"Throughout jazz history singing has been understood as relatively feminine, or an activity in which women could participate without appearing "abnormal" .... Indeed, singing is the area in which women have received the greatest acceptance and historical acknowledgement in jazz, as evidenced by the large number of recordings by women jazz singers and the not uncommon inclusion of female singers in jazz history books." (New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, p. 978)
The following list is a small representation of noteworthy female vocalists from every era and every style of jazz.
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