Jazz Vocal Essentials

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For jazz’s greatest singers, a humble song becomes a catalyst for proper feats of wonder. Ella Fitzgerald’s prodigious scatting or perfect pitch can be every bit as life-changing as Billie Holiday’s grainy, slow-burn romance. Whether dating back as early as the 1920s (Fats Waller and Bessie Smith) or representing a new century (Michael Bublé and Diana Krall), these singers have fine-tuned the art of phrasing to get the most indelible personality out of each lyric. It’s no surprise, then, that every possible emotion is captured here: Feel the forlorn crush of grief and longing, then pivot to the dizzying potential of new love and personal triumphs.
Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck
Take Five
Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck
Vocal Encounters
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Get on the Right Track Baby
Sammy Davis, Jr.
I Gotta Right to Swing
Mel Tormé
Lullaby of Birdland
Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette (Remastered 2013)
Veronica Swift
Sing
Veronica Swift
This Bitter Earth
King Pleasure
I'm In the Mood for Love
King Pleasure
The Aladdin Records Story
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson
Never Will I Marry
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Ella Fitzgerald
Blue Skies
Ella Fitzgerald
Pure Ella
Dave Brubeck & Louis Armstrong
Summer Song
Dave Brubeck & Louis Armstrong
Vocal Encounters
Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon (feat. Count Basie and His Orchestra)
Frank Sinatra
Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection
The Nat "King" Cole Trio
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
The Nat "King" Cole Trio
Nat King Cole
Buddy Greco
The Lady Is a Tramp
Buddy Greco
16 Most Requested Songs
Dámaso Pérez Prado & Rosemary Clooney
Sway
Dámaso Pérez Prado & Rosemary Clooney
A Touch of Tabasco
June Christy
Something Cool
June Christy
Something Cool
Sarah Vaughan
April In Paris (feat. Clifford Brown)
Sarah Vaughan
pov: rainy day in paris
Cécile McLorin Salvant
You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Dreams and Daggers
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
Lush Life
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Count Basie
Goin' to Chicago Blues
Count Basie
America's #1 Band
Bobby Darin
Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
That's All
Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin' (Remastered)
Fats Waller
The Essential
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (78rpm Version)
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
The Essential Billie Holiday
The Mills Brothers
Jungle Fever
The Mills Brothers
Four Boys and a Guitar: The Essential Mills Brothers
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings
Norah Jones
Don't Know Why
Norah Jones
Come Away With Me (Remastered)
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
The Girl from Ipanema (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim) [Single Version]
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
Nina Simone
I Loves You Porgy (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York/1964)
Nina Simone
In Concert (Live)
Anita O'Day
Tea For Two (Live At Mr. Kelly's Restaurant, Chicago, 1958)
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
Dinah Washington
The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man
Dinah Washington
Back to the Blues
Ethel Waters & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Stormy Weather
Ethel Waters & The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Stormy Weather (Authentic Recordings 1931 - 1933)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Sy Oliver, & Jo Stafford
Yes, Indeed!
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra , Sy Oliver , & Jo Stafford
The Homefront 1941-1945
Dick Haymes
The Way You Look Tonight
Dick Haymes
The Complete Capitol Collection
Fats Waller
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Fats Waller
Very Best of Fats Waller (Remastered 2000)
Gene Krupa
What's This?
Gene Krupa
Drummin' Man
Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher
Ella Fitzgerald
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (feat. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five)
Ella Fitzgerald
Let the Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938 - 1953
Eydie Gorme
I'll Take Romance
Eydie Gorme
Eydie Gormé
Cassandra Wilson
Lover Come Back To Me
Cassandra Wilson
Loverly
Sarah Vaughan
Misty
Sarah Vaughan
Vaughan And Violins
Carmen McRae
Summertime
Carmen McRae
Porgy and Bess
Nat "King" Cole
Joe Turner Blues (Live)
Nat "King" Cole
At the Sands (Live) [Expanded Edition] [Remastered 2002]
Peggy Lee
Black Coffee
Peggy Lee
Black Coffee
Michael Bublé
When I Fall in Love
Michael Bublé
love (Deluxe Edition)
Dinah Washington
Soulville
Dinah Washington
Blues, Soul & Ballads
Shirley Horn
Too Late Now
Shirley Horn
You Won't Forget Me
Ann Hampton Callaway
Time After Time
Ann Hampton Callaway
After Ours
Al Jarreau
(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo a la Turk
Al Jarreau
The Very Best of Al Jarreau: An Excellent Adventure
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
Fascinating Rhythm
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
Love Is Here to Stay
Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young
Frank Sinatra
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Count Basie & Joe Williams
Alright, Okay, You Win
Count Basie & Joe Williams
Jazz Style
Harry Connick, Jr.
