JAZZ SINGER Definition & Meaning

jazz singer

noun

a singer whose vocal technique is similar to that of a musical instrument, and whose singing has a strong jazz feeling, chiefly imparted through phrasing, melodic improvisation, and rhythmic subtlety.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of jazz singer¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Jazz singer Samara Joy, who won best new artist at the Grammys in 2023, did Betty Carter’s “Tight,” while gospel star Yolanda Adams channeled Whitney Houston in a solemn but flowery take on “I Will Always Love You.”

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The Keeler House: In 1990 modernist architect Ray Kappe remodeled a home for jazz singer Anne Keeler and her then-husband, Gordon Melcher.

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The first talking picture, “The Jazz Singer,” starred Al Jolson as a cantor’s son who wanted to go pop.

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Its popularization is credited to Los Panchos, a famed Mexico City trío romántico from the 1940s that’s known for such hits as “Besame Mucho” and “Sabor a Mi,” recorded with American jazz singer Eydie Gorme.

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In another appearance with Cassavetes, “Won’t It Ever Be Morning?,” she portrays a jazz singer who finds herself on the witness stand when her devoted manager is wrongly accused of murder.

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