Vocal jazz is a genre of music that features smooth and soulful singing over a backdrop of jazz instrumentation. It is characterized by its improvisational nature, with singers often adding their own unique twists to the melody. The genre has a rich history, with roots in African American culture and the blues. Its most notable performers are known for their distinctive voices and ability to convey emotion through their music.
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Piano, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Clarinet, Drum Kit, Double Bass, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Horn Section, Organ, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Popular vocal jazz Songs
Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays
1962
40 Hits of Sarah Vaughan
2023
Ella & Louis Christmas
2016
Highlights From His Decca Years
1994
The Essential Doris Day
2014
Evr’y Time We Say Goodbye - All-Time Romantic Duets
2012
Don't Go To Strangers (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
1960
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List of vocal jazz artists
Here is a list of vocal jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the vocal jazz genre. You can find out what vocal jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
64
1858790
2
66
2424995
3
70
2827402
4
69
2193489
5
50
523880
6
74
3070973
7
62
956606
8
55
499237
9
69
2797119
10
51
371073
11
69
1625792
12
61
906303
13
68
1623918
14
63
606537
15
70
3282595
16
66
450494
17
62
2487429
18
60
542365
19
61
347785
20
61
908113
21
61
1075673
22
68
2202007
23
44
374197
24
65
428544
25
47
178568
26
58
435447
27
70
2190558
28
58
630489
29
62
670181
30
57
864411
31
55
442712
32
49
177380
33
47
105669
34
57
435632
35
50
512046
36
69
1585798
37
59
683483
38
65
1103700
39
58
274814
40
64
1618183
41
43
126577
42
45
131366
43
47
107513
44
55
269545
45
51
604527
46
44
112976
47
52
82054
48
48
249804
49
54
633076
50
57
468694
51
40
43910
52
62
2105705
53
49
417457
54
61
269383
55
45
34544
56
44
10676
57
44
49432
58
41
18152
59
41
74864
60
33
50057
61
40
82401
62
40
75473
63
70
256842
64
39
32688
65
39
71240
66
49
217737
67
38
83066
68
54
418329
69
34
50553
70
34
38061
71
34
12546
72
33
24753
73
32
16753
74
32
32316
75
31
25440
76
50
178967
77
31
32963
78
46
73329
79
46
87453
80
36
57347
81
50
34083
82
52
75451
83
52
215138
84
50
143712
85
37
16472
86
34
45270
87
45
69082
88
43
88070
89
43
71198
90
43
28185
91
43
65966
92
41
42643
93
38
33158
94
37
50860
95
34
15337
96
32
31411
97
32
15072
98
31
4345
99
28
16377
100
28
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vocal jazz playlist created by Chosic
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