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mastersinger

Last updated: Fri Oct 31 2025 04:45:30 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

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Mastersinger represents the pinnacle of vocal artistry in popular and jazz music, characterized by impeccable technical control, sophisticated phrasing, and deep emotional interpretation. These singers possess crystalline diction, masterful breath control, and the ability to transform standard repertoire into deeply personal statements through nuance and timing. The tag celebrates vocalists who elevate singing to an art form through decades of refinement and interpretive wisdom.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
66		1957	Julie London	Wild, Cool & Swingin': The Artist Collection
1		1958	Ella Fitzgerald	Speak Love (feat. Joe Pass)	jazz mastersinger oldies
65		1958	Billy Eckstine	Kiss Of Fire	jazz mastersinger oldies
63		1959	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington: Finest Hour	jazz mastersinger oldies
64		1959	Frank Sinatra	Learnin' The Blues	jazz mastersinger swing
23		1960	Ella Fitzgerald	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	jazz mastersinger
75		1960	Ella Fitzgerald	The Intimate Ella	jazz mastersinger oldies
77		1960	Ella Fitzgerald	Hello Love	jazz mastersinger oldies
22		1961	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan: Finest Hour	jazz mastersinger oldies
29		1963	Sarah Vaughan	Sings For Lovers	jazz mastersinger
45		1963	Sarah Vaughan	Sassy Swings The Tivoli	mastersinger
88		1963	Ella Fitzgerald	These Are The Blues	blues jazz mastersinger oldies
56		1964	Johnny Hartman	I Just Dropped By To Say Hello	jazz
80		1965	Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Songbook	jazz mastersinger
60		1966	Julie London	Sophisticated Lady/For The Night People	jazz mastersinger
61		1966-10	Barbra Streisand	Je m'appelle Barbra	adult contemporary jazz mastersinger pop
100		1968	Tony Bennett	Snowfall - The Tony Bennett Christmas Album	jazz mastersinger oldies	oldies # 32
35		1968	Sarah Vaughan	The Explosive Side Of Sarah Vaughan/The Lonely Hours	mastersinger
52		1968	Ella Fitzgerald	Porgy & Bess	jazz mastersinger oldies
81		1968	Ella Fitzgerald	30 By Ella	jazz mastersinger oldies
87		1968	Ella Fitzgerald	Smooth Sailing	female vocalists jazz mastersinger oldies
74		1969	Ella Fitzgerald	Ella & Oscar	jazz mastersinger
86		1970	Barbra Streisand	Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits	adult contemporary american classical easy listening jazz mastersinger musical pop	adult contemporary # 26
99		1970	Barbra Streisand	Funny Girl - Original Soundtrack Recording	mastersinger musical	musical # 54
8		1970	Frank Sinatra	Hit Parade Shows	ambient chillout jazz mastersinger oldies swing
83		1970	Barbra Streisand	THE WAY WE WERE: Original Soundtrack Recording *	mastersinger
49		1972-10	Barbra Streisand	Live Concert At The Forum	adult contemporary american classical easy listening mastersinger musical pop
19		1973	Barbra Streisand	Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments	jazz mastersinger oldies
5		1973-11-02	Barbra Streisand	Barbra Streisand ... and Other Musical Instruments	jazz mastersinger
72		1974	Ella Fitzgerald	Songs In A Mellow Mood	jazz mastersinger
4		1975	Frank Sinatra	I've Got the World On a String	jazz mastersinger swing
94		1976	Dinah Washington	The Two Of Us	jazz mastersinger swing
18		1977	Barbra Streisand	Barbra Streisand... And Other Musical Instruments	jazz mastersinger
34		1977	Dinah Washington	Sings The Standards	jazz mastersinger oldies
38		1977	Ella Fitzgerald	Montreux '77	jazz mastersinger
12		1980	Ella Fitzgerald	The Jerome Kern Songbook	jazz
62		1980	Ella Fitzgerald	The Very Best Of The Irving Berlin Songbook	jazz mastersinger
93		1981	Sarah Vaughan	Copacabana	american bebop blues brazilian cool jazz jazz mastersinger oldies soul traditional pop vocal jazz	cool jazz # 57 bebop # 64 traditional pop # 73
73		1981	Sarah Vaughan	Ken Burns Jazz - The Essential	jazz mastersinger
14		1983-11-08	Barbra Streisand	Yentl	soundtrack
48		1984	Ella Fitzgerald	For the Love of Ella Fitzgerald (disc 1: Monuments of Swing)	jazz mastersinger oldies
82		1984	Ella Fitzgerald	The Essential Ella Fitzgerald	jazz mastersinger oldies
92		1984	Ella Fitzgerald	Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb	jazz mastersinger oldies
15		1986-12	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Plus Two	mastersinger
