GDaddy mentioned Shirley Horn - Shirley and Mark Murphy are my two favorite singers for jazz music. I learned a lot about both singing and sax playing by intensely listening to them.

And that is another point. Listen - don't just hear - singers from all genres. How do they get their expression, what subtle nuances do they do to ornament notes, how is their phrasing, when are they ahead of the beat, when are they behind, how do they vary their vibrato (or not).

Intense, purposeful listening is perhaps the most important learning tool after the fundamentals.

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