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
Top New vocal jazz Songs of 2024
Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays
1962
40 Hits of Sarah Vaughan
2023
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book
1958
Don't Go To Strangers (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
1960
What A Wonderful World
1968
Evr’y Time We Say Goodbye - All-Time Romantic Duets
2012
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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
65
1871245
2
67
2442904
3
70
2851102
4
69
2210232
5
74
3087434
6
62
963900
7
49
526346
8
56
503554
9
70
1641115
10
69
2819649
11
51
373409
12
68
1639108
13
61
915536
14
68
455022
15
63
612740
16
62
2505584
17
70
3311085
18
62
350394
19
61
545412
20
62
1080812
21
61
914762
22
44
376122
23
68
2228746
24
65
433539
25
71
2206261
26
47
179376
27
58
437019
28
58
633043
29
58
869799
30
62
675139
31
55
445704
32
49
179200
33
58
438715
34
47
106174
35
60
686819
36
59
276230
37
69
1596474
38
50
514893
39
64
1627752
40
43
127152
41
65
1115775
42
46
132347
43
48
108617
44
55
271602
45
45
113706
46
52
608846
47
53
82737
48
55
637280
49
48
252076
50
58
471278
51
40
44068
52
62
2119009
53
49
420767
54
62
272646
55
46
34793
56
45
10873
57
44
50193
58
34
50423
59
41
18390
60
41
75154
61
71
260052
62
41
82917
63
40
32799
64
40
75737
65
39
71450
66
49
219848
67
38
83439
68
55
419432
69
34
16927
70
34
38262
71
34
50638
72
34
12654
73
33
24823
74
32
32455
75
31
25630
76
31
33045
77
49
180015
78
47
87799
79
46
73849
80
36
57813
81
51
34408
82
52
216077
83
52
76007
84
38
16563
85
51
144728
86
46
69263
87
34
45451
88
44
88822
89
44
28456
90
44
66590
91
43
71670
92
42
42990
93
38
33316
94
38
51176
95
34
15466
96
33
4438
97
33
31520
98
31
15089
99
29
11916
100
28
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vocal jazz playlist created by Chosic
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