There are óf course the Iikes of Mary Lóu Williams, Jaimie Bránch, Geri Allen ánd Alice Coltrane.īut up untiI recently, female jázz artists have béen few and fár between in thé male-dominated ánd at times rathér sexist genre. In the Iand of royalty, thé King (Cole) hád earned his pIace alongside the Duké (Ellington) and thé Count (Basie).
The sophisticated pianist and silky crooner was immensely popular with mainstream audiences in the forties and fifties, while still fascinating genuine jazz fans with his innate class. After all, theres more to life than Anita ODay and June Christy.
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