Good scat examples? — Page 2

Lol...I just read the title and thought The Lady of the Lake in "Knights of the Round Table." I always manage to sing and mess up that scat in my car when I'm listening to it.

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LOOOVE Ella's "Mack the Knife" but Jeffrey beat me to it!

Ella's Mr. Paganini... and Mack the Knife of course

I came with the intention to point you toward Ann Hampton Callaway, but I was beaten to the punch.

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well, for one thing she has married this guy that is a so-so drummer and he is now her musical director. subsequently the band was not so good and there were MANY drum solos. tedious drum solos. also, i really can't take the breathless mannerisms and exaggerated sexuality --the gasping and the constant clutch-the-breast, brush the hair out of the face, etc. she is not an intelligent singer, for me. and she can't really improvise. she has a nice presence and a pretty voice -- but that is not enough to go along with the hype for me. i'm sure she'll always have a following.

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re Monheit: I am attending another concert of hers in Charlottesville this April and will update you. Sad to hear her new husband is not up to par as a musician. But I guess we will have to disagree on the quality of her singing. I think she's a one-of-a kind.

yes, i wish this thread were off-topic but what to do.
cleo laine lived on my block for years. she and her husband now reside chiefly in the UK. she is elegant and down-home at the same time. i absolutely love her. one great example of her scatting chops is "Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark" on her cd with james galway. it starts off semi-classical and then she busts out in a thrilling display of vocal agility. the whole cd is wonderful, but that song is the highpoint.
i'm really quite interested in a young singer named lizz wright. her website has sound samples.
lizz wright's website

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Doesn't Kristin Chenoweth do some scat-like stuff in "The Girl in 14G"? I think that's scatting. She even says a line: "She's scattin' like her name is Ella". That's a cute little song.

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