6		1987	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan The Collection	jazz mastersinger
16		1988	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington In The Land Of Hi-Fi	jazz mastersinger oldies
85		1988-10-25	Barbra Streisand	Till I Loved You	adult contemporary american classical easy listening jazz mastersinger musical pop	adult contemporary # 14
24		1989	Eliane Elias	So Far So Close	brazilian jazz mastersinger piano jazz
55		1989	Barbra Streisand	A Collection: Greatest Hits...and More	female vocalists jazz mastersinger
59		1989	Barbra Streisand	A Collection Greatest Hits...And More	mastersinger
30		1990	Dinah Washington	It's Magic	jazz mastersinger washington	washington # 75
13		1991	Eliane Elias	A Long Story	jazz mastersinger
33		1991	Sarah Vaughan	The Roulette Years	jazz mastersinger
57		1991	Sarah Vaughan	Viva Vaughan	jazz mastersinger oldies
39		1992	Dinah Washington	Queen: The Music of Dinah Washington	jazz mastersinger oldies
41		1992	Dinah Washington	The Definitive Dinah Washington	jazz mastersinger oldies
21		1993-09-21	Ella Fitzgerald	The Very Best Of The Harold Arlen Songbook	jazz mastersinger oldies
3		1994	Billy Eckstine	Jazz Masters Vol.22	jazz mastersinger
36		1994-03-10	Sarah Vaughan	I Love Brazil!	jazz mastersinger oldies
2		1995	Johnny Hartman	For Trane	jazz
28		1995	Ella Fitzgerald	The Very Best Of The Duke Ellington Songbook	jazz mastersinger oldies
46		1995	Ella Fitzgerald	The Very Best Of The Gershwin Songbook	jazz mastersinger
47		1996	Ella Fitzgerald	Basin Street Blues	jazz mastersinger oldies
26		1996-01-30	Ella Fitzgerald	Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best of the Gershwin Songbook
40		1996-09-17	Ella Fitzgerald	Cabaret with The Tony Flannigan Trio	jazz jazz trio mastersinger oldies	jazz trio # 63
25		1997	Tony Bennett	On Holiday	crooners jazz mastersinger oldies swing	crooners # 45
67		1997	Ella Fitzgerald	The Masters	jazz mastersinger oldies
37		1997-11-04	Ella Fitzgerald	Ultimate Ella Fitzgerald	jazz mastersinger oldies
27		1998	Julie London	A Touch Of Class	jazz mastersinger
53		1998	Sarah Vaughan	Columbia Jazz Profile	mastersinger
70		1998	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington The Collection	jazz mastersinger oldies
9		1998-05-08	Julie London	Julie Sings Love	jazz mastersinger
51		1999	Ella Fitzgerald	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	jazz mastersinger oldies
76		1999	Ella Fitzgerald	Queen of Jazz	jazz mastersinger oldies
58		1999-11-02	Ella Fitzgerald	Something To Live For	jazz mastersinger oldies
32		2000	Sarah Vaughan	The Explosive Side Of Sarah Vaughan	mastersinger
91		2001	Ella Fitzgerald	That Old Black Magic	jazz mastersinger oldies
89		2001-11-06	Tony Bennett	Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues	jazz mastersinger oldies swing
17		2002	Billie Holiday & Lester Young	A Musical Romance	jazz mastersinger
31		2002	Sarah Vaughan	Ballads	jazz mastersinger
44		2002	Dinah Washington	Ballads	jazz mastersinger
71		2002	Sarah Vaughan	The Best of Sarah Vaughan	jazz mastersinger
84		2002	Julie London	The Best of Julie London	jazz mastersinger
96		2002-05-11	Tony Bennett & k.d. lang	A Wonderful World	jazz mastersinger vocal jazz	vocal jazz # 11
43		2002-09-24	Sarah Vaughan	The Definitive Sarah Vaughan	jazz mastersinger oldies
42		2003	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah For Lovers	jazz mastersinger
50		2003-01-28	Ella Fitzgerald	Ella For Lovers	jazz
97		2003-08-05	Ella Fitzgerald	Gold	jazz mastersinger oldies
7		2004	Tony Bennett	Take My Hand	jazz mastersinger oldies
20		2004	Sarah Vaughan	Send In The Clowns: The Very Best Of Sarah Vaughan	jazz mastersinger oldies
78		2004	Tony Bennett	The Art Of Romance	jazz mastersinger oldies swing
95		2005-07-01	Julie London	The Very Best Of Julie London	jazz
54		2007-01-15	Sarah Vaughan	Music For Lovers	jazz mastersinger oldies
98		2007-01-16	Frank Sinatra	Romance: Songs From The Heart	jazz mastersinger swing	swing # 5
69		2011	Billie Holiday	Broadcast Performances Vol. 3	jazz mastersinger vocal jazz
68		2021-06-12	Ella Fitzgerald	Forever Ella (Digital Version)	mastersinger
90		2021-10-13	Julie London	Calendar Girl/Your Number Please	jazz mastersinger oldies
79		2023-07-21	Nina Simone	Feeling Good Hit Pack	jazz mastersinger
10			Julie London	Julie / Love On The Rocks	jazz mastersinger
11			Ella Fitzgerald [Artist]	Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson	jazz mastersinger

Related genres

• jazz
• oldies
• swing
• crooners
• blues
• american
• vocal jazz
• female vocalists
• washington
• adult contemporary