Questions:
1) This woman may have had the most perfect set of pipes in history. She recorded her famous tune "Lullaby in Birdland" with trumpeter Clifford Brown in 1954. Who is she?
2) On April 8, 1993, the first African-American singer to appear at New York's Metropolitan Opera died at age 91. What was her name?
3) This lovely lady is a wonderful pianist in addition to being one of today's greatest female jazz vocalists. Who is she (she's married to singer Elvis Costello)?
Answers:
1) Sarah Vaughan. Sarah Vaughan's voice was truly divine. Her range and physical ability were staggering. The album she recorded with Brown, titled "Sarah Vaughan," is well worth getting. Brilliant!
2) Marian Anderson.
3) Diana Krall.
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