Nancy Wilson
     Nancy Wilson blurs the line between jazz singer and pop singer, preferring to be called a "song stylist." Born on February 20, 1937, she is younger than Elvis, Little Richard and Esther Phillips and only a year older than Etta James and Tina Turner. Yet, she is worlds away from these rhythm rocking contemporaries, stylistically speaking.


Shirley Horn
    "Horn's taste is impeccable, her conviction contagious, and when she sings a lyric . . . we accept it as pure gospel." - Vanity Fair


Dianne Revees
     On her ninth Blue Note release and 11th recording overall, The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan, Reeves celebrates the esteemed jazz vocalist who inspired her to seriously pursue the art of singing.


Dee Dee Bridgewater
     FEW ENTERTAINERS have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium.  Fewer still have been rewarded with Broadway's coveted Tony Award (Best Featured Actress in a Musical ­ The Wiz), nominated for the London theater's West End equivalent, the Laurence Olivier Award (Best Actress in a Musical ­ Lady Day), won two Grammy® Awards (1998's Best Jazz Vocal Performance and Best Arrangement


Barbara Streisand
    The career of Barbra Streisand has been paved with bold, creative achievements and highlighted by a series of firsts. For her very first record album, "The Barbra Streisand Album," she won two 1963 Grammy Awards. One of these was Album of the Year; and she was then the youngest artist to have received that award.


Sarah Vaughn
     Possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan ranked with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday in the very top echelon of female jazz singers. She often gave the impression that with her wide range, perfectly controlled vibrato, and wide expressive abilities, she could do anything she wanted with her voice