Eddie Jefferson

male, 91 years old
Eddie Jefferson (3 August 1918 - 9 May 1979) was a jazz vocalist and the founder of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a famous instrumental...
Bob Dorough

Bob Dorough

male, 86 years old
Bob Dorough (born 12 December 1923) is an American bebop and cool jazz pianist, composer and vocalese singer. He worked with Miles Davis and Allen...
King Pleasure

King Pleasure

male, deceased (1982)
King Pleasure (March 24, 1922 - March 21, 1982) was a jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a famous...
Jon Hendricks

Jon Hendricks

male, 88 years old
Jon Hendricks (born September 16, 1921 in Newark, Ohio, USA) is a jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese,...
Annie Ross

Annie Ross

female, 79 years old
Annie Ross (born Annabelle Short on July 25 1930 in Surrey, England) is a jazz singer, best known as a member of the trio "Lambert, Hendricks &...
Giacomo Gates

Giacomo Gates

male
Giacomo Gates is an American jazz vocalist. He works to interpret old jazz standards, practices vocalese singing, and is active in jazz education....
Slim Gaillard

Slim Gaillard

male, deceased (1991)
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (January 4, 1916 - February 26, 1991) was a African-American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his...

Babs Gonzales

male, deceased (1980)
Babs Gonzales (b. Lee Brown in Newark, NJ, October 27, 1919; d. January 23, 1980) was an American jazz vocalist of the bebop era most notable for...
Dave Lambert

Dave Lambert

male, deceased (1966)
David Alden Lambert (June 19, 1917 - October 3, 1966), was a jazz lyricist, singer, and an originator of vocalese. He was best known as a member of...
Joe Carroll

Joe Carroll

male, 90 years old
Joe "Bebop" Carroll (November 25, 1919-February 1, 1981) was a jazz vocalist, known primarily for his work with Dizzy Gillespie between 1949 and...