Sarah Vaughan

Virtuoso jazz vocalist of operatic range and harmonic daring, nicknamed 'Sassy' and 'the Divine One.'

Biography

Virtuoso jazz vocalist of operatic range and harmonic daring, nicknamed 'Sassy' and 'the Divine One.'

Influence

Raised jazz singing's technical and harmonic ceiling; scat and ballad approaches still measure themselves against her control.

Historical context

Virtuoso jazz vocalist of operatic range and harmonic daring, nicknamed 'Sassy' and 'the Divine One.' Raised jazz singing's technical and harmonic ceiling; scat and ballad approaches still measure themselves against her control. Early bebop associations with Bird and Dizzy put a concert voice inside the most modern harmonic laboratory of the 1940s.

Associated instruments

Vocals
Piano

Specimen note

Early bebop associations with Bird and Dizzy put a concert voice inside the most modern harmonic laboratory of the 1940s.