklin ✦ 1942–2018 Barbara Casini Benny Benack III Betty Carter ✦ 1929–1998 Big Maybelle ✦ 1924–1972 Bobby McFerrin Boris Savoldelli Cab Calloway ✦ 1907–1994 Camila Meza Camilla Battaglia Carla Marcotulli Caterina Zapponi Chen Levy Chiara Izzi Chris McCarthy Claudia Acuña Cristina Zavalloni Cyrille Aimée Daniela Panetta Daniela Schächter Daniela Spalletta Daphna Levy David Broza Dee Dee Bridgewater Diane Schuur Dianne Reeves Dida Pelled Dora Musumeci ✦ 1934–2004 Eddie Jefferson ✦ 1918–1979 Edna Goren Esperanza Spalding Esther Phillips Ferruccio Spinetti Filomena Campus Fulvio Sisti ✦ 1955–1998 Gabriel Espinosa Gegè Telesforo Gene Ess Gracie Terzian Guilhem Flouzat Hilary Gardner Inbar Fridman Iris Portugaly Ivan Lins Jasmine Tommaso Jeremy Corren Johnny O'Neal Jon Hendricks ✦ 1921–2017 Joni Mitchell Julia Feldman Jumaane Smith KerenDun Kimiko Kasai Leny Andrade ✦ 1943–2023 Letizia Gambi Lica Cecato Lilian Terry ✦ 1930–2023 Louis Armstrong ✦ 1901–1971 Manuel Linhares Marcello Pellitteri Maria Pia De Vito Marianne Solivan Marina Maximilian Mark McLean Marsha Frazier Matteo Brancaleoni Mel Keller ✦ 1920–1998 Melissa Stylianou Michael Franks Neal Miner Nicki Parrott Nnenna Freelon Noble Sissle ✦ 1889–1975 Patti Austin Patty Lomuscio Paul Sikivie Pietro Leveratto Randy Crawford Ray Charles ✦ 1930–2004 Rimona Francis Roberta Gambarini Royal Blue ✦ –Date unknown, New York City Salvatore Pizzurro Sami Stevens Sarah Vaughan ✦ 1924–1990 Sheila Jordan ✦ 1928–2025 Silvia Manco Simona Severini Stu Hacohen ✦ 1929–2006 Tamir Hendelman Tessa Souter Tierney Sutton Till Brönner Tiziana Ghiglioni Valentina Fin Veronika Morscher Yael Nachshon Levin
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