In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice. Though scat singing is improvised, the melodic lines are often variations on scale and arpeggio fragments, … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Scattin!
Ella Fitzgerald
Friday Evening Thread: Quincy Week part II
Lena Horne - A Lady Must Live and Life Goes On … [Read more...] about Friday Evening Thread: Quincy Week part II
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Quincy Week!
In the 1960s, Quincy Jones worked as an arranger for some of the most important artists of the era, including Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra with Quincy's Big Band (Live in studio) - Mack the Knife … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Quincy Week!
Friday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II
The Black USO Club at the Bremerton Labor Temple during World War II. Black Historical Society of Kitsap County Ethel Waters & Count Basie - Quicksand … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II
Wednesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II
Count Basie - Jumpin At The Woodside … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II