Sophisticated ladies : the great women of jazz /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dutton Children's Books/Penguin Young Readers Group,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- Bessie Smith : the blues
- Ethel Waters : stormy weather
- Mildred Bailey : sweet and pure
- Mabel Mercer : talking a song
- Billie Holiday : matchless lady day-- Ella Fitzgerald : simply the best
- Anita O'Day : swinging style
- Peggy Lee : all there is
- Dinah Washington : gospel and blues
- Sarah Vaughan : pure sass
- Betty Carter : pure jazz
- Rosemary Clooney : everybody's singer
- Cassandra Wilson : soulful and sensual
- Diana Krall : in the classic mode.