Good Recommendations For Scat Singing Please


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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
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I cannot say for sure Mark Murphy scats on all releases, but last night I was spinning "Stolen and Other Moments", and he did quite a bit on this pair of discs.
One of the few singers who could take Ella to school was the late great Qualli singer, Nusrat Fatah Khan. This is devotional music, gospel if you will. Sounds like a stretch or off topic, but if you listen you will be astonished. He released many records, but eh Real World release is readily available.
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.
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I should have been clearer in my original post.

This thread only applies to jazz singers.

Mr. Khan is not a jazz singer...any discussion of him is not relevant to this thread.
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