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Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz

Episode 4: Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Jazz lover Moira Stuart continues to explore the lives and music of some of the most influential women of jazz. In the fourth and final programme of the series she celebrates two American singers: Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan, who was also nicknamed "Sassy".

Moira is joined by no less than three jazz singers to discuss the careers of Carmen and Sarah. They are Radio 2 presenter and singer Clare Teal, Irish singer Christine Tobin and Dianne Reeves, who recorded a tribute album to Sarah Vaughan. Show less

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