Good Recommendations For Scat Singing Please

.
I'd like some recommendations of good scat singing. Which Ella albums contain good scatting? Any other singers with good scatting ability? Not interested in Armstrong...his scatting does nothing for me.

..thanks....mitch
.

mitch4t03-11-2014 4:27pm

Showing 2 responses by frogman

frogman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,356 posts 03-12-2014 at 04:33am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mel Torme was one of the few who could approach Ella's skill and was her biggest fan: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wzq8BqVnQJY The great John Hendricks: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul54NWmwLxs In a more modern bag: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q--qzL0TLgo For something really different: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eJuFDvH8wGs Enjoy!
frogman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,356 posts 03-16-2014 at 12:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Berkbob, you're going to have to do better than that ("could take Ella to school"). How so? This is an honest question and I am genuinely interested in understanding why you feel this way. There is value in all genres; particularly ethnic music. I listened to some of Khan's music and while I can't say that I was "astounded" I heard some real vocal skill. But, "take Ella to lunch?". Man, that's quite a comment. Putting aside purely technical prowess, one of the things that made Ella great was her ability to improvise (scat) over the harmonic changes of a tune with a command of harmony and the language of jazz like that of a good instrumentalist. Khan's music is harmonically very rudimentary with no changing harmony to speak of. Please explain your comment. Regards.

More to discover