Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990) was an American jazz singer renowned for her rich, operatic voice and extraordinary range.
Known as "Sassy" and "The Divine One," she ranks among the greatest jazz vocalists alongside Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
Her technical mastery allowed her to treat her voice as an instrument, bending notes and improvising with the freedom of a horn player.
Fast, complex jazz style
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- balladNarrative poem or song
combo · quintet · jam session · improvisation · syncopation · harmony · blue note · riffing
Improvised nonsense singing
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- dynamicsStudy of forces
interpretation · ad-lib · timing · rubato · embellishment · musicianship · expressionism · virtuosity
Highest female voice range
- contraltoLowest female vocal range
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- rangeExtent of variation
timbre · tone · phrasing · intonation · breath control · richness · warmth · power
Pictorial screen symbol
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- hall of fameInstitution honoring the best
- timelessUnaffected by eras
greatness · Grammy · influential · classic · historic · celebrated · seminal · innovator
bebop
Fast, complex jazz style
ballad · combo · quintet · jam session · improvisation · syncopation · harmony · blue note · riffing · vocalese
scatting
Improvised nonsense singing
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- phrasingManner of expressing something
dynamics · interpretation · ad-lib · timing · rubato · embellishment · musicianship · expressionism · virtuosity · vocal runs
soprano
Highest female voice range
- contraltoLowest female vocal range
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
range · timbre · tone · phrasing · intonation · breath control · richness · warmth · power · clarity
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Pictorial screen symbol
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- hall of fameInstitution honoring the best
timeless · greatness · Grammy · influential · classic · historic · celebrated · seminal · innovator · legend
Misty
Given name, often female
- Female SingersAdele, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Celine Dion, Cher
- Jazz ArtistsMiles Davis, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie
- New JerseyansBruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Danny DeVito
- V AuthorsJules Verne, Voltaire, Kurt Vonnegut, Gore Vidal
Sarah VaughanBob Dylan
Lou Reed · Johnny Rotten · Tom Waits · Leonard Cohen · Yoko Ono
Sarah Vaughanpunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
heavy metal · hardcore punk · death metal · Ramones · Sex Pistols
Sarah VaughanCourtney Love
Iggy Pop · Sid Vicious · Madonna · Janis Joplin · riot grrrl