100 Greatest Jazz Vocalist Albums

Lady In Satin and Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown jazz album covers
Criteria: These Jazz vocal albums, were chosen for their influence, impact, originality, and quality on the world of Jazz. (Greatest Hits are excluded from consideration.)

Last Updated: 2020-01-20
Newly added names are in  Red 
Greatest Jazz Vocalist Albums
  1. Lady In Satin - Billie Holiday
  2. Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown - Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown
  3. Ella In Rome: The Birthday Concert - Ella Fitzgerald
  4. The Hottest New Group In Jazz - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
  5. September of My Years - Frank Sinatra
  6. Chet Baker Sings - Chet Baker
  7. Ella & Louis - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
  8. Dinah Jams - Dinah Washington
  9. Crazy & Mixed Up - Sarah Vaughan
10. Songs for Distingue Lovers - Billie Holiday
11. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
12. Ella In Berlin - Ella Fitzgerald
13. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
14. Dedicated to You - Ray Charles & Betty Carter
15. You Won't Forget Me - Shirley Horn
16. Lady Sings The Blues - Billie Holiday
17. Swingin' Easy - Sarah Vaughan
18. Anita Sings the Most - Anita O'Day
19. At Newport - Nina Simone
20. Blossom Dearie - Blossom Dearie
21. At Carnegie Hall - Billie Holiday
22. Live In Paris - Diana Krall
23. Swingin Miss D. - Dinah Washington
24. Night Lights - Nat King Cole
25. At Carnegie Hall - Tony Bennett
26. Mystery Lady - Etta James
27. How Long Has This Been Going On - Sarah Vaughan
28. Nina At the Village Great - Nina Simone
29. At Newport - Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae
30. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Joabim - Frank Sinatra
31. Ella & Basie - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
32. Beach Samba - Astrud Gilberto
33. The Great American Songbook (Live) - Carmen McRae
34. Over the Years - Abbey Lincoln
35. New Moon Daughter - Cassandra Wilson
36. At Town Hall - Nina Simone
37. Something Cool - June Christy
38. Blue Moon - Carmen McRae
39. Mis'Ry & The Blues - Jack Teagarden
40. What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington
41. The Audience with Betty Carter - Betty Carter
42. Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album - Tony Bennett & Bill Evans
43. Black Coffee - Peggy Lee
44. Chris Craft - Chris Connor
45. Mark Murphy Sings - Mark Murphy
46. Wild Is The Wind - Nina Simone
47. Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley - Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
48. Don't Go To Strangers - Etta Jones
49. Let's Get Lost - Chet Baker
50. That Bad Eartha - Eartha Kitt
51. Echoes of An Era - Chaka Khan
52. Night In Manhattan - Lee Wiley
53. Golden Days - King Pleasure
54. Never Make Your Move To Soon - Ernestine Anderson
55. Sinatra at the Sands - Frank Sinatra
56. Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley - Mel Torme
57. Solitude - Billie Holiday
58. The Benny Carter Sessions - Sarah Vaughan
59. Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely - Frank Sinatra
60. Unforgettable : With Love - Natalie Cole
61. A Swingin' Affair - Frank Sinatra
62. Once More With Feeling - Billy Eckstine
63. Talking To The Sun - Abbey Lincoln
64. Blue Gardenia - Etta James
65. Plays W.C. Handy - Louis Armstrong
66. The Art of Excellence - Tony Bennet
67. At Mister Kellys - Sarah Vaughan
68. Once Upon A Summertime - Blossom Dearie
69. Sin & Soul... and Then Some - Oscar Brown Jr.
70. Memories of You - Mark Murphy
71. Blue Light Red Light - Harry Connick Jr.
72. Accentuate The Positive - Al Jarreau
73. Sassy Swings the Tivoli - Sarah Vaughan
74. In The Name of Love - Freddy Cole
75. I Love You, Paris - Shirley Horn
76. 500 Miles High - Flora Punim
77. Sentimental Journey - Rosemary Clooney
78. Billy's Best - Billy Eckstine
79. Freddie Freeloader - Jon Hendricks
80. The Misty Miss Christy - June Christy
81. Inside Betty Carter - Betty Carter
82. In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
83. Skylark - Annie Ross
84. Coffee, Cigarettes, and Memories - Jeri Southern
85. Pick Yourself Up With Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day
86. Sings Fred Astaire - Mel Torme
87. The Grand Encounter - Diane Reeves
88. Things Are Swinging - Peggy Lee
89. Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding
90. Love Scenes - Diana Krall
91. Traveling Miles - Cassandra Wilson
92. Live At Yoshis - Dee Dee Bridgewater
93. Live At The Village Vanguard - Mary Stallings
94. Live At Ronnie Scotts - Carmen McRae
95. Pastel Blues - Nina Simone
96. The Window - Cécile McLorin Salvant
97. Out of The Blue - Carol Sloane
98. The Boy Next Door - Stacey Kent
99. Duologue - Lee Wiley
100. Grand Freddy - Freddy Cole


Jazz album Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Jazz album Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown

Jazz album Ella In Rome: The Birthday Concert

Jazz album The Hottest New Group In Jazz

Jazz album September of My Years

Jazz album Chet Baker Sings





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