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Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz

Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz: Episode 4: Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan

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Episode 4: Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan

Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan

BBC Radio 2 - Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz, Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan

Moira Stuart celebrates Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan.

In the fourth and final programme in the series, Moira Stuart celebrates two American singers: Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan.

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.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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Jazz lover Moira Stuart explores the lives and music of jazz's great female vocalists

Jazz lover Moira Stuart explores the careers of jazz's great female performers, who used their fame to push social and musical boundaries, and to fight injustice and prejudice

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