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Vocal Jazz genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Vocal Jazz
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Vocal Jazz
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1955
In the Wee Small HoursFrank Sinatra
1956
Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!Frank Sinatra
2006
Half the Perfect WorldMadeleine Peyroux
2014
Cheek to CheekTony Bennett & Lady Gaga
1963John Coltrane and Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
2009
My One and Only ThrillMelody Gardot
1958
Lady in SatinBillie Holiday
2012
The AbsenceMelody Gardot
1957
Porgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
2001
The Look of LoveDiana Krall
2015
WallflowerDiana Krall
2002
Come Away With MeNorah Jones
New in Vocal Jazz
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Play Weather Report: Alive in EuropeKurt Elling & Yellowjackets
Vocal Jazz by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Vocal Jazz by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
Artists of Vocal Jazz
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Abbey Lincoln
- Al Jarreau
Basia- Billy Eckstine
- Bing Crosby
- Blossom Dearie
- Carmen McRae
- Caro Emerald
- Caterina Valente
- Curtis Stigers
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Diana Krall
- Diane Schuur
- Dianne Reeves
- Dinah Washington
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Eartha Kitt
- Emilie‐Claire Barlow
- Esther Phillips
- Eva Cassidy
- Frank Sinatra
- Georgie Fame
- Gregory Porter
- Halie Loren
- Jamie Cullum
- Jane Monheit
- Jo Stafford
- Joe Williams
- John Pizzarelli
- Johnny Hartman
- Joni Mitchell
- Judy Garland
- June Christy
- Karrin Allyson
- Kurt Elling
- Laura Fygi
- Lena Horne
Leon Thomas- Lisa Ekdahl
- Lizz Wright
- Louis Prima
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Marlena Shaw
- Melody Gardot
- Molly Johnson
- Nancy Wilson
- Nat King Cole
- Norah Jones
- Patti Austin
- Paul Anka
- Peggy Lee
- Rosemary Clooney
- Ruth Brown
- Samara Joy
- Sarah Vaughan
- Shirley Horn
- Stacey Kent
- Tania Maria
- The Ink Spots
- Tony Bennett
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Vocal Jazz is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Vocal Jazz originated
Parent genre
Vocal Jazz is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Vocal Jazz