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bob dorough, mark murphy, kurt elling, shirley horn (you wont forget me), giacomo gates. just a few. there are SO many.
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Ella Fitzgerald was one of the great instrumentalists of our era. I think she belongs up there with Bird and Miles as a soloist. A few of my favorites:Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin
Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Gershwin Song BookAlso, don't overlook her later work. There's a live double album (Newport Jazz Festival) with a blistering scat on Lemon Drop.
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I have had other favorites in the past mainly Ella, but nobody beats Anita O'Day. She is just the best jazz singer I have ever heard.
That will give me a good list to search for. Much appreciated!
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. Incredible.Check out Ella and Sarah Vaughn on the Pablo label also. Speaking of Sarah Vaughn, try to find the LP on Verve with Clifford Brown.
Good choice. I've found that it's tough to go wrong with Sarah Vaughan. Also, look for her later releases on Mercury, such as "Live at the Blue Note" and "...at Mr. Kelly's." Good sonics on Mercury and eMarcy.Many, many great ones mentioned throughout this thread, so I'll merely take the opportunity to add: Brook Benton, Helen Merrill, Diana Washington, Tony Bennett (at Carnegie Hall), Harry Belafonte (yup, at Carnegie Hall - hey, I know it's not jazz per se &%^)...
axolotl"I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because, by way of it, I see everything else."
Jimmy Rushing, Louis Armstrong, Bille Holiday, Anita O'Day, Mildred Bailey, Ella, Rosemary Clooney (yes - one o'he best), Lee Wiley, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra (Yup - again), Mel Torme, Dave Frishberg, Connie Boswell. Hell - I'm all over the lot here and it's 1:30 in the morning - all off the top o' my head - Jack Teagarden - The Mills Brothers - Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams, and - a relative newcomer - John Pizzarelli.
"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail".
You can normally pick these up pretty cheap and they had
some excellent vocal records, Rosemarry Clooney, Ernestine
Anderson and Mel Torme come to mind.Further back, look up Johnny Hartman, especially his Coltrane
album and one called "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
some wonderful stuff by Maxine Sullivan
"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail".
...although you will have to sift through it to find the Vocalists.Check out "The List", from about 2 years ago (which begs the question: Hey MM, have you kept this thing updated?)
Hope this helps.
Jim
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Nancy Wilson with Cannonball AdderlyJimmie Rushing, Mr. Five By Five
Mahalia Jackson with Duke Ellington, Black Brown and Beige
Shirly Horn, With Horns
Pretty much anything by Etta Jones
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald, Live in Berlin
Louis Armstrong and the Dukes of Dixieland
Joe Turner, The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz
I would also find some early stuff, like 30's era Billie Holliday.
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