Jazz Singing: America’s Great Voices From Bessie Smith To Bebop And Beyond
Will Friedwald
540 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0306807122
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Language: English
Publish: 840697200000
This book is an overview of jazz and jazz-influenced pop singers. Among the major figures discussed are Armstrong, Crosby, Holiday, Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Eckstine, Vaughan, Torme and Bennett, along with descriptions of the contributions of secondary and forgotten talents.