It Had to Be You (Big Band and Vocals)
Harry Connick, Jr.
When Harry Met Sally...
Kay Starr
Side By Side
Kay Starr
The Fabulous Favorites
Blossom Dearie
I'm Hip
Blossom Dearie
The Diva Series
Peggy Lee
Lover
Peggy Lee
Lover
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan
Dedicated to You
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan
Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years
Julie London
The Party's Over
Julie London
Around Midnight
Dakota Staton
Solitude
Dakota Staton
Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight on Dakota Staton
Fred Astaire
Puttin' On The Ritz
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire Sings & Swings Irving Berlin
Van Morrison
Let's Get Lost
Van Morrison
Versatile
Dianne Reeves
Lullaby of Broadway
Dianne Reeves
A Little Moonlight
Bunny Berigan
I Can't Get Started
Bunny Berigan
Timeless Jazz: Bunny Berigan
Melody Gardot
Baby I'm a Fool
Melody Gardot
My One and Only Thrill (Bonus Track Version)
Gregory Porter
Be Good (Lion's Song)
Gregory Porter
Be Good (Deluxe Edition)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Summertime
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Porgy and Bess
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
The Complete Recordings 1941-1947
Annie Ross
Twisted
Annie Ross
Ultimate Beatnik Collection, Vol. 3
Woody Herman
Laura
Woody Herman
The Essence of Woody Herman
Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra
Yip Roc Heresy
Slim Gaillard and His Orchestra
Groove Juice: The Norman Granz Recordings + More
Spirits of Rhythm
My Old Man
Spirits of Rhythm
Spirits of Rhythm 1932-1941
Mark Murphy
Moody's Mood
Mark Murphy
Giants Of Jazz: Mark Murphy
Billy Eckstine
Body and Soul
Billy Eckstine
Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years
Bobby McFerrin
Blackbird
Bobby McFerrin
The Voice
Charlie Parker
This Is Always
Charlie Parker
The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
Anaïs Reno
I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So (feat. Emmet Cohen)
Anaïs Reno
Lovesome Thing (feat. Emmet Cohen)
Nat "King" Cole
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Nat "King" Cole
After Midnight: The Complete Session
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Work Song
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Sin & Soul... and Then Some
Cécile McLorin Salvant
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Cécile McLorin Salvant
WomanChild
Diana Krall
Peel Me a Grape
Diana Krall
Love Scenes
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers
Dinah
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers
The Essential Bing Crosby
Cannonball Adderley & Ernie Andrews
Since I Fell for You (Live)
Cannonball Adderley & Ernie Andrews
Live Session
Shirley Horn
Here's To Life
Shirley Horn
Here's To Life
Madeleine Peyroux
Dance Me To The End Of Love
Madeleine Peyroux
Careless Love (Deluxe Edition)
Sachal Vasandani
One Mint Julep
Sachal Vasandani
Hi-Fly
Jack Teagarden
Cottage for Sale
Jack Teagarden
Think Well of Me
Helen Merrill
Where Flamingos Fly
Helen Merrill
Dream of You
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Flamingo
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
The Centennial Anthology
Esperanza Spalding & Leo Genovese
I Know You Know
Esperanza Spalding & Leo Genovese
Esperanza
Etta Jones
In the Dark
Etta Jones
Lonely and Blue (Reissue)
Chris Connor
Thursday's Child
Chris Connor
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Heebie Jeebies
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
The Hot Fives, Vol. 1
Dinah Shore
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Dinah Shore
The Very Best of Dinah Shore
Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Ella Fitzgerald
Pure Ella
Nina Simone
My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 Remastered Version)
Nina Simone
Little Girl Blue (2013 Remastered Version)
Betty Carter
Tight (Live At Bradshaw's Great American Music Hall, San Francisco/1979)
Betty Carter
The Audience With Betty Carter (Live)
Abbey Lincoln
Up Jumped Spring
Abbey Lincoln
You Gotta Pay the Band
Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader
It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream
Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader
Time For 2
Bessie Smith
Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town
Bessie Smith
The Essential Bessie Smith
Kay Starr
I Love Paris
Kay Starr
Movin' On Broadway! (Remastered)
Mel Tormé
That's All
Mel Tormé
16 Most Requested Songs: Mel Tormé
Etta Jones
Don't Go To Strangers
Etta Jones
Don't Go To Strangers (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
Frank Sinatra
Come Fly With Me
Frank Sinatra
Come Fly With Me (Remastered)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra & June Christy
Tampico
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra & June Christy
Stan Kenton Classics
100 Songs, 6 Hours

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