Over 14K music fans have voted on the 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time. Current Top 3: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan
Just as jazz vocalists of the '40s and '50s stretched the concept of swing, post-bop singers interpreted the frantic tempoes and exploratory solos of jazz instrumentalists with their own experiments. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross indulged in manic harmonies, while a host of vocalists (including Bett...
Also ranks #1 on The 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time Also ranks #1 on The Best Musical Artists From Virginia 10 Bill Evans 847 votes Bill Evans' delicate touch, intricate harmonies, and introspective approach to piano playing have made him one of the most revered pianists in jazz ...
Whilst the earliest stars of jazz music were instrumentalists, it wasn’t long before jazz singers took centre stage at the front of the bandstand and became the stars of the day. We’ve already published our big list of thebest jazz vocalists of all timeand shone a light on the mostfam...
The Essential Billie Holiday Billie Holiday 36 songs recorded by the greatest of all jazz singers for Vocalion, Brunswick, Columbia and Okeh between 1933 and ’42. Most were recorded under her or Teddy Wilson’s leadership with all-star small groups that include Ben Webster, Lester Young, Chu...
So—believe me—I heard my fair share of duds, but that didn’t deter me from searching for what were in some cases less- than-obvious and emerging singers. While doing so I thought of all the less visible female jazz vocalists from the 50s and 60s whose records ended up becoming highl...
As well as playing with Count Basie, his bass can be heard on recordings made by several noted female jazz singers, including Nancy Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carmen McRae and Diana Krall. As well as playing bass, Grammy-winning Clayton is also a well-respected arranger, composer and ...
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We stuck toinstrumentalistsfor this article, but if you’re looking to check out some of the bestfemalejazzsingersof all time (who, of course, tend to have achieved more ‘fame’) you’ll find them here. We’ve also dived deeper into thebest female saxophone playersin history, the most...
You might also be interested in famous male jazz pianists and famous female jazz singers. There are thousand of females working as jazz pianists in the world, but this list highlights only the most notable ones. Historic jazz pianists have worked hard to become the best that they can be, ...