Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan's name was synonymous with jazz singing for two generations. She probably ranks as a close second only to Ella Fitzgerald in terms of influence, vocal range, and sheer, consistent brilliance. Her knowledge of bebop, gained during her '40s stint with Billy Eckstine, enabled her to advance the harmonic side of her work beyond that of her contemporaries. Throughout the '50s, she produced a torrent of albums in either a popular vein for Mercury Records, or more jazz-oriented material for subsidiary label EmArcy.

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• Billy Eckstine
• Cannonball Adderley/Orchestra
• Chris Connor
• Clifford Brown
• Count Basie
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• Helen Merrill
• Irene Kral
• June Christy
• Mel Torme
• Rosemary Clooney

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• Mildred Bailey
• The Boswell Sisters

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• Dominique Eade
• Eartha Kitt
• Julie London
• Kevin Mahogany
• Kurt Elling
• Nina Simone
• Shirley Horn
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