The Women of Vocal Jazz
Looking at five 1955 vocal jazz LPs from the likes of Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Merrill, Julie London and June Christy. Continue reading The Women of Vocal Jazz
Tag: Vocal Jazz
“Nostalgic” doesn’t mean “good”
This 1955 LP from The Four Freshmen is vocal heaven, but musically it represents everything bad about the decade.
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Vocal Jazz in 1954
Reviews of two 1954 albums by Chet Baker and June Christy. Continue reading Vocal Jazz in 1954
Black Coffee – Peggy Lee
One of the most pleasurable vocal-jazz albums of all time.
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The Astaire Story – Fred Astaire
Seeing is believing.
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